Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Charter Schools; Risk to Charter Model Continues

November 13, 2006 Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Charter Schools; Risk to Charter Model Continues On November 1, 2006, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled by a narrow margin that public charter schools are constitutional and do not violate a uniformity clause that calls for all schools to provide uniform access and instruction; however, the uniformity clause has been at the base of recent challenges to the charter school concept in other states. More legal challenges based on the uniformity clause are expected in Arizona and in Florida. The constitutional challenges facing charter schools was the topic of November 1 . . .