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Education News for 05-21-2013

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State Education News

  • Legislature may ditch takeover proposal for Columbus schools (Columbus Dispatch)

    • As hearings start this week on a Columbus school-district reform bill, an earlier proposal allowing for a state takeover of the state’s largest district is likely to vanish…Read more...

Local Education News

  • North Canton school officials take steps to increase building security (Akron Beacon Journal)

    • The Board of Education has approved the purchase of digital radios and antennas as part of a district-wide safety and security initiative…Read more...

  • Akron board cuts Akron Digital Academy loose (Akron Beacon Journal)

    • The Akron school board effectively severed ties with Akron Digital Academy — after sponsoring the online charter school for more than a decade…Read more...

  • A look inside the future of education (Cincinnati Enquirer)

    • In a new building just outside of Indianapolis’ downtown, Darren McCorkle sits at a desk in a sea of short-walled cubicles, taking an eighth-grade algebra lesson online…Read more...

  • Teachers negotiating (Findlay Courier)

    • Contract negotiations between Findlay's teacher union and the district administration are progressing smoothly, according to Superintendent Dean Wittwer…Read more...

  • Lorain City Schools' staff looks to change culture of low expectations (Lorain Morning Journal)

    • Lorain City Schools’ staff has developed a “widespread culture of low expectations” but hope is budding among employees under its new administration, a state assessment determined…Read more...

  • Lots of changes in Warren district (Marietta Times)

    • The Warren Local school district will look very different next year with a new superintendent, new high school and elementary administrators and the return of high school busing…Read more...

  • Boardman schools official warns of 5% cut in funding (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • The Boardman schools director of instruction said she expects a 5 percent cut in funding next year for the four federal programs for which the school district receives money…Read more...

Editorial

  • Dollars in the classroom (Akron Beacon Journal)

    • State Sen. Peggy Lehner wants to devote an additional $100 million to early childhood education in Ohio. The Kettering Republican cites the handsome return, $10 or more for every dollar spent…Read more...

  • Added scrutiny of charter schools in city and state is overdue, but finally coming (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • State and local education leaders are committing themselves to beefed-up monitoring of Ohio’s ballooning network of charter schools…Read more...

Education News for 05-013-2013

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State Education News

  • School boards to review 5-year forecasts (Chillicothe Gazette)

    • Taking a look ahead at the next five years is a common theme of area school board activity this week…Read more...

  • Cleveland school district, Cleveland Teachers Union revamp salary system (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

    • A tentative contract negotiated by the Cleveland school district and Cleveland Teachers Union throws out "step" raises based on years of experience…Read more...

  • City schools requiring password changes (Columbus Dispatch)

    • The Columbus school district soon will require employees to regularly change their passwords to access computerized student data…Read more...

  • Taxpayers will soon be able to go online to see how the state is spending money (Ohio Public Radio)

    • Taxpayers will soon be able to go online to see how the state is spending money. Ohio Public Radio’s Jo Ingles reports on a new database being developed by state leaders…Read more...

  • Charter schools in Youngstown need improvement (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • The chairwoman of the Youngstown Schools Academic Distress Commission is waging what she calls a one-woman crusade to ensure all students…Read more...

Local Education News

  • School officers take a hit in city budget (Cincinnati Enquirer)

    • Cincinnati Public Schools officials were surprised by a proposal to remove police resource officers from schools and to put those officers on city streets to replace laid-off police officers…Read more...

  • Noxious ‘crush’ sites plague area high schools (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Like a digital sleepover game, the Twitter account encouraged Pickerington students to share a secret crush under the cover of online anonymity. And the first nine posts played along…Read more...

  • Charter school for troubled students calling it quits (Columbus Dispatch)

    • A Columbus charter school that serves troubled students in grades 6-9 will close at the end of this school year…Read more...

  • Wind Power Cuts Ohio Schools' Electric Bills (WBNS)

    • Two northwest Ohio school districts say wind power is reducing their electricity bills and adding new learning tools for math and science…Read more...

Education News for 04-24-2013

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State Education News

  • Plan for Columbus schools includes fund, auditor outside board’s control (Columbus Dispatch)

    • A new panel led by the city, school leaders and the private sector would control an “innovation fund” that could spend up to $50 million annually on Columbus charter and district schools, according to a draft…Read more...

  • State wants out of school-bus management (Columbus Dispatch)

    • The Ohio Department of Education wonders: Can someone else regulate busing…Read more...

  • Local public high schools ranked in Ohio, nation (Lorain Morning Journal)

    • Three local schools were among the top 60 in the Ohio, but much farther down the list nationally, in the 2013 ranking of the best public high schools in the U.S., announced yesterday by U.S. News & World Report…Read more...

  • New strategies emphasize OAA tests (Middletown Journal)

    • It’s testing season in Ohio schools, and for more than 7,100…Read more...

Local Education News

  • Columbus school board OKs vehicle purchase to take over private busing (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Columbus City Schools jumped headfirst into a major expansion of its busing operation last night by essentially firing its sole private contractor…Read more...

  • School district to vote on cutting teachers (Dayton Daily News)

    • The members of the Vandalia-Butler City Schools Board of Education voted to cut 47 positions, including those of 33 teachers…Read more...

  • Lorain City Schools board approves roughly $2.5 million in teaching contracts (Lorain Morning Journal)

    • Lorain City Schools board approved roughly $2.4 million in teaching contracts for the next school year…Read more...

  • Cleveland Heights-University Heights school board approves teacher cuts (Sun Newspapers)

    • At its April 23 meeting, the Cleveland Heights-University Heights school board approved a reduction in force of 42…Read more...

  • North Ridgeville schools address overcrowding at elementary schools (Sun Newspapers)

    • The school board voted unanimously Tuesday night to reorganize two of the district’s elementary schools…Read more...

  • Bay Village school board credits superintendent, union for agreement (Sun Newspapers)

    • School board members are crediting Superintendent Clint Keener and the teachers’ union for reaching a quick agreement in recent contract negotiations…Read more...

  • Youngstown schools, diocese settle transportation issues (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • The city school board passed a resolution Tuesday settling transportation issues between the district and two Diocese of Youngstown schools…Read more...

  • Liberty schools has positive financial future (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • School officials said they are “cautiously optimistic” about the district’s financial future…Read more...

Education News for 04-11-2013

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State Education News

Local Education News

  • 14 were interested in Columbus superintendent job (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Columbus City Schools had 14 applicants from across the nation for superintendent when the school board voted to suspend its search on Tuesday evening, bowing to the wishes of Mayor Michael B. Coleman and others.…Read more…

  • Goggin hired as Midview superintendent (Lorain Morning Journal)

    • The Midview school board will hire current Director of Education Scott Goggin as its next superintendent at today’s board meeting.…Read more…

  • Avon Lake High School might cut credit hours (Lorain Morning Journal)

    • It may be easier for Avon Lake High School seniors to receive their diploma in 2014 as school board members consider cutting graduation credit hours from 24 to 21 credits.…Read more…

  • South Range district asks state for more funding (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • The treasurer of a Mahoning County district urged state lawmakers Wednesday to increase state funding for local schools.…Read more…

  • Boardman stadium project gets boost from Home Savings donation (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • Boardman High School boosters are trying to get a new stadium project up and running, despite voter rejection of a bond issue in 2007 that would have provided funding.…Read more…

Education News for 04-10-2013

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State Education News

  • Ohio Adopts New Restraint, Seclusion Room Policies For Schools (WBNS)

    • Ohio was a state that had no restrictions on seclusion rooms or restraints in schools. In December, the state created a policy, or guidelines, for districts to follow...Read more...

    


  • School funding plan gets overhaul from Ohio House (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

    • State legislative leaders tossed out a major part of Gov. John Kasich's school funding plan Tuesday and significantly shifted the dollars that individual districts would receive from the state...Read more...

Local Education News

  • National Robotics Challenge returns for 10th year (Marion Star)

    • While much of the robotics buzz locally is centering on the upcoming world robotics championship to be held in California, the event that first spurred an interest locally will enter its 10th year Thursday...Read more...

  • Cuts could hit Head Start (Warren Tribune Chronicle)

    • Students and teachers in Mahoning and Trumbull counties could be affected by a federal funding hit to Head Start programs...Read more...

    


  • Geneva schools to host open meeting on lockdown response (Ashtabula Star-Beacon)

    • Geneva teachers and first responders will team up Thursday to inform parents about new emergency lockdown procedures at every district school...Read more...

    


  • Students earn Junior Achievement experience, honors (Canton Repository)

    • Dozens of area high school students spent Tuesday morning showing what they’ve learned this year about business, and several went home with scholarship money...Read more...

    


  • Fairborn teachers put to the test (WDTN)

    • Fairborn students got an extra day of Spring Break Monday while their teachers had a very serious lesson to learn in the classroom...Read more...

    


  • Bluffton student raises awareness for diabetes, awarded for efforts (Lima News)

    • Jena Diller has no memory of a time when she didn’t have a sibling with Type 1 diabetes. Her older sister was diagnosed at age 12, her younger brother at age 4...Read more...

    


  • New Technology Allows Police To Have Eyes Inside Schools (WBNS)

    • A new tool has turned Baltimore village police officers into “virtual” cops. DARE officer Jason Harget demonstrated how officers can see inside every school in the district from the inside of his police cruiser...Read more...

  • Turnout seen as key to Chillicothe City School's levy success (Chillicothe Gazette)

    • With no other candidates or issues on the May 7 ballot for Chillicothe voters, people pushing for passage of the Chillicothe City Schools’ operational levy realize that getting people fired up..Read more...

  • Pymatuning Valley Local School District classified employee has beef with superintendent (Ashtabula Star-Beacon)

    • A Pymatuning Valley Local School District classified employee says she has been placed on unpaid administrative leave after missing several weeks of work due to being on a mission trip out of the country...Read more...

  • Cleveland School district approves sale of administration building to hotel for $4.5 million (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

    • A St. Louis hotel company will become the new owners of the Cleveland School District's landmark East Sixth administration building after the school board voted 5-to- 3 to accept its $4.5 million bid Tuesday night...Read more...

  • Avon Lake City Schools stress passage of levy (Lorain Morning Journal)

    • As the May 7 primary election quickly approaches, Avon Lake City School board members met yesterday to discuss financials and stress how important the upcoming levy is to success of the district and city of Avon Lake...Read more...

  • 'Do the Right Thing' program returns to Lorain City Schools (Lorain Morning Journal)

    • Lorain City Schools’ “Do the Right Thing” program has returned after more than a year’s hiatus...Read more...

  • Niles McKinley High begins classes in new building (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • “It’s really nice, and I love it,” said Angelisa Beltran, a 17-year-old senior, as she and nearly 675 of her fellow students began their first day of classes in the new Niles McKinley High School...Read more...

  • Youngstown school board rejects funding members' trip to Calif. (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • If three city school board members want to attend a National School Boards Association conference this weekend in San Diego, they’ll have to pay for it themselves...Read more...

    


Education News for 04-04-2013

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Local Education News

  • Toledo Public Schools audit identifies $100M in savings over 5 years (Toledo Blade)

    • A private consulting firm that conducted a performance audit of Toledo Public Schools recommends moves the firm says would save the district about $100 million over five years…Read more…

  • State Auditor: Noncompliance Findings For Columbus City Schools (WBNS)

    • State Auditor Dave Yost released documents overnight detailing findings from an annual audit of the Columbus City School district.…Read more…

    


  • Strongsville Strike: Negotiation meeting ends with no deal (WOIO)

    • A federal mediator met with both sides in the ongoing Strongsville teachers strike Wednesday morning. But after 14 hours of negotiating, no deal was made.…Read more…

    


  • Assaulting bus drivers, passing school buses could bring stiffer penalties in Cleveland (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

    • City Council's Public Safety Committee approved two ordinances this morning that would stiffen the penalty for passing school buses and add assaults on a public transit worker to the list of misconduct on a public bus or train.…Read more…

  • Left behind? (Marietta Times)

    • Some local school officials are concerned about having the hardware and capacity to administer new computer-based state tests set to debut in 2014-15.…Read more…

    


  • Monroe approves superintendent contract (Middletown Journal)

    • The Monroe school board in late March approved a two-year contract for Dr. Phil Cagwin as superintendent, confirmed district treasurer Holly Cahall.…Read more…

    


  • Schools face up to $1.3M cuts (Springfield News-Sun)

    • Federal sequestration budget cuts could cost Clark and Champaign County schools up to $1.3 million for tutors and other staff members that help disadvantaged students, at the same time that districts are facing new state reading requirements.…Read more…

  • Preschool project hinging on quality (Cincinnati Enquirer)

    • “A chair for every child in a quality preschool.” That’s the mission of Preschool Promise, an ambitious plan to expand preschool access to 1,000 more children from low- and middle- income families annually in Greater Cincinnati……Read more…

  • Mock school shooting gives true experience in Boardman (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • Two Boardman High School students lay helpless, one in a first-floor hallway bleeding from her arm, one on the stairs missing half of his leg.…Read more…

    


  • Activists complain of inaction by Youngstown school board (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • A group of activists and city school parents, frustrated with what they see as a lack of response to its concerns from the school board, is launching its own action plan to improve the quality of education.…Read more…