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Apr 14 2017

Appeals court judge compares ECOT founder to Russian oligarch

Franklin County Appeals Court Judge Gary Tyack sparred with ECOT’s attorney Thursday, comparing the founder of the state’s largest online charter school to a Russian oligarch.

Attorneys for the state and the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow dueled in oral arguments before a three-judge panel. The school is trying to overturn a trial-court decision and stop the state from using log-in durations to determine enrollment and funding levels.

The school wants to block an Ohio Department of Education determination that, based on log-in data, ECOT must refund $59 million to the state because it justified only 41 percent of its enrollment. State law requires that students get 920 hours of educational opportunities.

Click here to read the full article from the Columbus Dispatch.

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