The General Assembly's recent track record on public education issues - including efforts to attack honest education, create universal voucher schemes, and remove accountability measures for the state's charter schools - have earned Ohio a dubious distinction: We are near the bottom of the list of states when it comes to support for public schools. In fact, a new report from the national Network for Public Education gives Ohio an F. We hear from the Network for Public Education Action executive director about what led to Ohio's grade and why Ohio's charter schools should be raising big flags for everyone. We also hear from Columbus EA member Jacquia Hearn about a ONE Professional Development series empowering educators to stand up to book bans in our state and country.
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM | For more information about the Ohio's New Educators (ONE) professional development sessions and to register for the next Beyond the Classroom: Banned Books session on March 12th from 6:30-8 p.m. on Zoom, click here.
SEE THE NETWORK FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION'S WORK | Click here to learn more about the Network for Public Education, a national advocacy group, and the work it does to shed light on public education issues, like the rise of charter schools and private schools in the United States. Their work also includes a recent Washington Post piece looking at a problematic federal grant awarded to the Cincinnati Classical Academy, a Hillsdale College member school. UPDATE: Click here to read the new NPE "Public Schooling in America" report.
SEE HOW OHIO'S LEGISLATORS STACK UP | Click here to explore OEA's new Legislative Scorecard and to see where your legislator, and other Ohio legislators, stand on public education and labor rights issues.
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This episode was recorded on January 23 and February 5, 2024.
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