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In the News:
Fordham Survey Polls Top Charter Principals on Growth, Facilities, Regulation, Talent
January 27, 2016
A new survey commissioned by the Fordham Institute and released Wednesday gives a perspective on Ohio’s charter school sector from the viewpoint of building leaders in the top third of charters by academic performance. Many principals responding to the survey say tighter oversight and regulation are needed to boost the sector’s reputation and quality, while they also identify funding inequities and teacher recruitment as barriers.
The report on the survey results, “Quality in Adversity: Lessons from Ohio’s best charter schools,” was born from an observation in…
Read More +OAPCS Issues Media Statement on New Report: Quality in Adversity: Lessons from Ohio's best charter schools
January 27, 2016
The Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools (OAPCS) President and CEO Dr. Darlene Chambers released the following statement regarding today’s release of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute study Quality in Adversity: Lessons from Ohio’s best charter schools. Read the OAPCS statement here.
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Read More +Make Funding Equal for All Students: OAPCS CEO Letter-to-the-Editor
January 25, 2016
“In the Thursday Dispatch article ‘Districts bill state for money lost to charters,’ it is noted that, in efforts to bring attention to the state’s current charter-school funding formula, traditional Ohio school districts are ‘billing’ the Ohio Department of Education for mandated per-pupil funds those districts are required to transfer for students enrolled in charter schools.”
Read the full Letter-to-the-Editor in the Columbus Dispatch.
OAPCS Issues Statement on State Charter School Funding Formula
January 20, 2016
OAPCS has issued a statement on the state’s charter school funding formula. Read the OAPCS statement here.
OAPCS Issues Statement on State School Report Card Measures
January 15, 2016
OAPCS issued a statement today on the State Report Card Measures for K-3 Literacy and Graduation Rates released January 14, 2016 by the Ohio Department of Education. Read the OAPCS statement here.
Read the Toledo Blade article here. …
Read More +OAPCS Responds to Beaver Local Schools Invoicing ODE for Charter School Students
January 12, 2016
OAPCS responds to Beaver Local Schools sending an invoice to the Ohio Department of Education. Read the OAPCS statement here.
OAPCS CEO Comments On ODE Using External SPR Evaluators
January 6, 2016
Cincinnati Math Teacher Says Online Charter Schools Have Place in Ohio: Anna Ridenour (Opinion)
December 26, 2015
“There have been recent reports that online charter school students are lagging behind students in brick-and-mortar public schools. I’d like to address that issue. I have a unique perspective because I’m a graduate of an online charter school, and today I’m a math teacher at that same school.”
OAPCS Issues Statement on Ohio Department of Education SPR Final Recommendations
December 23, 2015
OAPCS has issued a statement on the Ohio Department of Education’s (ODE) Sponsor Performance Review (SPR) Final Recommendations. Read the OAPCS statement here.
Breakthrough Schools Receives $10 Million Gift From Haslam 3 Foundation
December 23, 2015
Jimmy Haslam, owner of the Cleveland Browns, and wife Dee Haslam have committed a record-setting gift of $10 million to Cleveland charter school network Breakthrough Schools. The gift was given through the Haslam 3 Foundation and is the largest donation in Breakthrough Schools’ history. Read more about the gift in the stories listed below:
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