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INITIATIVE INCREASING K-12 EDUCATION FUNDING FOR LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS percent to the state sales tax or requiring the legislature to develop an alternative revenue stream. Ohio. GAMBLING AND COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS - LEARN & EARN
Public Funding Of Private Charter Schools A "Go"
Teachers’ unions sued Ohio in 2001 over the state’s 1998 charter school law, under which the alternative schools have grown from 15 in 1998 to 250 last year. There's more in the whole piece . If a private school gets public money,
Ohio House Races: News and Notes UPDATED
Developments in Ohio House of Representatives races, mostly involving newspaper Those agendas have failed Ohioans on many fronts and local school districts Garrison is talking up alternative energy development and infrastructure
General :: RE: Woodward Park Middle School Blessing
28 Dispatch story about churches supporting Woodward Park Middle School. It is a great joy to read about churches supporting their local school rather than starting alternative schools. These churches should be praised for their efforts
Charter schools are constitutional, Ohio high court says Port
COLUMBUS -- Ohio charter schools won a key court victory Wednesday, when the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that publicly funded, privately held alternative schools are constitutional
Endorsements: Michigan and Genesee County.
These proposals always seem to neglect to provide an alternative. It is a fact that resource disparity is a huge issue between school districts, fund allocations for schools (much in the spirit of this years Proposal 1),
The End of High School and the Future of American Education
I think it is time to declare our intentions to sunset and end the high school system as we know it in Ohio. Over the next 25 years there is both an educational and economic imperative that we re-invent a new integrated secondary-post
White Hat Charters in Ohio Scraping the Bottom of the Trough
Charter schools, which first opened in Ohio in fall 1998, are publicly funded but often privately run by self-appointed boards and for-profit corporations. They were started as an alternative to low-performing traditional schools and
Citizen’s Academy: Are Charter Schools the Answer?
4) In the case of CA, they are providing a great alternative and out performing schools around them (top 13% for literacy in Ohio, ranked 13th for African-American literacy scores statewide and more). 5) Would I send my kids there?
Lawmakers criticize charter school study they requested On the Web:
COLUMBUS (AP) - Top Ohio lawmakers are criticizing the conclusions of a report they requested on charter schools, saying national groups want too much government assistance for the alternative schools

Ohio K-12 Schools on the Web
Highland County Alternative School - Hillsboro Ohio City Liberty Elementary School - Van Wert Switzerland Of Ohio Local Schools - Woodsfield
The Ohio State University P-12 Project | Neighborhood Schools
Indianola Informal Alternative School, located east of High Street and just across from the Ohio State campus, enrolls approximately 315 students.
The Enquirer - Ohio charter schools constitutional
Teachers’ unions sued Ohio in 2001 over the state’s 1998 charter school law, under which the alternative schools have grown from 15 in 1998 to 250 last year
Ohio court rules on publicly funded charter schools - CNN.com
Teachers' unions, later joined by the other groups, sued Ohio in 2001 over the state's 1998 charter school law, under which the alternative schools have
OSU College of Human Ecology - HEC News
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio's Alternative Education Challenge Grant Program has impacted the lives of more than 80000 Ohio school children.

The Enquirer - Ohio charter schools constitutional
Teachers’ unions sued Ohio in 2001 over the state’s 1998 charter school law, under which the alternative schools have grown from 15 in 1998 to 250 last year
Ohio court rules on publicly funded charter schools - CNN.com
Teachers' unions, later joined by the other groups, sued Ohio in 2001 over the state's 1998 charter school law, under which the alternative schools have
OSU College of Human Ecology - HEC News
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio's Alternative Education Challenge Grant Program has impacted the lives of more than 80000 Ohio school children.
The Cincinnati Post - Ohio's top court rules charter schools legal
COLUMBUS - Ohio charter schools won a key court victory Wednesday when the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that publicly funded, privately held alternative schools
Ohio justices tilt to charter schools
At the heart of the majority opinion was the belief that the legislature can create and fund alternative schools such as charter schools -- called community
Columbus Public Schools -- Homepage
The SuccessWorks Academy (SWA) is an alternative education program that will serve the Columbus Public Schools and The Ohio State University Partnership
Columbus Public Schools, Franklin County, Ohio - Wikipedia, the
It wasn't until 1845 that the state of Ohio legislature entrusted the Oakland Park Alternative Elementary School; Oakmont Elementary School; Ohio Avenue
freedomforum.org: Ohio school board to allow teaching evolution
Ohio school board to allow teaching evolution, alternative theories. By The Associated Press. 10.15.02. Printer-friendly page. COLUMBUS, Ohio — The state