Richmond (NAPCS) Hammers Imagine; Trouble in Texas
From Greg Richmond, outgoing President of the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools (via Edweek):
The award for the most breathtaking abuse in the nation surely belongs to Ohio. In 2006, the Ohio legislature enacted a law that allows a management company to fire the charter school governing board to which it supposedly reports and to replace that board with individuals who are more to its liking. This law turns the concept of accountability on its head. Yet the White Hat Management company is currently doing just that, taking action to remove the