Ohio paid for charter schools that quickly closed

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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A newspaper reports that the state ofOhio paid nearly $1.2 million to a string
of charter schools that closedweeks after they opened.The Dayton Daily News (http://bit.ly/1ck7QJo ) said Monday that all the schools
operated under the name Olympus HighSchool. They were operated by Education Innovations International,whose
officials have not responded to repeated requests for comment.Theschools — which are now suspended by the
state — were operating under amodel that blended classroom time and e-learning. The classrooms had
noteachers, only coaches to help the students with their online lessons.Theschools are now facing a state
audit and have been ordered to pay backsome of that money after enrolling far fewer students than they
werepaid to teach.___Information from: Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.comCopyright 2013
The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
orredistributed.DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A newspaper reports that the state ofOhio paid nearly $1.2 million to a
string of charter schools that closedweeks after they opened.The Dayton Daily News (http://bit.ly/1ck7QJo ) said Monday that all the schools
operated under the name Olympus HighSchool. They were operated by Education Innovations International,whose
officials have not responded to repeated requests for comment.Theschools — which are now suspended by the
state — were operating under amodel that blended classroom time and e-learning. The classrooms had
noteachers, only coaches to help the students with their online lessons.Theschools are now facing a state
audit and have been ordered to pay backsome of that money after enrolling far fewer students than they
werepaid to teach.___Information from: Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.comCopyright 2013
The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
orredistributed.

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