State Education News
- In Ohio, dropout law hard to enforce – (Columbus Dispatch)
- Reynoldsburg ex-superintendent to become Kasich’s education czar – (Columbus Dispatch)
During Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama urged states to require students to stay in school until they graduate or turn 18 — a law already in effect in Ohio and 19 other states. Still, at least 23,000 Ohio teens dropped out in the 2010-11 school year. Read More…
Gov. John Kasich has tapped former Reynoldsburg school Superintendent Richard A. Ross to head the Governor’s Office of 21st Century Education. Read More…
Local Issues
- SWCS audit goals nearly finished – (Grove City ThisWeek)
- State Steps In to Help Struggling School District – (Fox8 Cleveland)
- 200-plus jobs, sports could be cut – (Westerville ThisWeek)
The recommendations of a performance audit issued by the Ohio Auditor’s Office in 2010 have led the South-Western City School District to cut expenses by at least $3.2 million a year, school officials said. The audit made 28 recommendations, and the school board on Jan. 23 was told the district has two left to address. Read More…
MEDINA COUNTY, Ohio— Cloverleaf Schools are in the red, declaring a state of fiscal emergency. Now, the State of Ohio is stepping in to help. Read More…
Pinning the future on a March levy, the Westerville Board of Education on Jan. 23 approved $16.7 million in additional budget cuts, and at the same time approved a list of which programs would be first to return if voters approve Issue 10.Read More…
Editorial
- Liberty faces up-hill climb– (Vindicator Letter to Editor)
Liberty school district, I pray for your recovery. You have been led down a dangerous path by the Ohio lawmakers and Department of Education. Please stay diligent and show them both that local control can work. Read More…