/news/tags/bill-lager Bill Lager en-US Copyright Wed, 24 Apr 2019 22:38:08 GMT /news/education/2019-04-24/judge-denies-local-schools-from-intervening-in-ecot-lawsuit A judge has denied local school districts from intervening in the civil lawsuit against what was the largest online charter school in Ohio, the Electronic… Wed, 24 Apr 2019 22:38:08 GMT /news/education/2019-04-24/judge-denies-local-schools-from-intervening-in-ecot-lawsuit Andy Chow /news/education/2019-02-28/ecot-is-still-millions-of-dollars-in-trouble The state says the now-closed Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT) still owes tens of millions of dollars for students it didn’t have but was paid to… Thu, 28 Feb 2019 23:36:06 GMT /news/education/2019-02-28/ecot-is-still-millions-of-dollars-in-trouble Karen Kasler /news/education/2018-09-25/school-districts-want-to-take-over-ecot-lawsuit Two public school districts say Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine shouldn’t handle the state’s lawsuit seeking to recover millions of dollars from the… Tue, 25 Sep 2018 22:52:01 GMT /news/education/2018-09-25/school-districts-want-to-take-over-ecot-lawsuit Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2018-08-21/dewine-goes-after-former-ecot-officials-in-lawsuit A judge has granted Attorney General Mike DeWine permission to carry forward with his lawsuit against ECOT and the companies owned by its founder, IQ… Wed, 22 Aug 2018 00:21:20 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-08-21/dewine-goes-after-former-ecot-officials-in-lawsuit Andy Chow /news/education/2018-08-16/ecot-loses-yet-another-court-battle What was the state’s largest online charter school has lost another round in court. It’s another blow to ECOT founder Bill Lager, who’s on the hook to pay… Thu, 16 Aug 2018 23:13:30 GMT /news/education/2018-08-16/ecot-loses-yet-another-court-battle Jo Ingles /news/community/2018-07-10/morning-headlines-smucker-sells-baking-brands-for-375m-canton-schools-unveils-2m-hiring-plan Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, July 10:J.M. Smucker Co. sells baking business for $375M;Ohio lawmakers react along party lines to Supreme… Tue, 10 Jul 2018 12:17:31 GMT /news/community/2018-07-10/morning-headlines-smucker-sells-baking-brands-for-375m-canton-schools-unveils-2m-hiring-plan Amanda Rabinowitz /news/government-politics/2018-06-19/ohios-new-house-speaker-backs-a-bill-to-study-funding-for-online-charter-schools The new speaker of the Ohio House is citing a two-year-old study from a pro-charter school group slamming the performance of virtual charter schools.… Wed, 20 Jun 2018 03:30:57 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-06-19/ohios-new-house-speaker-backs-a-bill-to-study-funding-for-online-charter-schools Karen Kasler /news/education/2018-06-06/nearly-all-ohios-schools-lost-money-and-students-to-ecot-before-it-collapsed A progressive think tank says data from the Ohio Department of Education’s website shows not only how much state money went to the now-closed Electronic… Wed, 06 Jun 2018 20:51:35 GMT /news/education/2018-06-06/nearly-all-ohios-schools-lost-money-and-students-to-ecot-before-it-collapsed Karen Kasler /news/community/2018-05-23/morning-headlines-rta-claims-admin-enabled-benefits-abuse-cannabis-dispensary-licenses-delayed Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, May 23:Cleveland RTA accuses administrator of helping former president abuse benefits;Cuyahoga Falls man… Wed, 23 May 2018 13:00:35 GMT /news/community/2018-05-23/morning-headlines-rta-claims-admin-enabled-benefits-abuse-cannabis-dispensary-licenses-delayed Amanda Rabinowitz /news/government-politics/2018-05-13/ohio-auditor-ecot-committed-fraud-and-may-have-committed-a-crime The state auditor says the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow committed fraud by inflating student participation numbers in order to continue collecting… Mon, 14 May 2018 01:30:01 GMT /news/government-politics/2018-05-13/ohio-auditor-ecot-committed-fraud-and-may-have-committed-a-crime M.L. Schultze