Education News for 09-26-2012

State Education News

  • State report cards to be posted today (Canton Repository)
  • The Ohio Department of Education will post school report cards today — minus the grades…Read more...

  • State issues schools’ slimmer report cards (Columbus Dispatch)
  • The slim version of Ohio’s school report cards that will go public today is like a hamburger without the bun…Read more...

  • Education Nation: Obama, Romney outline their plans (WKYC)
  • For the third straight year, the top minds in education are meeting in New York City for the annual education nation summit. Education is center-stage in the presidential election…Read more...

Local Education News

  • Budget woes continue for Akron schools (Akron Beacon Journal)
  • The cash-strapped Akron Public Schools took an unexpected budget hit this week with news that the district must repay more than $3 million…Read more...

  • No clarity on Coleman’s role in school district (Columbus Dispatch)
  • A special joint committee of the Columbus City Council and Columbus school board met yesterday, but with no clearer idea of how their relationship has changed…Read more...

  • PETA Seeks to Put Vegan Ads on CMSD Lunch Trays (WJW)
  • People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Or PETA, has made a unique proposal to the Cleveland Metropolitan School District to help take a bite out…Read more...

  • Emotions run high at levy debate (WKYC)
  • It was an emotionally-charged debate in the heart of Cleveland's Lee-Harvard neighborhood. Community activists organized an informative debate…Read more…

Editorial

  • Open doors amid school controversy (Warren Tribune Chronicle)
  • Arrogance among those elected to represent the people's interests sometimes reaches intolerable levels. Often it involves keeping secrets from the public…Read more...