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A congressional charter is a law passed by the United States Congress that states the mission, authority, and activities of a group. Congress has issued corporate charters since 1791 and the laws that issue them are codified in Title 36 of the United States Code. [1] The first charter issued by Congress was for the First Bank of the United States.
The legislative branch, the Ohio General Assembly, is made up of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives is composed of 99 members elected from single-member districts of equal population. Each of the 33 senate districts is formed by combining three house districts.
A 2010 study by the Center for Education Reform, a pro-charter advocacy group, found that charters received 64 percent of their district counterparts, averaging $7,131 per pupil compared to the average per pupil expenditure of $11,184 in the traditional public schools in 2009/10 compared to $10,771 per pupil at conventional district public schools.
The Graham School (or TGS) is a tuition-free public 4-year high school (grades 9–12) charter school located in Columbus, Ohio, United States.Its focus is experiential learning in a small-school setting where all students are known by all staff members.
Northeast Ohio Classical Academy, a new school for children in kindergarten through fifth grade, is acquiring a 9-acre campus in Copley Township with plans to open next year. The location is in ...
School choice is a term for education options that allow students and families to select alternatives to public schools. It is the subject of fierce debate in various state legislatures across the United States. The most common type of school choice in the United States, measured both by the number of programs and by the number of participating ...
The U.S. has a few different schooling options for grade school kids — one being charter schools. Of that increase, 70% were students switching to virtual charter schools. For one, many parents ...
Concept Schools is a nonprofit charter management organization. [2] The group currently operates or manages thirty tuition-free science, technology and math-focused schools in six Midwest states. Serving more than 13,500 students, Concept-managed schools are located in urban areas in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Missouri. [3]