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The State Board of Education voted last week to appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court two previous judgments ruling the state must reimburse districts for some payments that went to charter schools. Districts and charter schools in the state have often disagreed about the number of students enrolled in their schools. Two Hamilton County courts sided with the Cincinnati district, saying that state law did not allow the state to base per-pupil payments on enrollment figures that come from charter schools. Ohio schools are paid on a per-pupil basis, so an accurate count is critical. State funds for charters flow through school districts, so districts need to know exactly how many of their students have left for charter schools. "It's crucial for (districts) to capture the number of kids who are in charter schools because they're getting deducted for it," said David A. Varda of the Ohio Association of School Business Officials. State officials, however, say the new counting system, which relies on charter schools to accurately report their student enrollment, is better than relying on district numbers for charters. "It appeared to us that (the charter schools') report would be more accurate because the kids are in their own building," said Paolo DeMaria, the Education Department's associate superintendent for school options and finance.
Source: The Columbus Dispatch
Date: 04/08/2008
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