Statewide News
- Preparing students for the next step – (The Oxford Press)
- New State law gives school districts reach to punish cyberbullying – (Hamilton Journal News)
Just as technology and highly skilled jobs make the world smaller, they’re also making the “real world” more difficult to get into. That’s what area school districts and students are learning as high schools move more from achieving minimum competence to making sure students are ready for college and careers. Read More…
A new state law gives school districts the authority to suspend students who send a text or post something on the Internet that is deemed to be harrassing, intimidating or bullying to another student. Read More…
Local Issues
- Cleveland school district plan draws enthusiasm, concern from state school board – (Plain Dealer)
- Cleveland school district seeks to fill seats at best-performing schools – (Plain Dealer)
- Social Networking Allows Bullies To Follow Teens Home – (WLWT-Cincinnati)
- Circleville teacher resigns amid misconduct allegations – (Chillicothe Gazette)
- Monroe steps back from fiscal cliff
- Granville considering student-activity fees – (Columbus Dispatch)
- Kettering School Board moves forward to fire Brian Donoher – (Dayton Daily News)
- C-TEC staff members strive to be 'biggest loser'
- State says no to VB teachers – (Findlay Courier)
State school board members, hearing details this morning of Mayor Frank Jackson's plan (PlanFinal.pdf) to overhaul the education of Cleveland children, reacted with a mixture of concern, cautious optimism and outright enthusiasm. Read More…
Hundreds of seats have gone unfilled all school year at some of Cleveland's best-performing schools, unused while students remain in schools that struggle. Read More…
Teenage bullying is a problem in every school district, and social networking allows bullies to follow teens wherever they go. A Lakota teen asked friends to click to "like" a posting if they wanted to see her punch a particular classmate, said the victim's aunt. Read More…
An investigation into his professional conduct prompted a Circleville High School teacher to resign from his job this past week. Matt Thornsley, of McLean Hill Road, Circleville, tendered his resignation "without admission of wrongdoing," according to the letter addressed to the Circleville Board of Education. Read More…
MONROE — Monroe Local Schools are creating two community committees to help it navigate its projected $4.5 million deficit, including one aimed at a fiscal-watch recovery plan. Read More…
Just as Newark schools are suspending student-activity fees to pay for sports and other extracurricular activities, a neighboring Licking County district is considering charging fees starting next fall. Granville schools are blaming their need for activity fees on the state, which accelerated the effect of ending the tangible personal-property tax. Read More…
The Kettering School Board on Tuesday took a first step toward dismissing Brian Donoher, the athletic director at Kettering Fairmont High School. At its regular meeting, the board approved a recommendation to consider terminating his contract “for good and just cause.” Read More…
A poached salmon salad was the most popular menu item this past week at the C-TEC Bistro.
The restaurant, which serves as a lab experience for seniors in the Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County's culinary program, started serving "Biggest Loser" lunch options this past week to go along with a staff contest to lose weight during the next 10 weeks. Read More…
The state has said no to the Van Buren Education Association for a second time.
The association, which represents teachers in the northern Hancock County school district, had asked the state to reconsider its October decision to deny an unfair labor practice complaint against the Van Buren school board. But late last week, the State Employment Relations Board again declined the request. Read More…