This week, the Charter Blog will follow the National School Choice Week whistle stop tour—profiling public charter school facts along the tour route (see previous stops Topeka/Kansas City, Chicago, and Indianapolis/Milwaukee). Today’s stops on the National School Choice Week (NSCW) whistle stop tour are Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio. Ohio is ranked 27th (out of 43) on our model law, a one-place increase from 2012. A blog by the Ohio Gadfly gives further context about what the model law ranking means for Ohio. Several Ohio cities rank on our market share report as well: Cleveland is 6th, Dayton at 7th, and Toledo and Youngstown are part of a tie for 8th largest public charter school market shares in the country.
In terms of charter school policy, the Ohio Association of Public Charter Schools (OAPCS) has been a force behind creating more collaboration between traditional and charter public schools. OAPCS President Bill Sims calls collaboration “a force multiplier when it comes to innovation.” In that spirit, OAPCS, NAPCS and other charter organizations joined together to host the second National Best Cooperative Practices between Charter & Traditional Public Schools Conference. The Cleveland Plan will be a major test of complete collaboration between the district and charters to revitalize public education in Cleveland. Now the Columbus City Schools are exploring ways for the district and charters to work together. It is about building relationships of trust, but when the goal is the best outcomes and opportunities for kids, these collaborations seem to take hold.
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