The local founder of the Marva Collins Preparatory School defended her school after the famous teacher said she wants dozens of struggling schools bearing her name to remove it because she doesn't want to be associated with mediocrity.

        Marva Collins wants 30 schools, including ones in Cincinnati's Roselawn neighborhood and Kenosha, Wis., to remove her name and stop using her teaching methods or face lawsuits.

        But some officials said Ms. Collins' problem isn't about excellence, but money. Ms. Collins charges exorbitant license fees, they said.

        The Cincinnati school was founded in 1990 with 43 students in a church basement. Now, the school has more than 250 students in grades pre-K through 8 on campuses in Roselawn and Silverton.

        Cindy Kranz contributed to this report.

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