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Education News for 11-23-2012

State Education News

  • We're great at providing for special needs kids (Cincinnati Enquirer)
  • When it comes to helping students with disabilities gain a diploma and a promising start to their adult lives, Greater Cincinnati school districts deserve high marks, a state report and education researchers say…Read more…

  • Spaulding Elementary teacher receives award (Clermont County Sun11/22/2012
  • Students and teachers at Spaulding Elementary School in Goshen packed into the gym Nov. 19 and received big news that their own third-grade teacher Crystal Dozier received a 2012 Milken Educator Award...Read more…

  • More rigorous tests to replace Ohio Graduation Tests by 2014-15 school year (Coshocton Tribune)
  • Ohio education officials tossed the Ohio Graduation Tests in favor of stricter exams, which they hope will better prepare students for college and the workforce...Read more…

Local Education News

  • Columbus City Schools: Where did the gifted kids go? (Columbus Dispatch)
  • There are fewer gifted students in the Columbus school district than there were six years ago, new district data show...Read more…

  • Reading Recovery boosts students in Mansfield(Mansfield News Journal)
  • MANSFIELD — The renewed emphasis Mansfield City Schools’ placed on Reading Recovery in 2010 is paying measurable dividends, Superintendent Dan Freund said...Read more…

  • Dover schools' website hacked (New Philadelphia Times)
  • DOVER —The conflict in the Middle East between the Israelis and Palestinians spilled over into the Tuscarawas Valley this week when someone overseas posted graphic pictures and comments about the situation on the website of Dover City Schools...Read more…

  • Superintendent discusses teacher evaluations at forum (Portsmouth Daily Times11/22/2012)
  • The Portsmouth City School District conducted an Education Forum Tuesday. Superintendent Scott Dutey headed up the forum which addressed progress within district...Read more…

  • Area schools to receive thousands in casino revenues (Springfield News-Sun)
  • Miami Valley school districts collectively stand to receive millions in annual tax revenue from casino profits when they begin receiving their share in January...Read more…

Editorial

  • The ABCs (Columbus Dispatch)
  • As Columbus city leaders study up on the city’s schools, the rest of the community is learning, too...Read more…

Chillicothe educator named Foreign Language Teacher of the Year

Some good news, and congratulations!

Debbie McCorkle has been recognized by the Ohio Foreign Language Association (OFLA) as Ohio’s 2011 World Language Teacher of the Year. McCorkle is a national board certified teacher of French at Unioto High School in Chillicothe, and she is a former recipient of OFLA’s Leona Glenn Award for Outstanding High School World Language Teacher. Last month, McCorkle represented Ohio in Indianapolis at the regional World Language Teacher of the Year competition. The contest was part of the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.