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Questions About Charter Schools in Ohio Budget

The House version of Gov. John Kasich's budget includes a change in policy on charter schools that surprised and shocked even those who support those alternative institutions of primary and secondary education --- they'd be permitted to be run by for-profit operators with very little performance accountability requirements.

But, Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports, it's been a challenge to find out exactly who is behind that change.

David C. Barnett was a senior arts & culture reporter for Ideastream Public Media. He retired in October 2022.