Interesting
Sequence Of Events
Akron
Beacon Journal….......In addition, the Horizon and Noble academies,
run by Chicago-based Concept [charter] Schools, are related through
membership, fundraisers and political giving to the nonprofit Niagara
Foundation, which provides trips to Turkey for state, local and
federal lawmakers.
Three
months earlier, Rosenberger joined two other House Republicans and
two local officials for a trip to Turkey. The trip, focused on
economic development, was paid for by the Niagara Foundation, which
also has sponsored dinner at the state capital.
Rosenberger’s
office did not answer Beacon Journal requests for information.
For much more go to
12/19/14
COLUMBUS,
Ohio -- Gov. John Kasich on Thursday pledged to get tough next year
on Ohio's underperforming charter schools.
Akron
Beacon Cournal 2/20,15
Recently
retired Ohio House Speaker William Batchelder, R-Medina, long an
advocate for [charter] school choice, has gone into business with
former House staffers who are lobbying for the state’s largest
charter school organization.
The
online school, Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow and known as ECOT, is
among the state’s lowest performing charter schools. The for-profit
companies related to ECOT are Altair Learning Management and IQ
Innovations, an online education software firm.
The
founder, William Lager, has donated more than $1 million to prominent
Ohio Republicans since 2010, among them Batchelder.
What
is the State of Ohio's response to reports of corruption in charter
schools? Why are they reluctant to hold them accountable for their
performance and spending of taxpayer dollars? In June, the FBI raided
19 Concept School locations in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, including
the group's Des Plaines headquarters. Search warrants showed they
were seeking records concerning Concept's use of the federal E-rate
program and companies hired under that program, which helps pay for
high-tech upgrades. Contractors facing scrutiny in an ongoing federal
investigation of Concept Schools have been paid nearly $1 million
over the past 3 years for work at 3 Chicago Public Schools-funded
campuses run by the Des Plaines-based charter operator. According to
the Chicago Sun-Times,
the agents also were looking for records regarding top Concept
officials.
http://teacher-advocate.com/content/brothers/ohio-charter-schools/3/fraud-and-legalized-corruption
7/1/15
Columbus Dispatch Charter-school reform is tabled in Ohio House
until September
The
House had enough votes to concur with the Senate’s changes to House
Bill 2, including a prime bill sponsor, Rep. Kristina Roegner,
R-Hudson. That would have sent it to Gov. John Kasich, who also has
been pushing for charter-law changes.
Despite
all that, the bill stalled, leaving supporters scratching their heads
about why legislation that appeared to be a priority to finish before
the summer break will instead collect dust until the fall.
Compiled
by Paul Hunter
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