State Education News
- Perry Local Supt. Richard to retire, Bowe to replace him (Canton Repository)
- Ohio Senate OKs new school evaluation system (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
- State officials auditing troubled charter school (Columbus Dispatch)
- House likely to OK school report cards (Columbus Dispatch)
- Steep cuts, levy crucial for Carlisle schools to avoid takeover by state (Dayton Daily News)
After seven years, Perry Local Schools Superintendent John Richard plans to retire at the end of January to become the senior executive director of the Ohio Department of Education…Read more...
The Ohio Senate on Wednesday passed a Republican-backed education bill that calls for a more demanding evaluation system for schools, along with other significant changes…Read more...
A Columbus charter school already strained because of poor fiscal management now is under state scrutiny for its work with special-needs children…Read more...
The House is expected to approve legislation today to create a new school report card and accountability system that supporters hope will help improve student learning…Read more...
Carlisle Local Schools may consider eliminating at least one bus route in January as part of $400,000 in potential cuts to keep the district from falling into fiscal emergency status and a takeover by the state…Read more...
Local Education News
- 25 local leaders on Coleman’s city schools panel (Columbus Dispatch)
- Berea school officials listen to parents, readjust next year's hours Sun Newspapers)
- Midview schools facing major cuts WKYC)
The chief executive of a major corporation, a federal judge and a prominent attorney will lead a commission of 25 people appointed…Read more...
Berea school officials reconsidered next year’s proposed time changes for the district’s elementary schools…Read more...
The Midview Schools may cut up to 25 percent of teachers and go to a five-hour school day. The Midview School District says if a levy fails in February, $2.3 million will need to be cut…Read more...
Editorial
- Newfound urgency Columbus Dispatch)
Ohio’s new “third-grade reading guarantee” is causing big headaches, especially in big-city school districts. While they aren’t anything to celebrate, those headaches are necessary and overdue…Read more...