Ohio: Proof That High School Students Are Smarter Than Legislators
This post appeared on the Network for Public Education website. Paul Huang and Olivia Peebles: It’s time to pass a Fair School Funding Plan This...
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Ohio: Voucher Students Are Not Required to Take State Exams
Apparently, the voucher schools were embarrassed by the Ohio study showing that kids who use vouchers lose ground academically. There were two ways to respond...
Carol Corbett Burris: Why Do Charter Schools Get Away with Massive Fraud?
Carol Corbett Burris was a teacher and principal on Long Island, in New York state for many years. After retiring, she became executive director of...
Jan Resseger: How to Wreck Your State’s Public Schools
Laura H. Chapman says: Posted on Jan’s website. “And perhaps, if legislators had to budget transparently for the full cost of the program instead of...
Why Does the Thomas B. Fordham Institute Control Education Policy in Ohio?
Writing in ohiocapital.com, Jeanne Melvin and Denis Smith denounced the central role that the Thomas B. Fordham Institute plays in directing education policy in Ohio....
Jan Resseger: Ohio Legislature Slips Through More Voucher Legislation
Jan Resseger writes that the Ohio Legislature is up to its familiar tricks. While no one was looking, it passed more voucher legislation, again brazenly...
Ohio: The Cost of “School Choice”
Current Cost of School Choice The cost of school choice borne by the state and school districts is enormous. Public school leaders and advocates should...
Ohio: ECOT Treasurer Offers to Help State Recover Millions from Charter Operator
Bill Phillis, founder of the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding reports that an ECOT insider has agreed to help the state...
Ohio: No Accountability for This Virtual Charter
Businessman William Lager launched “The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow” in 2000. Over nearly 20 years, he collected $1 billion from the taxpayers of Ohio, despite...
Ohio: The Staggering Cost of Privatization of Public Money
Bill Phillis, founder of the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Advocacy, is a retired state superintendent in the state. He has focused like a laser...