State Education News
- Teacher evaluations to be more detailed under new standards (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
The teacher on the video had clearly worked hard on her lesson…Read more...
- Past school-funding plans (Columbus Dispatch)
When Gov. John Kasich in February rolls out his formula for funding Ohio schools, he will become the fourth-consecutive governor to attempt to transform the way the state pays for education…Read more...
- Kasich’s turn for school reform (Columbus Dispatch)
Gov. John Kasich soon will become the fourth-straight Ohio governor to propose sweeping changes for financing public schools and improving student performance…Read more...
- Auditor targets 100 more schools (Columbus Dispatch)
The state auditor has identified about 100 more Ohio schools that show signs they might have “ scrubbed” student data…Read more...
- Hamilton schools: ‘A’ in frugality (Columbus Dispatch)
Hamilton schools are celebrating a milestone this year that few districts in Ohio can: They’ve gone 20 years without increasing their operating taxes. And based on current financial projections…Read more...
- School reform: Outside help likely (Columbus Dispatch)
The Columbus school district isn’t the only education game in town. It’s the biggest. But a large, mayor-appointed commission that is meeting to help improve education for Columbus children is operating on the premise that other businesses…Read more...
- Kasich appoints three to Ohio Board of Education (Columbus Dispatch)
Gov. John Kasich today made three more appointments to the Ohio Board of Education, among them a replacement for the last remaining appointee of his Democratic predecessor…Read more...
- Private schools top public in average ACT, SAT scores (Dayton Daily News)
Local private high school students averaged much higher ACT and SAT scores than their public school counterparts in 2012, according to our study of schools across the Miami Valley…Read more...
- State reports show most teacher candidates pass licensure test (Hamilton Journal-News)
Ohio has established a starting point for comparing and evaluating the college programs that train elementary, middle and high school teachers, releasing this week the first ever…Read more...
- Use of seclusion, restraint to be restricted (Marion Star)
Ohio schools no longer will be allowed to use physical restraint or seclusion as a punishment for children under a draft policy, but those techniques still would be permitted to prevent dangerous situations…Read more...
Local Education News
- Administrators tackle ‘school-to-prison’ pipeline (Akron Beacon Journal)
Claren Chandler was two months pregnant with her daughter when she threatened to stab a Garfield High School classmate with a pair of scissors…Read more...
- Teacher with fear of kids sues district (Cincinnati Enquirer)
A longtime French and Spanish high-school teacher is suing a suburban Cincinnati school district, alleging that it discriminated against her because she has a disability — a phobia of young children…Read more...
- Students praising others on Facebook (Columbus Dispatch)
Students in central Ohio have a new reason to smile. By logging onto Facebook and sending a message, teens are anonymously paying homage to fellow classmates’ good deeds and admirable qualities...Read more...
- Schools say no to old drug programs (Columbus Dispatch)
Realizing that more young people are no longer “just saying no” to drugs, local schools are changing their approaches to drug-prevention programs…Read more...
- Board votes to table charter school study (Dayton Daily News)
The Springboro Board of Education voted 3-2 to table a proposed conversion charter school study Thursday night, after dozens of Springboro parents and community members spoke out against the study and the concept…Read more...
- Armed janitors may provide school district's line of defense (Findlay Courier)
A rural school district in Ohio is drawing attention with its plans to arm a handful of its non- teaching employees with handguns this year -- perhaps even janitors…Read more...
- No new security measures for city schools (Springfield News-Sun)
Springfield City Schools will wait to see what government changes come from a national debate about guns and mass shootings before making any changes…Read more...
- Cameras, locked doors among precautions for area Catholic schools (Toledo Blade)
With new entrance procedures, an online reporting system for threats, and training for students and staff, schools in the Catholic Diocese of Toledo are beefing up security measures and reviewing policies in response to the shooting in Newtown, Conn…Read more...
- Steubenville Supt Plans Expanded Sexual Harassment, Date Rape Curriculum (WBNS)
Two 16-year-old high school football players have been charged with sexually assaulting a young girl after a series of parties in August…Read more...
- Ridge Middle School to try out Google Chromebooks in Mentor School District (Willoughby News Herald)
Mentor Schools will join neighboring school districts by adding new technology to its classrooms…Read more...
Editorial
- Put the emphasis on educate, not regulate (Cincinnati Enquirer)
In the fall of 2010, the Ohio Department of Education launched, with great fanfare, an initiative called Credit Flexibility…Read more...
- Web-utation (Columbus Dispatch)
It might be hard for parents to get this message through, but teens and young adults should be made to understand that what they put online likely will be seen by a college- admissions officer or a potential employer…Read more...
- Unwelcome comeback (Columbus Dispatch)
A malady mankind thought it had whipped, whooping cough, is again becoming a menace. More than ever, parents need to make sure that they and their children are current on immunizations…Read more...
- Decency deficit (Columbus Dispatch)
The attention surrounding an allegation of rape at a high-school party in Steubenville isn’t surprising; the ugly details attract notice…Read more...
- A first step (Columbus Dispatch)
The Ohio Department of Education’s effort to establish policies and rules for dealing with emotionally disturbed children with out-of-control behavior is welcome…Read more...
- A start (Columbus Dispatch)
One of the most-talked-about topics amid all the media coverage of the Newtown school shootings was a blog item written by a mother who sympathized with what shooter Adam Lanza’s mother…Read more...
- Schools should be instructed to be open about discipline issue (Youngstown Vindicator)
There’s a saying that when God closes a door, He opens a window. But politics isn’t divine, and experience shows that when government cracks a window, it often tries to slam shut a door…Read more...
