State Education News
- Nearly half million Ohio kids likely to fall from ‘proficient’ under new standards and not ready for (Akron Beacon Journal)
- Rage for robotics could close math, science gap (Cincinnati Enquirer)
- Ohio Graduation Test will be replaced in two years (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
- Up to 30 may face discipline over attendance data (Columbus Dispatch)
- Kasich fills spot on board of education (Columbus Dispatch)
- Online aid picks lessons best-suited to each student (Columbus Dispatch)
- Lottery will again sponsor schools in spelling bee (Columbus Dispatch)
- The battle facing those who fight for the liberal arts (Hamilton Journal-News)
- Local educators support use of seclusion rooms (Hamilton Journal-News)
- After shooting, experts wrestle with arming teachers (Lima News)
- State to discuss Tecumseh’s fiscal future (Springfield News-Sun)
In 2014, Ohio will begin using new online tests to determine how our public school children compare on core subjects with those in other states…Read more...
The hands that one day help American students close the international gap in math and science skills may be those of their homemade robots…Read more...
The days of the Ohio Graduation Test are numbered, as the state prepares to replace it with a new test and separate exams…Read more...
Columbus City Schools’ internal auditor told The Dispatch she will turn over a list of 20 to 30 employees to the district personnel department for potential discipline or termination…Read more...
Gov. John Kasich has tapped a retired teacher from Greenville to fill a vacancy on the State Board of Education…Read more...
Many Ohio teachers soon will have access to an online system in which they can quickly analyze students’ progress and pick the most appropriate curriculum or lesson plan for them…Read more...
The Ohio Lottery has reversed course and will restore funding for schools to participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee…Read more...
When Kevin Sims pitches his school’s new liberal arts major to prospective students, parents typically ask him, “What is my son or daughter going to do for a career?”…Read more...
As the Ohio Board of Education considers a plan regulating the use of restraint and seclusion rooms in public schools, local educators are supporting them as a useful behavior management tool so long as they are used appropriately…Read more...
Columbine. Virginia Tech. Sandy Hook. They are names forever linked and indelibly etched into the collective memory of a nation. They are the three deadliest school shootings in American history…Read more...
After an emergency levy failure in November, Tecumseh Local Schools faces a deficit and a possible “state takeover” — something Ohio Department of Education officials will discuss with the community Tuesday night at the high school…Read more...
Local Education News
- Bodies, minds in shape with classes after classes (Columbus Dispatch)
- Vandalia-Butler considers options for new school structure (Dayton Daily News)
- Urbana looking at making $1 million in cuts (Springfield News-Sun)
- Monroe district beefs up security by adding guards, locking doors (Toledo Blade)
For an extra four hours, middle-school students in Reynoldsburg can exercise their culinary skills, dabble in Mandarin Chinese and shake their hips a la Zumba…Read more...
The grade configuration of five schools in the Vandalia-Butler City School District could look very different next school year…Read more...
Urbana City Schools board members are considering $1 million in budget cuts this year after a recent levy failure, cuts that could include closing a building and reducing bus service…Read more...
Jerry Lemanski’s no stranger to the halls of Monroe Public Schools. Most times, he’s walked into schools as a parent. But Thursday, at Custer Elementary…Read more...
Editorial
- Harmful trend (Columbus Dispatch)
- Prepped for success (Columbus Dispatch)
Many economic indicators are going in the right direction in Ohio: the state’s unemployment rate has dropped below the national average in recent months, and 132,900 jobs have been added in the past two years…Read more...
About 40 percent of all Ohio students must take remedial courses in college to make up for what they didn’t learn in high school. That’s an enormous burden for students and for the state’s public universities…Read more...