State Education News
- Black grad rate lags in Ohio (Cincinnati Enquirer)
- Ohio’s grad rates show racial disparity (Columbus Dispatch)
- House tweaking schools legislation (Columbus Dispatch)
- Ohio ties for 8th in U.S. for high school graduation rates (Dayton Daily News)
- Local HS Introduces Unique Texting Program (WJW)
Ohio is the sixth worst state in the nation at graduating black students from high school on time, a new federal study says…Read more...
Ohio has one of the nation’s lowest graduation rates for black students but one of the better rates for white students. The gap between black and white students’ success is so wide — white students’ rate is 26 percentage points higher…Read more...
Majority Republicans in the House say legislation to ramp up the school accountability system and create new report cards for schools and districts could be voted on as early as Thursday…Read more...
Twenty two states have better high school graduation rates than Ohio under a new, more uniform method of calculation, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education…Read more...
A Lake County high school is now using a unique text messaging program which allows students to anonymously send tips about any potential dangers at their school…Read more...
Local Education News
- New Albany levy passes; district will build a school (Columbus Dispatch)
- Vanlue, Kenton agree to share school treasurer (Findlay Courier)
- Mansfield school district rethinking budget situation (Mansfield News Journal)
- No comments for proposed 'double dip' (Newark Advocate)
- Austintown teens learn work skills (Youngstown Vindicator)
Voters approved a New Albany schools tax that will pay for a new school building, according to final, official results the Board of Elections certified yesterday…Read more...
Vanlue and Kenton school districts have agreed to share a treasurer, school administrators announced this week…Read more...
A gamble by the Mansfield City Schools Board of Education backfired at the polls this month, and the district will operate with $4 million less next year…Read more...
No one spoke up at a public hearing Tuesday concerning the proposed retirement and rehiring of the superintendent of the Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County…Read more...
Hartford Orchard has hosted many families and events throughout the season, but on Tuesday, those visiting the orchard were put to work…Read more...
Editorial
- Plenty of big questions facing Ohio's schools (Chillicothe Gazette)
- Ohio ready to reform tests, data (Warren Tribune Chronicle)
When it comes to the state government in Columbus and big issues involving Ohio’s public schools, there are more big unknowns than knowns at the moment…Read more...
At long last, Ohio seems on the brink of simple, common-sense school reforms. One would compare the performance of students to those in other states. Another would eliminate the bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo…Read more...