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ECOT Takes Funding Battle to Appeals Court

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ANDY CHOW
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STATEHOUSE NEWS BUREAU
ECOT Superintendent Rick Teeters (standing) testified for the charter school at a hearing

The state’s largest online charter school is appealing . This is over a dispute about how enrollment was calculated.

There are legislators who want to make sure the law is crystal clear in the future.

The , .

That’s in response to the finding that the number of full time students at ECOT fell 60% short of what it reported.

Democratic Senate Minority Leader Joe Schiavoni of the Youngstown area and make it clear that e-schools must educate students.

“Set the tone for the upcoming school year and say these are the rules with 100% certainty,” he said.

The argument between providing education and offering learning opportunities is a big part of the court case that the state won. ECOT is appealing it.

Andy Chow is a general assignment state government reporter who focuses on environmental, energy, agriculture, and education-related issues. He started his journalism career as an associate producer with ABC 6/FOX 28 in Columbus before becoming a producer with WBNS 10TV.