OHIO: "Testimony from public school advocates is sorely needed. After newspaper revelations, the legislature recognized the public demand for charter accountability. At hearings, 18 people testified. 17 are charter advocates.
"It is no secret that charter owners are major campaign contributors to Governor John Kasich and the Republican legislature. At hearings, 18 people testified. 17 are charter advocates. Here is an account from Bill Phillis of the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy. Ohio is known nationwide for its Wild, Wild West charter school policies. After nearly fifteen years of a failed experiment in the charter school industry, at long last, a bill (HB 2) has been introduced to curb some of the abuses. So far in the HB 2 hearings before the House Education Committee, it is obvious that the charter school advocates are driving the testimony train."... |