The Columbus Dispatch reported new charter school troubles. Ohio is known for its lack of oversight for charter schools, especially if they are owned or managed by donors to Republican campaigns.
The state department of education asked authorizers to provide better oversight, so certain charters are at risk of losing their charter (none belong to the two men who have made millions from their charter and online operations in Ohio).
One charter never opened, so it may be closed. The other serves students learning English, and it received a stern warning from its authorizer. Among its problems: a lack of licensed teachers; a failure to pay its bills; dirty bathrooms and classrooms.
It is heartening to see some effort to impose accountability on this sector, which has drained more than a billion dollars from the public sector, which gets better academic results than the charter sector.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
I have just learned of specific issues at a local Ohio charter. Unlicensed teachers, unqualified nurses, no media coordinator, leaks in walls, asbestos in basement, 4/32 security cameras working, unlocked doors, Insufficient materials, violent student behavior.. from a first year teacher in the family. This is presumAbly
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This is presumably a public charter. Good grief…having jst retired from public teaching…How is this even a school? Very scary.
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Teaching experience for charter CEO?
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/abdalla-kassim/28/75a/744?_mSplash=1
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Ever read any of Wayne Dyer’s work. ?
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Marge
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Enlighten, please Marge!
References or reasons to read his work.
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Thank you for putting some attention on Columbus, OH! Yes, the charter situation is pathetic here (leading to lots of racial segregation and completely financially motivated by charter edu-business).
It’s all due to get worst soon as our state tests (called the Third Grade Reading Guarantee) start leading to public school closures.
I personally believe the intent is to follow what happened in Chicago where 42% of the schools closed due to “poor performance” (by the ridiculously biased state tests) were given over to charter schools.
My question: We have our state mandated testing (coming from an ALEC law Senate Bill 316 which was passed a year or so ago). Then we also have the Common Core implementation (which is also having a detrimental effect).
Knowing what we know about how these laws have played out in larger cities than Columbus, what is the best course of action that community members and parents can be taking right now?
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Why do parents send their kids to these schools?
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Banderson114,
Parents are taken in by slick advertising and propaganda.
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