State Education News
- Ohio Senate passes student-athlete concussion bill (Columbus Dispatch)
- Columbus school district must pay audit bill (Columbus Dispatch)
- Program to help Ohio schools teach historic texts (Newark Advocate)
- State audit finds discrepancy in school’s bank deposit (Springfield News-Sun)
Starting as soon as the spring sports season, Ohio’s young athletes would have to be immediately removed from a game or practice when they showed symptoms of a concussion…Read more...
The cost to Columbus City Schools for being investigated for data-rigging continued to grow this week: The district has become the only one in a statewide probe…Read more...
An educational program unveiled Tuesday by the Ohio Historical Society is meant to help schools comply with a new state law requiring students in grades 4-12…Read more...
A state audit released Tuesday included a finding that required the Graham Local School District to repay about $330 to the district’s athletic fund, because of an accounting error…Read more...
Local Education News
- Adena students' service projects address multiple issues (Chillicothe Gazette)
- Cleveland schools CEO Eric Gordon rolls out draft plan aimed at lifting district's performance (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
- Opinions split on freshman reading assignment in Grandview (Columbus Dispatch)
- Vanlue takes over BVS busing service (Findlay Courier)
- High school seniors finding they can't procrastinate in college search process (Willoughby News Herald)
- CMSD to Restore Full K-8 School Day (WJW)
This fall, one class at Adena High School spawned four service projects, most of which had students working within the school…Read more...
Six failing schools in the Cleveland school district could be overhauled in the fall. New specialty schools could open in the district a year later…Read more...
Any other year, students needed a signed form from their parents to read the book. If they got that, they would meet after school to discuss the novel with their teacher in small groups…Read more...
Going along with the recent statewide trend of sharing services to reduce cost, Vanlue schools has taken over busing for Blanchard Valley School's preschool and school-aged children…Read more...
Preparing to apply to colleges is a task seniors often begin long before they’re set to make the jump from high school. For example, students at Mentor High School start thinking about career choices in the ninth grade…Read more...
Changes are under way to kindergarten through 8th grade school days in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District…Read more...
Editorial
- Extended learning (Akron Beacon Journal)
Next year, 40 schools in five states will participate in a three-year pilot program to extend the school year by 300 or more hours. Research indicates that properly applied, more instructional time…Read more...