Carol Burris: The Ohio Orphanage With No Orphans
Carol Burris, executive director of the Network for Public Education, wrote a stunning expose of for-profit charter operators in Ohio. It was published in Valerie...
Category : Ohio
Stephen Dyer Destroys the Case for Vouchers in Ohio—or Anywhere Else
Stephen Dyer is a former state legislator in Ohio and an expert on school finance. In the latest post on his blog, 10th Period, he...
Jan Resseger: 100 School Districts in Ohio File Lawsuit Against Vouchers
Jan Resseger writes here about a lawsuit against vouchers filed by 100 school districts and the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy. She begins: On...
Stephen Dyer: Ohio Shifts District Funds to Charters
Stephen Dyer is a former state legislator who keeps close watch on school finance in Ohio. I missed this post when it was posted a...
Ohio: Public Schools Outperform Charter Schools Again
Bill Phillis, retired deputy commissioner of education in Ohio, is a staunch advocate for the state system of common schools, which is guaranteed in the...
Dan Greenberg: How Teachers in My Ohio Community Beat Back the Attack on Our School Board
Dan Greenberg is a teacher in Ohio and a member of the board of the Network for Public Education. He teaches high school English in...
Bill Phillis: Ohio’s Slick and Dirty Trick
Bill Phillis is a retired state deputy commissioner of education who is dedicated to the preservation and improvement of public schools in Ohio. He has...
Jan Resseger: Ohio State Board of Education Repeals Anti-Racism Resolution
The Republican war on “critical race theory” began in the closing months of Trump’s term in office, when he denounced it and called for “patriotic...
Ohio: Republicans Intensify Theft of Public School Funding
PRESS CONFERENCE ON UNIVERSAL VOUCHER BILL: 11:00 A.M., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6 We have been warning the public school community and other Ohioans that the goal...
Denis Smith: If We Lose Public Schools, We Lose Our Democracy
Denis Smith worked for many years in the Ohio State Department of Education, finishing his career in the Office of Charter Schools. He writes in...