State Education News
- Reynoldsburg schools attracting rave reviews (Columbus Dispatch)
- Few charter schools improve on state report cards (Hamilton Journal-News)
- Marion tour touts technology careers (Marion Star)
- Efforts to help preschoolers working (Middletown Journal)
Reynoldsburg schools long have been considered trailblazers in the state, trying new approaches to reach students. But their recent efforts — particularly with STEM…Read more...
Eleven area charter schools improved their ratings on the 2011-12 state report cards, while 10 slipped and 16 others stayed the same, according to the preliminary data released by the Ohio Department of Education…Read more...
Jamal Richardson didn’t hesitate to volunteer when the Tri-Rivers Career Center student asked if anyone wanted to operate the robot he had just demonstrated…Read more...
A program that reaches out to pre-schoolers is improving students’ kindergarten readiness, according to local education officials…Read more...
Local Education News
- Winton Woods parents upset by low state rating (Cincinnati Enquirer)
- Cleveland schools' spending per student ranks high, but so do students' needs (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
- Cleveland schools' budget tops $1 billion, about a third not available for daily school operations (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
- Anti-drug effort seeks to sober up city, schools (Columbus Dispatch)
- Talks to replace schools audit-panel chief fizzled (Columbus Dispatch)
- Positive behavior strategy seeks to lessen discipline gap (Toledo Blade)
- Liberty schools predicts $15M debt (Warren Tribune Chronicle)
- Treasurers: Charters, vouchers cost us lots (Youngstown Vindicator)
Dozens of parents crowded into the library of Winton Woods High School on Monday night to ask school leaders why the district was rated among the lowest in the state…Read more...
The Cleveland school district spends about $15,000 per student, making it among Ohio's highest-spending districts, even as it sits at the bottom in results…Read more...
The total budget for the Cleveland school district is $1.1 billion, about $655 million of it in the general fund…Read more...
Worthington has excellent schools and is envied for its charm and services. It also has a dark underside: kids getting high, a pipeline of cheap heroin…Read more...
One member of the Columbus Board of Education pushed for board President Carol Perkins to step down as the head of a special auditing…Read more...
In a bid to improve school climates and reduce the disparity in discipline rates between white and minority students, Toledo Public Schools…Read more...
The Liberty Board of Education on Monday projected the school district's debt to exceed $15 million in five years…Read more...
A large amount of taxpayer money meant for public education is being siphoned off by charter schools and vouchers, local school treasurers say…Read more...