A trip back in time to the creation of Ohio's charter schools

From John Curry, September 23, 2007
Subject: A little (no -- lots of) info & a trip back in time to the creation of Ohio's charter schools by reporters Oplinger & Willard of the Akron Beacon Journal

A click here will give educators a very detailed history of White Hat's David Brennan and his political moves in Ohio beginning in the year 1999. Many educators know the current problems caused by charter schools but I doubt they also are aware of the political background of how we got to where we are today. This is an excellent (but long) investigative report that should be read by all public school educators/retirees. I had never seen this report before but...I'm glad I now have! John

"The Ohio Board of Education, responsible for oversight, is rubber-stamping contracts as fast as it can without thoroughly reviewing the written proposals or hearing from a single charter school representative. One reason: Most board members say they have almost no authority to reject a proposal."