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Education News for 04-18-2013

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State Education News

  • School funding plan from Ohio House headed to a vote with many details still unclear (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

    • The school funding proposal created by Ohio House leaders is scheduled for a vote Thursday, along with the rest of the state budget…Read more...

  • Patrolman’s substitute-teaching job might start security trend (Columbus Dispatch)

    • When Columbus Police Officer Bret Wilson encountered teens on the job, he found them to be disrespectful, rude to their parents…Read more...

  • Legislator’s sex-ed proposal baffles some educators (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Some local school administrators say it’s unclear how a ban on teaching about “gateway sexual activity” would change sex-education lessons in their districts…Read more...

  • Coleman balks at school-takeover legislation (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman opposes a legislative plan that would allow him to pick two of the five members of a state panel that could take over Columbus City Schools…Read more...

  • Teachers see movement in state reading requirements (Mansfield News Journal)

    • Helping struggling readers master the skill is becoming more difficult for some Ohio teachers, even as lawmakers try to make it easier…Read more...

  • Conotton Valley debuts student helpline (New Philadelphia Times-Reporter)

    • Conotton Valley Union Local Schools has launched an anonymous helpline where students can report threats of violence, illegal activity, depression or bullying situations…Read more...

  • Bring Your Own Device pilot starting soon (Newark Advocate)

    • Newark City Schools is running a pilot for the Bring Your Own Device initiative in select classrooms at the high school. The students in the pilot will be encouraged to bring their own…Read more...

  • Budget bill contains proposal for state takeover of schools (Toledo Blade)

    • Proposed legislation could lead to a state takeover of Toledo Public Schools and eight other districts because of its data-reporting practices…Read more...

Local Education News

  • Phila school board gets ‘EverFi’ update (New Philadelphia Times-Reporter)

    • Members of the New Philadelphia Board of Education got an update on the EverFi Program…Read more...

  • Local groups could gain, schools lose under tax exemption (Zanesville Times-Recorder)

    • Some local fraternal organizations could save thousands of dollars each year if they are exempted from paying property taxes, dollars that could be directed to other charitable work in the community…Read more...

Education News for 08-20-2012

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State Education News

  • Scandal may delay report cards (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Ohio should delay the release of this year’s school-district report cards, the president of the State Board of Education says...Read more...

  • Schools asked to self-report data scrubbing (Columbus Dispatch)

    • State Auditor Dave Yost urged Ohio schools this week to voluntarily disclose whether they’re falsifying their student-attendance data...Read more...

  • School year starts with career/college push (Marion Star)

    • Educators are identifying communication and attendance as skills in need as students head back into the classrooms...Read more...

  • Grading scales not level at area schools (Middletown Journal)

    • When it comes to grading scales, the “playing field” isn’t the same for students at area school districts...Read more...

  • Cities, schools try new investment program (New Philadelphia Times)

    • More than 60 Ohio school districts, cities and local governments are taking part in a new state program that can triple the yield on their taxpayer investments...Read more...

  • Schools combat hunger through free and reduced lunch programs (New Philadelphia Times)

    • There are 4,325 children living in poverty in Tuscarawas County, enough to fill the Performing Arts Center at Kent State TuscarawasRead more...

  • Former Ohio superintendent dined with testing VIP (New Philadelphia Times)

    • Stan Heffner celebrated his new $180,000 private sector job over $10 cocktails, escargot, and oysters at San Antonio’s swanky Tost Bistro Bar in the spring of 2011...Read more...

  • Schools work to meet reading guarantee (Springfield News-Sun)

    • A new law that requires some students to repeat the third grade if they are not reading on target will force local schools to communicate more with parents...Read more...

Local Education News

  • New leaders discuss plans for five area school districts (Canton Repository )

    • Four local school districts have brand new superintendents this school year, along with Canton City’s Chris Smith, who is beginning...Read more...

  • Harris aims criticism at wrong target (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Gene Harris met with her principals about 10 days ago to get them ready for the start of school. “It’s been a tough summer,” the superintendent began...Read more...

  • Columbus City Schools: Deleted absences 7% of all records (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Columbus Superintendent Gene Harris has said her school district’s attendance-cheating scandal needs context...Read more...

  • Columbus schools to pay $6 million to suburban districts over tax-sharing errors (Columbus Dispatch)

    • The Columbus school district plans to pay a group of suburban schools almost $6 million over three years to make up for billing errors the district made in the Win-Win agreement...Read more...

  • Training in soft skills starts early (Marion Star)

    • As industries and educators push soft skills, elementary educators are starting the discussion as early as kindergarten with a program called The Leader in Me...Read more...

  • School lunches will be healthier this year (New Philadelphia Times)

    • School cafeterias and menus in Tuscarawas County are getting a makeover in a strong step to combat childhood obesity. When school opens this week in most local districts...Read more...

  • Clevelanders say NO to school levy (WEWS)

    • Just say no. Just say no," was what Kimberly Brown and several others chanted together...Read more...

Editorial

  • Valedictorian, you're retired (Chicago Tribune)

    • Quick: Do you remember your high school valedictorian? Chances are, you actually do. You also may recall the long, rambling speech at graduation...Read more...

  • Image makeover (Columbus Dispatch)

    • The Columbus Board of Education is right to be worried about how the public views the school district, but its first step to make the district look better should be investigating and fixing its serious problems...Read more...

Education News for 02-07-2012

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Local Issues

  • Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson proposes sweeping plan to improve education for city students – (Plain Dealer)

    • Mayor Frank Jackson hopes to triple the number of Cleveland students attending good schools by throwing out union rules governing teacher pay and layoffs, partnering more with high-performing charter schools and giving successful district schools more flexibility in how they do their jobs. Read More…

  • Michele Evans resigns as CEO of Canton City Schools – (Canton Repository)

    • Saying the Board of Education for City Schools had lost confidence in her ability to lead the district, Michele Evans gave up her job. Evans resigned, effective Monday, as superintendent and the school board accepted her resignation Monday afternoon with a unanimous vote following a closed-door meeting. Read More…

  • Classroom Turns To Technology, Goes Green – (Ohio News Network)

    • Historical relics surround students in Darren Plessinger's American Government class at Pickaway Ross Career and Technology Center. In the midst of the nation's forefathers and past flags, the teenagers are riding the wave of the future, ONN's Harrison Hove reported. The class is getting high tech while going green and saving on paper and books. Read More…

  • Panel says middle school students should start thinking about college – (News Herald)

    • Educators from multiple school districts in Lake and Geauga counties met recently with representatives of area colleges and universities to ask questions and discuss student success. The panel of higher education included Notre Dame College, Lakeland Community College, Lake Erie College, Ursuline College, Kent State University, Cleveland State University, The University of Akron and John Carrol University. Read More…

  • Bullying can have long-lasting effect – (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • Nearly 30 years have passed since Jodee Blanco’s high-school graduation, but remnants of the damage she endured from having been bullied remain. “I was the kid no one wanted to be caught dead hanging out with,” Blanco, a New York Times best-selling author and anti-bullying activist, said during her presentation Monday at Boardman High School. Read More…

  • Schools jump on health kick – (New Philadelphia Times Reporter)

    • With recent studies showing that more than one-third of third-graders in the Tuscarawas Valley are obese, area schools are taking action to reverse the trend. Educators are employing a variety of methods to help students eat better and become more active. Read More…

  • Buckeye adds oil, gas industry classes – (New Philadelphia Times Reporter)

    • With the avalanche of opportunities the gas and oil industry is bringing to the Tuscarawas Valley, Buckeye Career Center is finding itself a key player. It's making an impact locally, according to Erin VanFossen, assistant director of Adult Workforce Education at Buckeye Career Center in New Philadelphia. That's why there will be classes offered to help provide opportunities. Read More…

  • Mason board mulls merging schools – (Cincinnati Enquirer)

    • School officials here met late into the evening Monday discussing and debating details on a merger of two schools. The Mason Board of Education went into executive session for more than three hours as the board considered layoffs from combining Western Row and Mason Heights elementaries next school year. The board took no action but announced late Monday it will vote on the proposed merger at its regular public meeting on Feb. 14. Read More…

Editorial & Opinion

  • Cleveland school plan may be a tough sell, but it shouldn't be DOA: editorial – (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

    • For years, some in Cleveland have argued that the powers that be should blow up Cleveland's struggling public school system and start over from scratch. Whether, are willing to use dynamite remains to be seen. But the new and certain-to-be controversial academic transformation they're rolling out this week may well seem the political equivalent of playing with fire. Read More…