Notoriously bad online charter school in Ohio finally shut down.

[jodymarie aimee]

Notoriously bad online charter school in Ohio finally shut down.

ECOT, the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, an online charter school that most education advocates agree doesn’t teach students worth a damn and has been siphoning Ohio public school tax dollars for years into the pockets of people who Betsy Devos loves, finally closed in January after it couldn’t pay back $60 million in “overpayments” from the State, because they fucking lied about the number of students and how much time students spent even allegedly attending online classes. I’ve despised this particular scam for years, and there is great rejoicing in the local educational community, as this story from the Cleveland Plain Dealer illustrates.

It’s about damned time. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

[justhanginon]

1. I wonder what the total financial figure is for all

the money they scammed in addition to the 60 million in overpayments from the state. If the scam has been going on for years it must be substantial. In addition there is the loss of learning to their so-called students who probably were not actually taught anything of value.
DeVos is, if I recall, basically a representative for that whole money making industry so I do not expect much follow up for the whole charter school mess.

[TexasTowelie]

2. Link?

[jodymarie aimee]

3. In OP

Cleveland Plain Dealer.

[Dennis Donovan]

4. Maybe not the exact same story referenced but from the Plain Dealer about ECOT:

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/02/state_school_board_votes_to_recover_19_million_from_ecot.html

[Demsrule86]

7. I think the coming Charter school and online school scandal will bring down many GOP elected ...

may include Kasich.

[exboyfil]

5. Fraud?

Where are the charges?

[Demsrule86]

6. Several of my daughter's friends used that...they failed an easy Ohio state test

and have yet to get a GED...several kids I know get enrolled in this shit so they can watch younger siblings while parents work...disgusting...home school is used to cover up neglect and abuse in many cases...one girl In know was taken out of school because her Mom was too lazy to drive her. They did away with buses for financial reasons.