State Education News

Ohio school board extends report card delay (Associated Press)

COLUMBUS -- Ohio's school board again blocked release of state report cards on Tuesday amid an attendance-tampering investigation, but it cleared certain untainted data to be publicized…Read more…

Ohio school board raises reading expectations (Associated Press)

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As many as 10,000 third-graders could be held back next school year if they fall short of new minimum scores set for the state reading test.…Read more…

State to release limited report cards (Columbus Dispatch)

The state’s school report cards are coming. Sort of. They’ll be stripped-down versions missing overall ratings, attendance rates and a performance index score.…Read more…

Stricter seclusion rules in works (Columbus Dispatch)

All schools will be required to track — and disclose — how often they are restraining or secluding children under a proposed state policy.…Read more…

Ohio School Board Extends State Report Card Delay (WBNS)

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio's school board has again blocked the release of state report cards amid an attendance-tampering investigation.…Read more…

Ohio will release report card data, with big caveats (WKSU)

After weeks of delay, the State Board of Education has decided to release preliminary report card data on school districts and buildings…Read more…

Local Education News

Audit flags ethics questions at charter school (Cincinnati Enquirer)

A local charter school overpaid an employee $3,333 and committed possible ethics violations, according to the Ohio Auditor’s Office.…Read more…

Cuyahoga Falls Students Ready for Battle on Bullying (Cuyahoga Falls Patch)

The start of the new school year brings a new front in the battle on bullying in the Cuyahoga Falls City Schools with the help of the $50,000 Safe and Drug Free Schools Grant the district received from the Ohio Department of Education last spring.…Read more…

School board puts limit on sports (New Philadelphia Times-)

UHRICHSVILLE — The Newcomerstown Board of Education adopted a new policy Monday that would limit the…Read more…

Teen arrested this morning after taking fake bomb to Parma Senior High School (Sun Newpapers)

PARMA -- A 15 year-old boy was arrested this morning after he allegedly took a fake bomb to Parma Senior High School, 6285 West 54th Street.…Read more…

Beachwood school district may pull out as host of deaf and hard of hearing program (Sun Newpapers)

BEACHWOOD -- The Beachwood school district may end its role as host and fiscal officer of the deaf and hard of hearing consortium program in two years.…Read more…

Parma parents air school traffic and safety concerns (Sun Newpapers)

PARMA -- Parents crowded into the school board meeting room Sept. 10 to complain about traffic around their children’s schools, late school buses and other issues that have occurred since the start of the school year.…Read more…

Teachers review Common Core math program (This Week News)

Upper Arlington parents attended "Parent University" at the elementary schools last week to learn about the district's new Math in Focus program.…Read more…

T.J. Lane to be transferred to adult detention facility (Willoughby News Herald)

Accused Chardon High School shooter Thomas Lane III should be transferred to an adult detention facility, Geauga County Common Pleas Judge David L. Fuhry has ruled.…Read more…

U.S. Department of Education Recognizes Ontario Schools (WMAN)

The Ontario Local School District has been recognized for its environmental efforts. The district has received an honorable mention award as a Green Ribbon School from the U.S. Department of Education.…Read more…

Education Department Expands IDEA Help Centers (Disability Scoop)

The number of training centers across the country designed to assist families in accessing services for students with disabilities is on the rise.…Read more…