Posted May 27, 200619 yr http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060527/NEWS0102/605270342 W.E.B. DuBois Academy cites cut in state funding BY JENNIFER MROZOWSKI | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER The Ohio Department of Education is reducing the W.E.B. DuBois Academy's future funding and asking the school to pay back as much as $3 million, an amount it can't afford, school superintendent Wilson Willard said Friday. The school's board voted Friday morning to close June 30 unless the state gives it some relief, Willard said. ...
May 28, 200619 yr I do love the idea of a summer break, but you've gotta wonder just how much opportunity is lost by taking those three months off academically. I know how much taking a couple weeks away from our language class really stunts progress - I can't imagine how much we'd have to relearn with three months away. I'd think the state would want to fund this just to get real world data for any future efforts to go to year 'round schooling...
May 29, 200619 yr I do not understand asking for a payback. Of course that would ruin a school. If the state pays you, then it is unfair for the state to ask for the money back.
May 29, 200619 yr I see this as an example of Ohio's backwardness. Here we have a dedicated group of folks who've put together an innovative education program that actually works at educating the most at-risk children. And now it is being suffocated by a one-size-fits-all funding system.
June 16, 200619 yr How effective will this school be now? Probably not very. I do applaud them for trying, though, but I hope their desire to stay open doesn't short-change the kids. From the 6/15/06 Enquirer: DuBois charter school will stay open 18 jobs to be pruned in budget cuts instead of closing BY JENNIFER MROZOWSKI | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER OVER-THE-RHINE - One of the state's most successful charter schools will cut its budget so it can remain open, reversing a decision last month to close for the upcoming school year. W.E.B. DuBois Academy, which holds the state's top rating of "Excellent" for student achievement, eliminated 18 jobs, totaling about $700,000 in salaries and benefits. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060615/NEWS01/606150345/1058/NEWS01
November 7, 200618 yr From the 10/24/06 Enquirer: Charter school founder indicted Ex-DuBois official accused of theft, fraud BY SHARON COOLIDGE, JENNIFER MROZOWSKI AND DENISE SMITH AMOS | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITERS The founder of one of the state's top charter schools was indicted Monday, accused of stealing money from W.E.B. Dubois Academy and inflating student enrollment, bringing undeserved state money to the school. Wilson Willard, 37, the school's founder who most recently served as an adviser, was indicted by a Hamilton County grand jury on six charges of theft, two charges of unauthorized use of property, two charges of tampering with records and two charges of telecommunications fraud. A warrant was issued for his arrest. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061024/NEWS01/610240340/1077/COL02
November 7, 200618 yr From the 10/27/06 Enquirer: Charter school founder surrenders OVER-THE-RHINE - W.E.B. DuBois Academy founder Wilson Willard, charged with stealing thousands of dollars from the Over-the-Rhine charter school and the state, surrendered at the Hamilton County Courthouse Thursday and was taken to the Hamilton County Justice Center. Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Richard Niehaus set bond at $25,000. Willard posted 10 percent, and was released. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061027/NEWS01/610270354/1056/COL02
December 5, 200618 yr From the 11/17/06 Enquirer: DuBois plans to leave probation Charter deals with founder's theft charges and academic audit BY JENNIFER MROZOWSKI | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER The board of W.E.B. DuBois Academy has developed a plan to get the embattled charter school off probation for academic and governance problems. The plan includes assurances that the Over-the-Rhine school, which once was heralded as one of the best charters in the state, has proper credentials for teachers and has completed appropriate employee background checks. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061117/NEWS0102/611170368/1058/NEWS01
December 5, 200618 yr From the 11/22/06 Enquirer: Academy's plan to improve accepted THE ENQUIRER W.E.B. DuBois Academy's improvement plan has been accepted by its sponsor, but the school will remain on probation at least through March. The Over-the-Rhine charter and its two sister schools - Cincinnati Speech and Reading Center and Veritas Academy - were placed on probation by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation for lacking a focused academic plan, not providing evidence of teacher credentials and other problems. ... http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061122/NEWS0102/611220456/1058/NEWS01
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