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Education News for 09-24-2012

State Education News

  • Extent of student-data scandal still unknown (Columbus Dispatch)
  • On a tight departure-and-arrival schedule, principals rotated in and out of the data czar’s office each year…Read more...

  • School districts find organized opposition is increasingly common (Columbus Dispatch)
  • There are some people in Upper Arlington who say that on Nov. 6, they will vote no on the school district’s tax request. That’s not new…Read more...

  • State will measure physical education (Columbus Dispatch)
  • Next year’s state report cards will feature a new measure for Ohio schools: how their students are doing in physical education…Read more...

  • Schools pile up millions in legal bills (Dayton Daily News)
  • Consulting with school attorneys is a necessary but unpredictable expense, local school officials say, that can cost tens of thousands of dollars for a single case…Read more...

  • Superintendents fight Ohio’s ‘Third Grade Guarantee’ (Washington Post)
  • The Chicago teachers strike was the biggest action that we’ve seen against aspects of modern school reform, but people in other places are fighting too. Here’s a report from Ohio…Read more...

Local Education News

  • Coleman to help, not lead, schools (Columbus Dispatch)
  • Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman plans to lend his leadership to the Columbus City Schools, including helping to select a replacement…Read more...

  • 'Brain drain' has attention of educators (Marion Star)
  • Data to support that Marion County residents who graduate from universities and colleges move out of Marion County after they graduate is hard to come by…Read more...

Editorial

  • Better school lunches (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
  • While some kids may groan or even hold lunch boycotts, the United States Department of Agriculture's new focus on fresh fruits and vegetables in school lunches…Read more...

  • Outing evil (Columbus Dispatch)
  • Americans have been shaken in recent years when details have come to light of revered institutions covering up the sexual abuse of children…Read more...

  • Helping hands (Columbus Dispatch)
  • Mayor Michael B. Coleman and City Council President Andrew J. Ginther are stepping up to help the Columbus City School District through a difficult time…Read more...

  • Rejecting test scores as a core value (Los Angeles Times)
  • It wasn't about money. It was about respect. That's what Chicago teachers union president Karen Lewis kept reminding the public…Read more...

The Intent to Leave: Impact of Eroding Teacher Salaries

After 1972, the level of teachers’ salaries declined not only relative to inflation but relative to salaries in other occupations requiring a bachelor’s degree. Even by 1987, starting teachers’ salaries lagged other salaries in various fields like computer sciences, math and physical sciences and business management.

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