State Education News

Retiring Columbus schools official fears he’s data-rigging scapegoat (Columbus Dispatch)

No Columbus school-district worker is thought to have altered more student records over the past few years than Michael L. Dodds…Read more...

Westerville superintendent search down to 6 candidates (Columbus Dispatch)

Six candidates have been called back for second interviews in the search for the next superintendent of Westerville schools…Read more...

School reformer backs Kasich’s efforts (Columbus Dispatch)

A national education leader who has the ears of Gov. John Kasich and other Ohio GOP leaders says the state’s education system has improved, and she hopes this year to help push additional reforms through the General Assembly…Read more...

Ohio Police Department Offers To Add Armed Officers At Schools (WBNS)

A month after the deadly shootings at Sandy Hook elementary, President Obama is making recommendations to increase safety. Some Ohio school districts are taking action of their own…Read more...

Local Education News

No plan to arm teachers in North Canton schools (Akron Beacon Journal)

The carnage from the Newtown, Conn., shootings has added a new dimension to school safety and security…Read more...

Principal moved to district office after failing to report assault (Columbus Dispatch)

A Reynoldsburg elementary-school principal who did not immediately report a sexual assault involving two students to district officials or the police has resigned…Read more...

Coleman critical of school board (Columbus Dispatch)

Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman scolded the Columbus Board of Education yesterday for being reluctant to cooperate unconditionally…Read more...

Three elementary schools getting new security entrances (Findlay Courier)

By springtime, at least three of Findlay's elementary schools will have new security entrances, Findlay Superintendent Dean Wittwer said Wednesday…Read more...

Arm teachers? Sheriff: response time critical (New Philadelphia Times)

Tuscarawas County Sheriff Walt Wilson believes that schools need both a police presence and armed employees to prevent the mass shootings that have occurred in recent years across the country…Read more...

Westlake teachers, district reach agreement on 18-month contract (Sun News)

School board members voted Wednesday to approve an agreement with the Westlake Teachers Association on an 18-month contract for teachers…Read more...

Hilliard Property Taxes Decrease Due To School Refinancing (WBNS)

Hilliard City Schools has taken steps to refinance some of its debt which will decrease property taxes in the district. A district spokesperson said school board members voted on two separate resolutions that will reduce the projected bond millage…Read more...

Orrville City Schools votes to arm science teacher (WEWS)

When it came to a vote for a school board resolution…Read more...

Geauga County school leaders discuss consolidating 4 smallest districts (Willoughby News Herald)

After a meeting Wednesday night, it's fair to say there are still more questions than answers about the possibility of consolidating Geauga County's four smallest school districts…Read more...

Editorial

Code of conduct (Akron Beacon Journal)

Public schools have a tough job when it comes to student discipline. As centers of learning, they are required to maintain an environment conducive to learning…Read more...