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Charter schools report card grades dismal

If there is any value in the state report card scheme, it is that it reveals the failure of the charter experiment.

71 charters or 23% received F grades compared to only seven tenths of one percent of school districts. Six charters or .3% received A grades compared to 5% of school districts. 87 charters or 28% received a D grade compared to 122 districts or 20%. 60 charters or 19% received C grades compared to 281 or 46% of school districts. 158 charters or 51% received D or F grades compared to 126 or 20% for school districts.

The $11 billion Ohio charter experiment, that was established to show districts the way to improve student outcomes, is a dud.

It is time for state officials to admit failure and cancel the experiment.