Some Ohio charters are fudging the numbers. Phantom students.

[madfloridian]

Ohio Charters and Phantom Students

Apparently some charter schools feel that choice is so important that they make sure to offer it to students who don't even attend the charters.

The Columbus Dispatch reported last week on some surprise headcount trips made by Ohio state auditor David Yost. Turns out that some charters are Below Basic when it comes to proficiency in counting.

....A Youngstown tv station reported that the auditors made a follow-up visit in November. On that occasion, they found thirty-seven students in attendance. Capital High School in Columbus claims 298 students. Auditors found 142 in the building.

Charters, of course, receive money for every student they claim. So every name on the rolls is money in the bank. It's not so much a perverse incentive as a just plain incentive for charters to enroll students who are the spiritual descendants of the legendary phantom voters of Chicago.

Of the thirty schools the auditors visited, over half had issues of at least 10%, with several showing discrepancies of over 30%.

[underpants]

1. Scam

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