Statewide Education News
- Gov. John Kasich endorses Cleveland mayor's plan to improve schools (Plain Dealer)
- UD part of effort to train science, math teachers (Dayton Daily News)
- Ohio Gov. Kasich touts education, broadband in State of State (Newark Advocate)
- Kasich: Education will lead to new jobs (Dayton Daily News)
STEUBENVILLE - Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's new plan to revitalize Cleveland's public schools got a hearty endorsement from Republican Gov. John Kasich Tuesday during his State of the State address. Kasich pledged to go "door to door" with Jackson to persuade lawmakers to support the legislative changes needed. "The Cleveland business community and the mayor are committed to very comprehensive and unbelievable reform," Kasich said. Read More…
President Barack Obama on Tuesday said a renewed focus on math and science education, in which he’s proposing to spend $80 million, should be an imperative. Obama called for putting new funding toward improving math and science education, an effort he said would be crucial to the nation’s long-term success. The president’s budget proposal, expected next week, will include a request for $80 million for a competition to support teacher preparation programs. Read More…
STEUBENVILLE - Ohio Gov. John Kasich announced a plan to boost to broadband network speeds, introduced an award honoring courageous Ohioans and said shale drilling shouldn't come at the expense of the environment in an annual State of the State speech mostly devoid of big initiatives. Kasich spoke for almost 90 minutes in an address in the auditorium of a high-performing elementary school in Steubenville, picking a blue-collar town he said reminded him of his Pennsylvania hometown to take the speech outside Columbus for the first time in history. Read More…
STEUBENVILLE — Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday said that jobs in manufacturing, logistics and other industries are moving back, but the state needs to revamp public education and align work force training to match job openings. In his State of the State speech, Kasich said Ohio has picked up 43,500 jobs and climbed from being ranked 48th in job creation to ninth and is No. 1 in the Midwest. “We are alive again. We are out of the ditch,” he said. Read More…
Local Issues
- Barberton school officials say layoffs are inevitable (Beacon Journal)
- Cleveland Officials Announce School Overhaul (WJW 8 Fox)
- City, school leaders set to discuss grant for Head Start (Toledo Blade)
- West Geauga Schools offers ways to report problems (News-Herald)
- Preble Shawnee schools to cut 14 positions (News-Sun)
BARBERTON - School officials say layoffs are inevitable next school year to help meet financial obligations. The Barberton district faces a $3 million deficit by the end of the 2012-13 school year. Treasurer Ryan Pendleton blames declining revenue on state cuts and lower property values. “The layoffs should come to no surprise to anyone,” interim Superintendent Patti Cleary said Monday at the Barberton Board of Education meeting. “It’s what we knew we would have to do if the levy didn’t pass just to get us through the next school year.” Read More…
CLEVELAND — Cleveland officials are unveiling a plan to transform the city’s school system. The goal is to deliver immediate action for Cleveland’s school children and to serve as a model of innovation for the state of Ohio. Mayor Frank Jackson says unacceptable academic performance, declining enrollment and a broken financial situation are all threatening the very existence of public education in Cleveland. Read More…
A who's who of local educators, community leaders, and elected officials is to meet Friday to discuss Toledo's Head Start grant, which could be in jeopardy. "I thought it was a good idea to ask everybody that has an interest in this [grant] … to come together," said Pete Gerken, president of the Board of the Lucas County Commissioners. Locally, Head Start is run by the Economic Opportunity Planning Association of Greater Toledo, which recently was notified it must compete with other agencies if it wants to keep receiving $13 million in federal funding. Read More…
The West Geauga School District announced it has implemented a 24/7 online and telephone hotline for students and parents to report personal and school safety issues, as well as incidents of bullying. The hot line offers access to crisis management support for concerns such as suicide, self-abuse, drugs and other personal issues. In addition, reports of bullying and other school safety concerns are automatically communicated to administrators for timely investigation, the district said. Read More…
CAMDEN — Fourteen positions – mostly teachers from the high school ranks – will be cut when the school year in the Preble Shawnee Local School District ends in May, the superintendent said Tuesday evening. Both he and the president of the local teacher’s union agree the cuts are a direct result of the still sluggish national and local economy, lost state funding for education and a decline in enrollment. Read More…
Editorial
- We've often heard you talk fondly about your days as CEO of the Chicago Public Schools. You may have heard that the schools face a huge budget crisis. You want to do something good for the schools and set an example for everyone who works there? Write a check for $50,297. Make it out to Chicago Public Schools. On the memo line put "Re: unearned pay." That's what you collected for unused vacation time when you left the school system in 2009, according to the Better Government Association. Read More…