Divided Ohio Supreme Court upholds controversial school takeover law

The Columbus Dispatch: The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a state law allowing the state to seize control of chronically failing school districts.

In a 5-2 decision, the court found lawmakers did not violate the Ohio Constitution when they added a 67-page amendment allowing the takeover of poor-performing schools to a 10-page bill that they passed the same day.

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