State Education News
- Divided state school board won’t oust Terhar over Facebook post (Columbus Dispatch)
- 'Jesus' painting on school-board agenda tonight (Columbus Dispatch)
- Auditor: Four more school districts rigged student data (Columbus Dispatch)
- Plan upsets Wolf Creek superintendent (Marietta Times)
A divided State Board of Education refused to remove President Debe Terhar yesterday after an uproar over her Adolf Hitler Facebook post. The board voted 10-6 against removing the Cincinnati Republican as board president after she apologized…Read more...
Jackson school officials are confident that public support is on their side in endorsing the continued display in a middle school of a painting that depicts Jesus. Now, they must decide if the law is on their side.…Read more...
Four more Ohio school districts manipulated their student data, and the findings are being turned over to federal officials, State Auditor Dave Yost announced yesterday as he released the results of his statewide attendance investigation.…Read more...
Wolf Creek Local Superintendent Bob Caldwell said Monday he believes Ohio Gov. John Kasich "didn't follow through" with the school-funding plan he recently outlined for school administrators.…Read more...
Local Education News
- Chief scolds mom who engaged in fight at Withrow (Cincinnati Enquirer)
- New Cleveland school plan topic of forum at Idea Center Monday night (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
- Westerville school board selects superintendent (Columbus Dispatch)
- Springboro board denies complaint made by teachers union (Dayton Daily News)
- School board rehires Wittwer for 1 year (Findlay Courier)
- JVS academic services director sues board, alleges discrimination, harassment (Lorain Morning Journal)
- 'State of the Schools': Superintendent has plans to reform Lorain's district (Lorain Morning Journal)
- Making math matter (Marion Star)
- Monroe schools, city council broach topic of shared services (Middletown Journal)
- Safe Routes plan ready for approval (Warren Tribune Chronicle)
The mother and daughter, according to police, assaulted a 15-year-old girl, striking her with fists, feet and a combination lock. Teacher Kim Kilby suffered a black eye in the scuffle.…Read more...
About 250 people, who were engaged and interested, heard all about the new Cleveland Plan for Transforming Schools at a forum Monday at The Idea Center at Playhouse Square."I want Cleveland to be known for education," said Mayor Frank Jackson…Read more...
A top administrator in the South-Western school district has been named the next superintendent of Westerville schools. John R. Kellogg, 50, will take over in Westerville next school year, replacing Dan Good…Read more...
The Springboro school board wants the State Employee Relations Board to “immediately dismiss” an unfair labor practice complaint brought against them by the state teachers union.…Read more...
Findlay school board unanimously voted Monday to rehire the district's superintendent after he retires at the end of the school year.…Read more...
Cathy Pugh, the director of academic services for the Lorain County Joint Vocational School District Board of Education, has filed a lawsuit against the JVS for continuous discriminatory and harassing behavior…Read more...
After six months on the job, Lorain City Schools Superintendent Tom Tucker has put the beginning of his plans to reform the district in to motion.…Read more...
On a recent winter night at Elgin West Elementary School, more than 100 adults and students turned out to do math.…Read more...
A partnership for shared technology services is underway between local government and school agencies in Monroe. Monroe school board members met Monday evening in a joint work session with Monroe city council members to discuss ideas for sharing services…Read more...
A revised Safe Routes to School Plan aimed at increasing the number of students walking or biking to Howland Middle School is in its final stages before being sent to the state for funding.…Read more...