State Education News
- State tests require computers some schools can't afford (Cincinnati Enquirer)
- Chardon High School shooter T.J. Lane faces sentencing in 3 student murders (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
- Longtime Johnstown bus driver receiving award in England (Newark Advocate)
Ohio public schools appear to be far short of having enough computers to have all their students take new state-mandated tests within a four-week period beginning in the 2014- 15 school year…Read more…
The teenager who killed three students at a Northeast Ohio high school in a shooting rampage just over a year ago could face life in prison at his sentencing....Read more…
Larry Warner will be getting a ride Tuesday instead of giving one to the Johnstown-Monroe students he usually drives to school....Read more…
Local Education News
- Some third-graders won’t be promoted (Springfield News-Sun)
- Teachers approve tentative contract (Warren Tribune Chronicle)
- Strongsville teachers' strike hits week 3 with high school trips canceled (WEWS)
- Applicants for Akron School Board announced (Akron Beacon Journal)
- Deputies plan daily visits to Butler schools (Cincinnati Enquirer)
- District energy makeover on schedule (Cincinnati Enquirer)
- State agency plans review of schools (Findlay Courier)
- Bluffton opposes voucher expansion (Findlay Courier)
- Beaver students walk out, briefly (Lisbon Morning Journal)
- Fenwick teacher, coach firing ‘in the best interest of the students’ (Middletown Journal)
- Radio station carries on tradition in Struthers (Youngstown Vindicator)
Clark, Champaign schools handle reading guarantee differently this year. Next year, students who don’t pass portion of state test cannot move to fourth grade....Read more…
The teaching union for Austintown School District approved a tentative contract Monday after nearly a year of negotiations....Read more…
As the Strongsville teachers' strike entered its third week Monday, the school district canceled two student trips due to a lack of chaperones....Read more…
Round one of interviews for the Akron School Board is complete after the board met with potential candidates Monday night....Read more…
Butler County sheriff’s deputies will be stopping by county schools every day beginning today through a new initiative being launched this week to help make schools safer....Read more…
The Northwest Local School District has been able to save energy and taxpayer dollars thanks to a law that lets districts pay for capital improvements with the energy savings they generate....Read more…
As part of Fostoria School District's improvement plan, state Department of Education personnel will spend four days in the district next month to talk with staff and observe classroom activities…...Read more…
The Bluffton school board sent a strong message to Gov. John Kasich opposing his proposed expansions of the Education Choice Scholarship Program during its meeting Monday night....Read more…
A group of students at Beaver Local High School staged a walkout Monday morning in support of their teachers, whose union has reached an impasse in contract negotiations with the school board....Read more…
A Bishop Fenwick High School teacher, who once was recognized for fostering self esteem in students, was terminated by the school Friday, said Principal Trevor Block....Read more…
By spinning records every Saturday, Dennis Spisak is keeping a local tradition from fading away....Read more…