The Ohio Education Association wishes to thank Paolo DeMaria for his long service to students and Ohioans, most recently as the State\u2019s Superintendent of Public Instruction during an important time in the state\u2019s education policy history.<\/p>\n
\u201cPaolo deserves a lot of credit for the way he has brought people from divergent perspectives together to work toward bettering the lives of Ohio\u2019s students,\u201d said OEA President Scott DiMauro. \u201cHis leadership on the strategic planning process and commitment to equity and inclusion deserve high praise. He has set a high bar for the next person to hold the position.\u201d<\/p>\n
OEA and all Ohio taxpayers also owe DeMaria a debt of gratitude for his department\u2019s investigation into the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT), which revealed the largest taxpayer fraud in the state\u2019s history. The school eventually shut down in 2018 after DeMaria\u2019s department had revealed ECOT had been paid at least $80 million to educate students the school didn\u2019t actually educate.<\/p>\n
\u201cPaolo showed courage taking on ECOT \u2013 a school that had long been held unaccountable by policymakers,\u201d DiMauro said. \u201cRevealing the taxpayer fraud that school perpetrated sent an incredibly important message that continues to resound in Ohio\u2019s education community.\u201d<\/p>\n
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