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We hear a lot from the Governor and his legislature about the need for students to be "college ready", which is laudable. But there's the rhetoric of "being ready" and the reality of a legislature that is making college harder, especially for students from poor families.
Exhibit A is this graph sent to us by a reader, regarding the states disinvestment in the Ohio College Opportunity Grant
Statewide Education News
A midyear cut in federal funds now leaves Toledo Public Schools with little wiggle room and facing possible future program cuts. The funding loss -- nearly $500,000 for Toledo's public, private, and charter schools -- came after congressional budget reduction deals led to about $8 million less federal money for Ohio schools. The cuts came largely to Title I funding, which is federal money dedicated to high-poverty schools. Read More…
The Ohio Department of Education awarded grants yesterday to two consortiums of school districts teaming up to coordinate transportation services and computer purchases to save money. “Better use of scarce public resources is a key element for improving Ohio’s educational system,” said Stan Heffner, superintendent of public instruction. “The grant proposal(s) not only will save money for area taxpayers, but also will be example(s) for other schools to follow.” Read More…
Local Issues
HILLIARD - Hilliard City Schools plans to install new security measures at all 14 of its elementary schools by the new year. Officials said that they want to know who is in their buildings at all times, and plans to install buzzers to let visitors and parents in the buildings. The buzzer at Ridgewood Elementary School was installed over Thanksgiving and the others plan to be installed before students return from winter break, CrimeTracker 10's Maureen Kocot said. Read More…
FAIRFIELD — Before the end of the 2011-12 school year, students in the Fairfield City School District will get an opportunity to use iPads in the classroom. The district was awarded a $20,000 grant by the Duke Energy Foundation at Thursday night’s Board of Education meeting for the purchase of iPads for student use. Read More…
Editorial
There's such a thing as tightening our collective belt or making do with less. When that happens, Californians raise fees or close another public office for a few additional days or cram a few more students into an already full classroom without screaming too loudly about it. But something entirely different is happening now: California is becoming a state that lets down its elderly, its disabled, its children and its college students in fundamental ways that will harm all of us in the years ahead. Read More…
Thanks to ODE for compiling todays news.