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Advocacy groups are threatening litigation after an Oklahoma school board approved the initial application for the nation’s first public religious charter school. On Monday, the Oklahoma Virtual Charter School Board…

The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board (OSVCSB) voted on Tuesday to deny an application by a Catholic church to create a virtual religious charter school, according to a recording of…

The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board is currently considering an application by the Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City for the country’s first virtual religious charter school. The decision, whether the…

Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma sent a letter to Attorney General Gentner Drummond Monday indicating that he was “troubled” by a recent opinion the AG gave regarding religious charter schools. Drummond issued an opinion late…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Teachers at a northeast Columbus school want to become the 10th unionized charter school in Ohio. Administrators, however, filed a legal challenge against their efforts. Nearly 80% of eligible educators…

The new U.S. Department of Education rule would require charters to prove that a school district they want to join is 'over-enrolled' and in need of a new school. COLUMBUS, Ohio — *EDITOR'S NOTE: The above video is…

Teachers at Menlo Park Academy come to work every day to shape the minds and inspire the dreams of young Clevelanders. They are in the middle of a union drive at the privately operated, publicly…

Columbus City Council held its third Charter Review Commission meeting last week, continuing the discussion regarding updates to the document. Last convened as a commission in 2014, the group is tasked with reviewing the Columbus City…

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,” Charles Dickens famously wrote. But if a latter-day Dickens were writing today, the tale…

Leo Academy, formerly Golden Bridge, closed with little notice. This is a privately owned charter school which closed giving employees one week notice and parents two days notice.Who owns this K-8 school? Who audits their books? Has…