State Education News

Teacher review policy up for vote (Cincinnati Enquirer)

The Cincinnati School Board is holding a special meeting today to discuss, and likely vote, on a new teacher evaluation policy…Read more...

Educators’ goal: More Ohioans in college (Columbus Dispatch)

Only 36 percent of Ohioans have a college certificate or degree. But experts predict that nearly 60 percent of jobs…Read more...

Students soar in summer internship program (Columbus Dispatch)

The numbers scribbled on the school whiteboard were like pieces of a puzzle, but 16-year- old Nathan Lehman had no idea how they fit together or what they would create…Read more...

Local Education News

Board meets in secret after shaky explanation (Columbus Dispatch)

The Columbus Board of Education went behind closed doors again yesterday evening to discuss an ongoing student-data investigation…Read more...

Salad bar aims to help Par Excellence students make healthy choices (Newark Advocate)

Asher Akens sat down in Par Excellence Academy's cafeteria, ready to devour the colorful salad he had made…Read more...

Board agrees to keep all elementary schools open (WKYC)

The Lakewood Board of Education has agreed to keep all of the city's elementary schools open…Read more...

School enrollment keeps falling (WKYC)

The Cleveland School District expects student enrollment to drop to 38,000…Read more...

Austintown super asked to step down (Youngstown Vindicator)

By the end of the school board’s Tuesday meeting one thing was clear — nearly 200 people stood behind board member Harold Porter…Read more...

Editorial

Schools need help with reading law (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Golfing legend and Buckeye alumnus Jack Nicklaus once said that concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety. As with any new legislation, Ohio’s requirement that students be able to read by the end of third grade…Read more...