State Education News

Staff, Students Learn Lessons From Active School Shooter Training (WBNS)

An active shooting scenario last month at Watkins Memorial High School has given staff and students an idea of items they need to improve on if there was a real-life active shooting…Read more...

Partial report card data on Ohio's schools will now be released (Willoughby News Herald)

The Ohio Department of Education announced that they will release partial report card data to schools across the state…Read more...

Local Education News

School enrollment same as last year (Findlay Courier)

Carey Schools' enrollment as of Aug. 22 is the same as it was last year, at 856 students, Superintendent Mark Vehre said following a Carey school board…Read more...

Newark program uses play to relate lessons (Newark Advocate)

Kierra Paynter carefully brushed yellow paint onto a sheet of bubble wrap. When the plastic was completely covered, she pressed it on a piece of paper, creating a bright print…Read more...

Judge orders ‘record restitution' for bus scheme (Willoughby News Herald)

An Avon Lake man was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for a scheme involving busing special-needs children…Read more...

Editorial

Reappraisal throws schools for a loop (Canton Repository)

We don’t know of a single soul who thinks that Ohio’s public schools should be as dependent on local property taxes as they are. But simply switching out one tax for another isn’t the answer…Read more...

Reforming truants (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Ohio school districts being investigated for improper tactics in recording student attendance ought to consider Cleveland's innovative handling of truants…Read more...