Online charter schools not tossed a lifeline from Ohio legislature

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio's online charter schools received no relief from the state legislature from possibly having to return millions of dollars to the state.

Some of the controversial e-schools had hoped the legislature would give them a break from Ohio Department of Education attendance and funding reviews that found many schools lack sufficient documentation to justify the state funding they received last school year.

But the legislature ended its year early Friday morning without any proposals to help online schools even being introduced for discussion in committee, let alone going to vote.

"I'm very pleased that did not happen," said State Rep. Teresa Fedor, the ranking Democrat on the House Education Committee, who has long complained of last-minute bailouts of charter schools.

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