Youngstown schools

Of the 600-plus public school districts in Ohio, more than three-quarters have open enrollment policies. That means they accept and educate students who live outside of their district boundaries. Open enrollment was implemented by state lawmakers nearly 30 years ago to increase options for parents and students, an early example of school choice, but for some districts, it’s creating financial hardship and new instances of segregation. Liberty Schools Tries to Staunch Flow of Students and Money

Ohio’s top education leader took a grilling in his first interaction with the state board of education since the charter school data scrubbing scandal…