State Education News

Superintendent excited to host State of the State address – WTOV 9 Steubenville

In an unprecedented move, Ohio Gov. John Kasich has decided to take his annual state of the state address on the road, to Steubenville. It marks one of the first times the address has been given somewhere other than the State House. Read More…

Ohio Senate OKs bill targeting cyber-bullying – Youngstown Vindicator

The Ohio Senate over-whelmingly approved legislation Wednesday aimed at combating cyber-bullying among school-children. House Bill 116 passed by a vote of 31-1 and heads to the Ohio House for concurrence on Senate amendments. The legislation was titled the Jessica Logan Act, in memory of a teen from the Cincinnati area who committed suicide in July 2008 after being subjected to in-school and online bullying after a nude photo of her was circulated at her school. Read More…

Local Issues

Westerville Schools Talks Which Cuts May Be Restored If Levy Approved – NBC 4 Columbus

It's one of the largest school districts in central Ohio and Wednesday night, leaders of Westerville City Schools had the difficult task of deciding which programs are more important than others. If voters approve a levy in a couple months, some programs and jobs that are as good as gone now - may be restored. Read More…

Plans for new Madison school buildings are catching attention of builders – News Herald

The Madison School District’s plans to build two schools are catching the curiosity of a lot of builders. The district held a pre-bid meeting Tuesday afternoon at which potential contractors could look at the construction documents and ask questions about the project, Superintendent Roger Goudy said at that evening’s school board meeting. Read More…

Newark High School students offer advice for ACT prep – Newark Advocate

A group of Newark High School seniors dispensed test-taking advice to juniors Wednesday during an ACT Brown Bag Lunch discussion hosted by A Call to College. The college-preparation group hosts ACT workshops and information sessions annually for juniors who will take their first test in the spring. This year, 203 students have signed up for the sessions or said they are interested in taking the test, said Lynn Straker, director of the junior program. Read More…

Canton McKinley football coach controversy – 19 News, WOIO

Anger is brewing in Canton after the Board of Education fired Canton McKinley Head Football Coach, Ron Johnson. Wednesday January 18^th, community members gathered at 4pm to form rally groups to be deployed all over the City of Canton protesting the BOE's move. Read More…

Refinancing by TPS saves taxpayers over $6M – Toledo Blade

Toledo Public Schools' recent refinancing of construction bonds saved taxpayers more than $6 million, treasury officials said. The district refunded earlier this month more than $52 million in voter approved bonds that helped finance Building for Success, a decade-long program that involved more than $600 million in renovation, rebuilding, and demolition of buildings. The move let the district reduce debt owed by taxpayers on the project from about $218.8 million to $212.7 million, according to data provided by Paul Overman, TPS treasury management director. Read More…

Willoughby-Eastlake School District to cut 90 jobs (with video) – News Herald

Because of a failed levy in November, the Willoughby-Eastlake School District announced plans to balance the budget with layoffs and other measures at a public meeting Wednesday night. Hundreds of students, parents and city residents packed the South High School gym to listen to Superintendent Steve Thompson detail the effects of the levy failure, which will include cutting 50 teachers and almost 90 positions total. Read More…

Rocky River City Schools' 5.9-mill levy will appear on March 6 ballot – Sun News

Voters will have their say on Issue 13, the school district's 5.9-mill continuing operating levy, when it appears on the March 6 ballot. The proposed levy amounts to approximately $4.3 million in additional revenue for the district. For voters, that equates to an additional $15 per month per $100,000 of home valuation, or $180 per year. Read More…

Four Copley wrestlers disciplined over “horseplay” – Akron Beacon Journal

Four Copley High School wrestlers have been disciplined and four coaches are being investigated following what police call “horseplay” that ensued during an overnighter at the school. The incident took place at an annual wrestling team overnight event supervised by coaches at the high school. Read More…