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Debra Loprete, Bowling Green

The Autism Academy of Learning was a health hazard for the staff and students. I witnessed students with behavioral problems being locked in closets. One student would urinate on the carpeted floor and the school administration would refuse to buyContinue reading...

Joy Cain, Pickerington

First, Nexus Columbus is a high school, not a K12. It is a blended school where the kids spend 4 hours at the school and 3-4 hours online at home. The individualized attention has been wonderful. I had to pullContinue reading...

Dave, Belmont County

Each work day I see young men that dropped out of a traditional Ohio public school. These young men have been convicted of a felony and are incarcerated. The majority in my random sample are not high school grads. MostContinue reading...

Amy Kiser, Greenville

My son attended Dayton Public Schools before I transferred him to Summit Academy Dayton Campus. The difference was amazing! My son deals with Asperger’s, ADHD, and OCD. Dayton Public had my son in Speech therapy with five other students. HeContinue reading...

Pamela Cooper, Dayton

My granddaughter is a gifted student in Dayton Public Schools. 3 years ago we checked out some charter schools to see what they could offer her. The North Dayton School of Discovery told us they had gifted student classes andContinue reading...

Tom Frank, Cincinnati

I spent a year teaching at Riverside Academy in Cincinnati, OH, it was the worst year of my life. I have spent every year of my life since kindergarten in public schools, I had no rights, and my students wereContinue reading...

Jacqueline Good, Cincinnati

I worked in a school where White Hat Management had one giant office for all 5 intervention specialists. We literally did not have a SINGLE room to work with our students. I finally lost it when an 8th grade E/BDContinue reading...

Stacy, Youngstown

I have worked at several Charter schools throughout Youngstown and Cleveland and I can say that I have worked with some of the best teachers ever. The problem is the Charter schools that are for profit. The teachers are severelyContinue reading...

Mark Stewart, Columbus

Over a three-year period, I was an administrative employee for Ohio’s largest online charter school. It was an instructive experience. Going in, I held the view that charter schools, as envisioned by Albert Shanker and other early advocates, had aContinue reading...

Deanna Doles, Columbus

My son has been in charter schools for 4 years now. He started school as an IEP student, and each year was falling more and more behind, he started a charter school in sixth grade, by eighth grade, he increasedContinue reading...