Plumbing the Depths of the White Hat Charter School Sewer
A really fine piece from Tom Beyerlein writing for the Springfield News-Sun:
David L. Brennan’s White Hat Management, whose 46 charter schools include one in Springfield, is being sued by the boards of nine northeast Ohio schools who say the for-profit company won’t reveal how many taxpayer dollars go for educating kids and how many end up in its corporate coffers.But if the Ohio General Assembly approves legislation pushed by Brennan, White Hat may not have to worry about the pending court case. The legislation, which passed the Ohio House of Representatives, would allow charter school operators like White Hat to do an end-run around their nonprofit governing authorities.Critics say it’s an attempt by Brennan to use his political influence — he’s contributed
