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Ohio could close, convert struggling schools under proposed changes

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By Jessie Balmert Verified
| The Marion Star Verified
Aug. 24, 2026, 4:31 a.m. ET Chronically struggling public schools could be converted into charter schools, have their leadership replaced or be forced to close, according to proposed changes Ohio wants federal education officials to approve. The proposal lists 16 ways to improve the state's lowest-performing schools, which include high schools where at least a third of students do not graduate. But Ohio school leaders worry that the changes go too far and weren't properly vetted.
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Ohio could close, convert struggling schools under proposed changes

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By Jessie Balmert Verified
| Chillicothe Gazette Verified
Aug. 24, 2026, 4:31 a.m. ET Chronically struggling public schools could be converted into charter schools, have their leadership replaced or be forced to close, according to proposed changes Ohio wants federal education officials to approve. The proposal lists 16 ways to improve the state's lowest-performing schools, which include high schools where at least a third of students do not graduate. But Ohio school leaders worry that the changes go too far and weren't properly vetted.
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Ohio could close, convert struggling schools under proposed changes

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By Jessie Balmert Verified
| The Canton Repository Verified
Chronically struggling public schools could be converted into charter schools, have their leadership replaced or be forced to close, according to proposed changes Ohio wants federal education officials to approve. The proposal lists 16 ways to improve the state's lowest-performing schools, which include high schools where at least a third of students do not graduate. But Ohio school leaders worry that the changes go too far and weren't properly vetted.
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