OHIO
Cincinnati charter school cluster
Ohio charter schools
Ohio charter schools (inadequate oversight)
Ohio charter schools (mishandled finances not uncommon)
Cincinnati charter school cluster
Ohio charter schools
Ohio charter schools (inadequate oversight)
Ohio charter schools (mishandled finances not uncommon)
Ohio Gov. John Kasich is campaigning for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination by touting “successes” in his state, including his education record. But a look at that record offers a somewhat different picture than the one he paints. In fact, some see a real education mess created by the Kasich administration since he took office in 2011.
What does that mess look like? Issues confronting public education in Ohio include:
Under John Kasich Ohio's Charter Schools Became a "National Joke"
Kasich's "Education Mess" in Ohio Just Got Messier February, 2016
What does that mess look like? Issues confronting public education in Ohio include:
- *a scandal-ridden charter school sector
- *budget cuts for traditional public schools at the same time as increased funding for charter schools and school vouchers
- *controversial state takeovers of “failing” schools
- *a questionable teacher evaluation system that uses as one factor the standardized test scores of students, against the recommendation of assessment experts
- *the botched administration of the Common Core test known as PARCC (which the state later dropped).
Under John Kasich Ohio's Charter Schools Became a "National Joke"
Kasich's "Education Mess" in Ohio Just Got Messier February, 2016
General Chappie James Leadership Academy Charter School in Dayton, Ohio owes taxpayers close to
$1.2 million after it was found to have falsified its attendance records and received state funding for
students who never attended the school. An investigation by state Auditor Dave Yost found that, “almost half of the reported 459 students enrolled at General Chappie James Leadership Academy had either
never attended the school or had already left the school. Of the alleged students found by investigators, some had been incarcerated, moved out of state, or had been working and not attending school.”
Summit Academy Youngstown Charter School in Mahoning County billed for services for students who were absent or not even enrolled on the dates of service, according to a Medicaid audit released by Auditor of State Dave Yost. ‘“How do you provide services to students who aren’t even enrolled at the school?” Auditor Yost said. “You don’t. This is an old-school rip-off.” The audit determined that Summit Academy Youngstown Charter School was overpaid by Ohio Medicaid for services rendered in the amount of $14,663.59. With
interest in the amount of $1,011.89, Summit Academy Youngstown owes the Ohio Department of Medicaid
$15,675.48 . The audit also identified nine billed services with no supporting documentation and three services in which the provider billed the wrong procedure code, resulting in an over payment.”
$1.2 million after it was found to have falsified its attendance records and received state funding for
students who never attended the school. An investigation by state Auditor Dave Yost found that, “almost half of the reported 459 students enrolled at General Chappie James Leadership Academy had either
never attended the school or had already left the school. Of the alleged students found by investigators, some had been incarcerated, moved out of state, or had been working and not attending school.”
Summit Academy Youngstown Charter School in Mahoning County billed for services for students who were absent or not even enrolled on the dates of service, according to a Medicaid audit released by Auditor of State Dave Yost. ‘“How do you provide services to students who aren’t even enrolled at the school?” Auditor Yost said. “You don’t. This is an old-school rip-off.” The audit determined that Summit Academy Youngstown Charter School was overpaid by Ohio Medicaid for services rendered in the amount of $14,663.59. With
interest in the amount of $1,011.89, Summit Academy Youngstown owes the Ohio Department of Medicaid
$15,675.48 . The audit also identified nine billed services with no supporting documentation and three services in which the provider billed the wrong procedure code, resulting in an over payment.”