Shuttered Online Charter Being Sued by State of Ohio

THE Journal: An online charter in Ohio that was closed earlier this year is being sued by the state's auditor on charges of fraud. ECOT, the "electronic classroom of tomorrow," a charter school based in Columbus, was sponsored and suspended by the Educational Service Center of Lake Erie West (ESCLEW) in Toledo at the end of last year.

The school was founded in 2000 and by 2015 had a student enrollment of 14,453, making it the state's largest charter. By 2016, while ECOT had the "single-largest graduating high school class" in the country, it also had the worst failure rate. As the New York Times reported, "for every 100 students who graduate on time, 80 do not."

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