State Education News

Yost has found evidence of deceit in some schools (Columbus Dispatch)

As members of the Columbus Board of Education listened from the audience, state Auditor Dave Yost said that interviews have produced evidence of “mal-intent” behind the changing of student data…Read more...

More state report card concerns (WKYC)

Cleveland School officials were able to see firsthand more state report card data today. As expected, the district is in academic emergency and could face falling under an academic distress commission's control…Read more...

Local Education News

Grades mixed on CPS school-choice push (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Cincinnati Public Schools has been working for more than two years to bring successful charter schools into its portfolio. But to date it has zero partnerships to show for it…Read more...

Frank Jackson and Eric Gordon campaign for tax increase; opponents raise objections (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Mayor Frank Jackson and schools chief Eric Gordon continue pushing their message that the proposed new school tax is needed to help the schools and, in turn, the city and region…Read more...

Newark high-schoolers on edge (Columbus Dispatch)

Officials continued to keep a close watch yesterday after a Newark High School student reported that she had been raped before school on Tuesday morning…Read more...

Children Told To Leave School After District Said They Did Not Prove Residency (WBNS)

Family members said that they provided the Westerville City School District everything it needed for their children to attend. Just more than a month ago, a teacher sent the siblings home with all of their books…Read more...

CMSD Report Card’s Property Value Implications (WJW)

It is almost report card time for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. A second round of preliminary report card data will be released next week. “(Tuesday) night, the State Board of Education voted to release the spread sheets…Read more...

TCTC studies land deal for solar project (Youngstown Vindicator)

By the middle of this winter, a crop of solar-collection panels could begin to emerge on 10 of the 30 acres of farmland between the state Route 5 bypass and the Trumbull Career and Technical Center…Read more...

Editorial

Role reversal (Columbus Dispatch)

Recent developments in Ohio’s public schools make it clear that school boards should be more independent and watchful, not less, to guard against potential problems. More diligence by board members…Read more...