Ed News

Education News for 01-07-2013

in

State Education News

  • Nearly half million Ohio kids likely to fall from ‘proficient’ under new standards and not ready for (Akron Beacon Journal)

    • 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...

  • Rage for robotics could close math, science gap (Cincinnati Enquirer)

    • 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...

  • Ohio Graduation Test will be replaced in two years (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

    • 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...

  • Up to 30 may face discipline over attendance data (Columbus Dispatch)

    • 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...

  • Kasich fills spot on board of education (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Gov. John Kasich has tapped a retired teacher from Greenville to fill a vacancy on the State Board of Education…Read more...

  • Online aid picks lessons best-suited to each student (Columbus Dispatch)

    • 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...

  • Lottery will again sponsor schools in spelling bee (Columbus Dispatch)

    • The Ohio Lottery has reversed course and will restore funding for schools to participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee…Read more...

  • The battle facing those who fight for the liberal arts (Hamilton Journal-News)

    • 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...

  • Local educators support use of seclusion rooms (Hamilton Journal-News)

    • 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...

  • After shooting, experts wrestle with arming teachers (Lima News)

    • 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...

  • State to discuss Tecumseh’s fiscal future (Springfield News-Sun)

    • 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)

    • 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...

  • Vandalia-Butler considers options for new school structure (Dayton Daily News)

    • The grade configuration of five schools in the Vandalia-Butler City School District could look very different next school year…Read more...

  • Urbana looking at making $1 million in cuts (Springfield News-Sun)

    • 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...

  • Monroe district beefs up security by adding guards, locking doors (Toledo Blade)

    • 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)

    • 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...

  • Prepped for success (Columbus Dispatch)

    • 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...

Education News for 01-04-2013

in

State Education News

  • Ohio Lottery Commission reinstates spelling bee funding (Akron Beacon Journal)

    • After discontinuing funding and considering a reduction in program support, the Ohio Lottery Commission has reached an agreement with Scripps National Spelling Bee…Read more…

Local Education News

  • School officials: Journey is safe (Ashtabula Gazette News)

    • Crossing guards, school resource officers, teachers, administrators and two additional police officers were on duty Thursday at Ashtabula Area City Schools to assist students on their way to and from school.…Read more…

  • Stark schools beef up security after Conn. Shootings (Canton Repository)

    • Shala Brown popped into Warstler Elementary School on Thursday to drop off the hat and gloves her daughter had forgotten that morning. As expected, she found a locked main door and a new doorbell outside.…Read more…

  • Focus group date set for Winton Woods schools superintendent search (Cincinnati Enquirer)

    • The Ohio School Boards Association will host a community focus group to discuss the search for the next superintendent for the Winton Woods City School District.…Read more…

  • Deer Park schools' scores fall short, district looks ahead (Cincinnati Enquirer)

    • After preliminary results of the state’s report card revealed lower scores and ranking, Deer Park Community City Schools officials are looking for changes to improve for next year.…Read more…


  • Finneytown to find superintendent by March 11 (Cincinnati Enquirer)

    • The Finneytown Local School District is one step closer to finding a permanent superintendent to replace Alan Robertson who will retire Jan. 3.…Read more…


  • Parent widens claim against Columbus schools over data rigging (Columbus Dispatch)

    • The Columbus school district admits in a court filing that its employees made errors that could have resulted in bogus student-achievement gains on state report cards, and that they must stop.…Read more…

  • Mansfield school board elects officers (Mansfield News Journal)

    • Chris Elswick was re-elected president of the Mansfield City Schools Board of Education and Cliff Crose was elected vice president Thursday evening.…Read more…

  • New TPS board leader puts levy atop agenda (Toledo Blade)

    • Passing a new levy for Toledo Public Schools will be a top priority this year, the Toledo Board of Education’s new president said after her election Thursday evening.…Read more…

Editorial

  • Concussion rules to protect athletes (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

    • Belatedly, Ohio has joined the ranks of states requiring extra caution for young athletes who may suffer head injuries.…Read more…

  • Graduation rates make poor measure of education levels (The Lantern)

    • In September, Gov. John Kasich gathered the presidents of Ohio's public universities and tasked them with determining how the state’s aid would be distributed.…Read more…

  • How school improved by 2 letter-grades on Ohio report card (Cincinnati Enquirer)

    • The rising voices of about 70 middle-schoolers echo in the cafeteria at CSR Academy. “People, people, can’t you see?” the students shout in a sing-song chant. “CSR is building me!”…Read more…

  • Colleges set bar for remedial classes (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Ohio’s public colleges and universities have agreed to minimum ACT and SAT scores that will guarantee students don’t have to take remedial courses that cost them money but don’t count for credit.…Read more…

Education News for 01-03-2013

in

State Education News

  • Green Twp. couple takes reins in Columbus (Cincinnati Enquirer)

    • Lou and Debe Terhar laugh at the suggestion that they are Southwest Ohio’s new power couple in the state capital…Read more...

  • Trainer deal benefits hospital, schools (Columbus Dispatch)

    • After the day’s final bell rings at Fairbanks High School, the student-athletes cram into the locker room, and the wrist tape and ankle wraps soon fly…Read more...

  • Geauga County studying school districts, could consider consolidation (Willoughby News Herald)

    • Will some Geauga County school districts be facing consolidation or other alternatives in light of unrelenting money problems?…Read more...

Local Education News

  • SWL considers its policy for students, staff charging school lunches (Newark Advocate)

    • Southwest Licking Schools might soon have a policy governing the maximum number of meals students in the school-lunch program can charge, even though the amount of unpaid charges were reduced dramatically in November…Read more...

  • Heights must adjust snow removal plans in wake of spending cuts (Newark Advocate)

    • Licking Heights has had to revamp its snow removal policy in the wake of budget reductions, and the move could influence the cleanliness of classrooms…Read more...

  • Response ‘overwhelming’ to armed teacher program (Springfield News-Sun)

    • A free program to train teachers and school administrators on how to use firearms has gotten an overwhelming response…Read more...

  • Attorneys For Teen Charged In Chardon School Shooting Want Trial Moved (WBNS)

    • Attorneys for an Ohio teenager charged in the school shooting deaths of three students are renewing their effort to move the trial out of the grief-stricken community…Read more...

Education News for 01-02-2013

in

State Education News

  • OHSAA convenes athletics task force (Columbus Dispatch)

    • The association that oversees high-school athletics in Ohio has formed a task force to work with school-district treasurers in the wake of questionable use of more than $100,000…Read more...

  • Scores of school workers want gun training (Columbus Dispatch)

    • More than 450 teachers and other school employees from across Ohio have applied for 24 spots in a free firearms-training program being offered by the Buckeye Firearms Association…Read more...

  • Recess is key element in children’s well-being (Columbus Dispatch)

    • If childhood memories of pushing your best friend on the swings, sharing secrets and playing Red Rover are strong, there’s good reason…Read more...

  • More schools add online courses (Dayton Daily News)

    • More Miami Valley school districts are offering blended learning, a combination of traditional classes and online learning…Read more...

  • Challenges ahead for public schools (Marion Star)

    • As area schools enter 2013, educators can expect another year of change…Read more...

Local Education News

    A waiting list? Catholic schools shout hallelujah (Cincinnati Enquirer)

    The revelation struck Sister Anne Schulz last year on a day she had to turn away 90 students who wanted to attend Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary School…Read more...

    Area split on school security methods (Cincinnati Enquirer)

    The mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., earlier this month has prompted school districts around the country to cast a critical eye at their security measures…Read more...

  • Local schools outperform state on report cards (Dayton Daily News)

    • Students in traditional public schools across the Miami Valley outperformed their counterparts across the state in both performance index and ratings…Read more...

  • School says movie lunch project raises test scores (Dayton Daily News)

    • Officials at a Dayton area charter school say state test scores in reading and math went up after students began participating in a mandatory project that requires them to watch a movie…Read more...

  • ESC keeps track of grads (Lorain Morning Journal)

    • A grant earned last year by the Columbiana County Educational Service Center (ESC) has gone toward tracking how many county high school graduates are pursuing higher education, where they enroll…Read more...

  • Judge denies motion to suppress statements made by family of accused Chardon shooter (Willoughby News Herald)

    • The motion to suppress statements made by the family of Thomas Lane III on the day of the Chardon High School shooting has been denied…Read more...

  • 2 Mahoning school superintendents to retire-rehire in new year (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • Two Mahoning County superintendents will retire, and be rehired, in the new year…Read more...

Editorial

  • Tragic uptick (Columbus Dispatch)

    • One tragic fact linked the short lives of nine otherwise-unrelated Franklin County youths this year: All of them died by suicide…Read more...

  • The New Year (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Today dawns a New Year, and with it, our annual opportunity for a fresh start…Read more...

  • Train teachers to see student warning signs (Warren Tribune Chronicle)

    • A new Ohio law requiring that both public and private school teachers be trained in recognizing students who may be considering suicide, and in doing something about it…Read more...

Education News for 12-18-2012

in

State Education News

  • Local schools look at a different disaster plan (Columbus Dispatch)

    • The staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary did what they were supposed to do: The principal and school psychologist tried to stop the gunman when he blasted his way into the building…Read more...

  • Overseer of state’s colleges to retire (Columbus Dispatch)

    • After nearly 30 years of public service, Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Jim Petro will retire on Feb. 1 to spend time lecturing about one of his passions: the problem of wrongful imprisonment…Read more...

  • Attendance probe holds up teacher bonuses (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Potentially hundreds of Columbus City Schools teachers are waiting on bonuses until after a state audit of the district’s data reporting is complete…Read more...

  • Train, arm teachers for defense (Marion Star)

    • Having responsible adults with guns in schools should be part of a comprehensive effort to protect children from tragedies, according to the chairman of the Ohio’s gun lobby…Read more...

  • Cleveland State University criminologist says schools are still the safest place (WEWS)

    • The mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown…Read more...

  • Fiscal panel OKs contract (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • The current contract between the city school district and its teachers union was approved by the state fiscal commission before going to the school board for approval…Read more...

  • State Commission isn't ready to approve a new district treasurer (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • Liberty school board is ready to bring on a new district treasurer, but the state-appointed commission needs more time before giving its OK…Read more...

Local Education News

  • Cleveland school students can succeed in college, officials say (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

    • More Cleveland students will head to college ready to succeed and will leave campus with their degrees if members of a strong, evolving partnership have their way…Read more...

  • Bullying prevention an on-going task for schools (Hamilton Journal-News)

    • The battle against bullying is a daily, on-going activity, according to local educators…Read more...

Editorial

  • Youngstown school system’s problems continue (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • In what universe is it acceptable in this day and age for one of the most troubled school districts in the state of Ohio to have one of the most expensive health insurance plans? …Read more…

Education News for 12-17-2012

in

State Education News

  • Attorney General Mike DeWine urges schools to submit safety plans after Connecticut school (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

    • The shooting Friday morning in an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. that left 20 children and seven adults dead, including the shooter, prompted Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine to remind the remaining 145…Read more...

  • Most schools soon will let some kids skip gym (Columbus Dispatch)

    • By next school year, most districts in Franklin County will let students bypass gym class if they play a sport or participate in marching band or cheerleading. State law has allowed the option since 2006…Read more...

  • West Geauga School District offers programs for children with disabilities (Willoughby News Herald)

    • In accordance with operating standards for Ohio's Schools Serving Children with Disabilities, the West Geauga School District is seeking to identify, locate and evaluate all children with disabilities in the district…Read more...

  • Chardon reacts to Connecticut school shooting (Willoughby News Herald)

    • Memories of the Feb. 27 shooting at Chardon High School came flooding back with a vengeance for many area folks Friday, following news of the Connecticut elementary school slayings…Read more...

  • State committee and liberty school board set to meet (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • Local and state officials are hoping to create a new road to financial recovery for the Liberty school district…Read more...

National Education News

  • Oklahoma student arrested in alleged school-massacre plot (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Oklahoma police arrested a high-school student on charges that he was plotting to carry out a shooting and bombing massacre at his school…Read more...

  • Teachers, parents brace for day (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Jessica Kornfeld drove her children to their elementary school this past weekend. She wanted them to feel reassured that it was still safe, despite a horrific shooting in New England that killed 20 students close to their own age…Read more...

  • State Chiefs to Examine Teacher Prep, Licensing (Education Week)

    • Twenty-five state schools chiefs are vowing to take action to update their systems of teacher preparation and licensing, with an eye to ensuring teachers are ready the minute they take charge of their own classrooms…Read more...

  • Neighboring region's schools address security concerns (USA Today)

    • Schools in the Lower Hudson Valley in New York are working to find a balance between frightening children with worries about their safety and being ready to offer comfort for the nervous…Read more...

  • Autistic excel at detail, repetition (USA Today)

    • An estimated 1.5 million people in the United States have autism spectrum disorder, so chances are you may be affected by autism in some way…Read more...

  • Sandy Hook victims shared love for life, learning (USA Today)

    • NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The horror wrought by a lone gunman on this close-knit community crystallized Saturday afternoon as the 26 victims of the Sandy Hook school massacre were publicly identified…Read more...

Local Education News

  • Luxottica buys 540 laptops for high school (Cincinnati Enquirer)

    • Another Cincinnati Public School is going high-tech. Withrow University High School, an 880- student, 9-12 school in Hyde Park has partnered with Luxottica, a global eyewear company whose retail office is based in Mason, to buy 540 new laptops…Read more...

  • For former Cleveland schools leader Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Chicago is the final challenge (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

    • Chicago -- When Mayor Rahm Emanuel asked Barbara Byrd-Bennett to run the nation's third-largest school system, she didn't exactly jump at the chance…Read more...

  • Unorthodox approach working for Reynoldsburg schools (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Ask Reynoldsburg Superintendent Steve Dackin what’s behind the innovation in his district, and he’ll point to a set of beliefs shared by the school board, teachers and administrators…Read more...

  • Columbus students’ credits now in question (Columbus Dispatch)

    • The state is investigating whether Columbus schools awarded grades and credits to students who did not earn them…Read more...

  • Area educators shocked, but say they're prepared (Findlay Courier)

    • Northwestern Ohio school officials said Friday they were as shocked as anyone by the Connecticut school tragedy, but they are as ready as possible for something similar…Read more...

  • School officials, experts provide tips on discussing school shooting (Marion Star)

    • It’s likely children may have questions following today’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. School officials and counselors offered some tips on how to address their concerns…Read more...

  • Facebook post prompts school district “all-call” (Springfield News-Sun)

    • A post on a student’s Facebook page created safety concerns for Shawnee High School today…Read more...

  • Weathersfield teachers upset with contract talks (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • Weathersfield Local Schools teachers took up informational pickets of the schools to let the community know they believe they are being treated unfairly in contract negotiations…Read more...

Editorial

  • Cleveland schools CEO turns to parents (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

    • Now that Cleveland has passed a 15-mill levy slated to bring in millions for the district, this is no time for Clevelanders to sit on their hands…Read more...

  • Goosing up gigabits (Columbus Dispatch)

    • “Ohio is really cool.” That’s the upshot of what a new, lightning-quick broadband Internet network means for this state, Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee…Read more...

  • Too little, too late (Columbus Dispatch)

    • The sudden interest of the Columbus Board of Education in its internal auditor is appropriate, but overdue…Read more...