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	<title>StateImpact Ohio &#187; Alternatives</title>
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		<title>The Other Way Ohio Legislators Want to Expand Private School Scholarships</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/05/24/the-other-way-ohio-legislators-want-to-expand-private-school-scholarships/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 19:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Molly Bloom</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[HB 158]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tax Credit Scholarship]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ohio legislators are pushing a double-barrelled attempt to expand publicly subsidized scholarships that allow students to attend private schools. In this year&#8217;s state budget, Gov. John Kasich proposed an expansion of Ohio&#8217;s existing voucher program that would make half of Ohio children eligible for private school vouchers. Now state legislators have reintroduced a bill that would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fordham: This Ed Reform Thing Could Blow Up in Our Face</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/05/17/fordham-this-ed-reform-thing-could-blow-up-in-our-face/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Molly Bloom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common Core]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teacher Evaluation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Third Grade Reading Guarantee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ohio schools aren&#8217;t ready for major changes the state has mandated, according to the results of a survey of superintendents conducted by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. And the rapid pace of school reform may mean Ohio policymakers risk the failure of ambitious efforts to improve schools if the pace doesn&#8217;t slow, said Fordham&#8217;s Terry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EdisonLearning, K12 Inc. Among National Companies Looking To Open New Online Charter Schools In Ohio</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/05/15/edisonlearning-k12-among-national-companies-looking-to-open-new-online-charter-schools-in-ohio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 08:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Molly Bloom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charter Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECOT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EdisonLearning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[K12 Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mosaica Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At least four school operators plan to apply for one of the new online school spots. All but one of the new schools would be operated by national, for-profit companies that also run online schools in other states. ]]></description>
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		<title>MSNBC: How One School Makes Social Progress Its Mission</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/03/29/msnbc-how-arts-and-college-preparatory-academy-makes-social-progress-its-mission/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Molly Bloom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arts and College Preparatory Academy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charter Schools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MSNBC's daily talk show Now with Alex Wagner picks up the StateImpact Ohio story about a Columbus charter school that has gained a reputation as being a safe place for gay students.]]></description>
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		<title>Do All Charter School Students Get Free Bus Rides to School?</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/03/27/do-all-charter-school-students-get-free-rides-to-school/</link>
		<comments>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/03/27/do-all-charter-school-students-get-free-rides-to-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Molly Bloom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akron School District]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charter Schools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do all charter school students get free rides to school? Not exactly.]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio Charter School Serves as Safe Place for Gay Students</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/03/25/ohio-charter-school-arts-and-college-preparatory-academy-serves-as-safe-place-for-gay-students/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Molly Bloom</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Corrections and Clarifications]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At Arts and College Preparatory Academy, about a third of students identify as gay. The school has gained a reputation as a place welcoming to gay students, and to other students who don't quite fit in. ]]></description>
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		<title>Most Ohio Charter Schools Would Get F&#8217;s Under New School Report Card System</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/03/22/most-ohio-charter-schools-would-get-fs-under-new-school-report-card-system/</link>
		<comments>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/03/22/most-ohio-charter-schools-would-get-fs-under-new-school-report-card-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Molly Bloom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charter Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School Report Cards]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/?p=19198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New state report cards are coming to Ohio schools. The new report cards move from a system of ratings such as &#8220;Excellent with Distinction&#8221; and &#8220;Academic Emergency&#8221; to an A-F grading system. It&#8217;s going to be harder for schools to get top grades under the new system. The Ohio Department of Education estimates that about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio Department of Education Investigating Out-Of-State Diploma Deals</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/03/14/ohio-department-of-education-investigating-out-of-state-diploma-deals/</link>
		<comments>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/03/14/ohio-department-of-education-investigating-out-of-state-diploma-deals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Molly Bloom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charter Schools]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deval Patrick / Flickr For years some charter schools have funneled students who are unable to pass the Ohio Graduation Tests onto another track, one that allows them to earn a diploma from a private correspondence school based in Illinois. Earlier this year, the state auditor found out that one central Ohio charter-school was engaging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio Charter Schools Let Students Who Fail Graduation Tests Earn Out-Of-State Diplomas</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/03/11/ohio-charter-schools-let-students-who-fail-graduation-tests-earn-out-of-state-diplomas/</link>
		<comments>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/03/11/ohio-charter-schools-let-students-who-fail-graduation-tests-earn-out-of-state-diplomas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Molly Bloom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternatives]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Adam Schwegler / Flickr Can&#8217;t pass the Ohio Graduation Tests? No problem, some charter schools say. You can still graduate. At some Ohio charter schools, if a student can&#8217;t pass Ohio&#8217;s five graduation exams &#8212; in reading, writing, math, science and social studies &#8212; the schools enroll them in a series of correspondence courses through an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reuters: Charter Schools Screen Out the Students They Don&#8217;t Want</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/02/17/reuters-charter-schools-screen-out-the-students-they-dont-want/</link>
		<comments>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/02/17/reuters-charter-schools-screen-out-the-students-they-dont-want/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Molly Bloom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charter Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[_Bunn_ / Flickr Charter schools use a range of practices to ensure only the &#8220;right&#8221; kind of students get in, Reuters reports. Those practices can include mandatory family interviews, long application processes and demands for Social Security cards and birth certificates. And they sometimes put charter schools in violation of state and federal law, Reuters reports. In Ohio, federal [...]]]></description>
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