2011 May 06

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Plunderbund Sues Over Charter Scandal Records

After months of delays, Plunderbund has sued Kasich’s education department of public records

Voters Need A Voice On School Board

ECOT Lies About Enrollment Numbers

Ohio’s Largest Online Charter School, ECOT, Has Disturbingly Overstated Student Enrollment

Ohio Alliance For Public Charter Schools Going Out Of Business

The dismal reputation of Ohio’s charter industry may be the reason funders have withdrawn their support of OAPCS.

Help Fight Back Against Trump’s Agenda In Ohio

Here’s a quick list of some of the groups in Ohio that will be actively working against Trump’s backwards and divisive agenda.

From the daily archives: Friday, May 6, 2011

Ohio House Votes to Pay Teachers for Breathing

On May 6, 2011 By Greg

That’s not a misprint. When the GOP passed the budget bill this week, they left a provision in the teacher performance pay section (that is NOT distinctly different than Senate Bill 5, regardless of Mr. Batchelder’s lens) that shall measure a teacher’s performance by considering whether the teacher is a “breather” as is defined in Ohio Revised Code. [Sec. 3317.141; B2, page 1685].

Okay, so they don’t exactly use the word “breather” in the legislation, but they could have. In the budget bill legislation, as in SB5, they have mandated that school boards will develop salary schedules based on a […]

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Casino Commission leases fancy new digs from Kasich donors

On May 6, 2011 By Joseph

While John Kasich continues to delay making decisions about Ohio’s new casinos, delaying billions of dollars in new development in Ohio, Kasich’s new casino commissioners (who are paid $60K/year to attend one meeting a month) have decided to sign an expensive lease on some swanky office space downtown.

Scott Pullins wrote about the new lease yesterday afternoon:

According to the April 6th meeting minutes, the commissioners took on the most pressing issue of the month, the need for plush downtown office space. Apparently, state government is absolutely out of office space in the Central Ohio area because […]

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