Charters and Vouchers
The mission of the Collective Bargaining and Research (CBaR) Department is to provide collective bargaining and research information to help staff, leaders, and locals make informed decisions that promote union members' economic security and professional interests.
In this context, CBaR provides charter school and school voucher information to its members.
Report and Recommendations of the OEA Charter Schools Task Force
Last spring OEA was directed by the Representative Assembly to "explore organizing charter school employees." The makers of the motion spoke of our obligation to all public school children and the May 2011 RA appeared to agree. Members can view a the report of the OEA task force on Charter Schools.
Stronger Accountability Yields Slight Improvements in Some Charter Schools
Traditional public school districts continue to provide a vastly better education for students, according to report card data released today by the Ohio Department of Education. Efforts to strengthen accountability for the state's privately operated, publicly funded charter schools in the last few years have led to slightly improved performance by charter schools. While the change does not demonstrate a dramatic trend, the even slight advances due to increased accountability indicate that greater oversight benefits students, noted the Coalition for Public Education.
Think Twice Weekly Report for August 13-19, 2011
The Think Twice report for August 13-19 from the Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice has summarized reports from Hearland, the Center of the American Experiment and the Foundation for Educational Choice. Currently under review: the Center for American Progress report on dropouts and charter schools.
David Brennan's Pay-to-Play Charter School Pattern
The face of Ohio’s charter school program; the one beneath the white cowboy hat, belongs to that of David Brennan. Over the past two decades, no single person has wielded more political clout when it comes to influencing Ohio’s education policy than has Mr. Brennan.
A Brief Update on Charter Schools
For the 2010-2011 school year, 325 charter schools operated in Ohio, enrolled more than 100,000 students, and received $722 million in state foundation aid. As of April of the 2011-12 school year, the number of charter schools currently operating in Ohio stands at 354, enrolling 108,000 students, and receiving $773 million in state aid for the current fiscal year.
Need for Charter School Accountabilty
Evidence shows that Ohio’s charter school program is failing and wasting tax dollars. OEA and the Coalition for Public Education (CPE) support Governor Strickland's proposed education plan that calls for increased accountability and prohibits for-profit management services of charters.
Critique of OAPCS Charter School Reports - February 2008
The Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools (OAPCS) has recently released two reports offering their assessment of Ohio’s charter school program. This bulletin critiques those studies.
