Education News for 01-08-2013

State Education News

  • Disadvantaged on the report card (Akron Beacon Journal)
  • It’s a complicated business, telling people whether they are getting good value for their public schools and how well their students stack up against those across the street or the oceans…Read more...

  • Ohio’s education laws 10th-best, group says (Columbus Dispatch)
  • Ohio ranked 10th for state education laws that include performance pay for teachers, school choice for students and parents, and spending and governance flexibility for schools and districts…Read more...

  • Tax revenue from casino offsets lower home values for South-Western schools (Columbus Dispatch)
  • South-Western schools, Columbus and other government entities will get their first taste of property-tax revenue from Hollywood Casino Columbus this year…Read more...

  • State tax revenue beats December projection (Columbus Dispatch)
  • December was a good month for state tax revenue: It came in nearly 5 percent higher than projected, thanks largely to strong income-tax receipts…Read more...

  • GED test changes include rising price (Hamilton Journal-News)
  • Beginning in 2014, there will be significant changes in the content and procedures regarding the test for the General Educational Development diploma…Read more...

Local Education News

  • Reduction in Duke tax costs area schools $11M (Cincinnati Enquirer)
  • School districts in Hamilton County have lost about $11 million in tax revenue from utility giant Duke Energy in three years…Read more...

  • Charter school sponsor rules in place for Cleveland (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
  • The Transformation Alliance, a new panel created through the Cleveland schools legislation passed by state legislators last year, has agreed on broad principles for evaluating charter schools and their sponsors…Read more...

  • Columbus schools on verge of hiring info officer (Columbus Dispatch)
  • As investigations continue into the accountability of Columbus City Schools student data, the Board of Education is ready to hire an executive…Read more...

  • New evidence delays trial in Ohio school killings (Columbus Dispatch)
  • Because “voluminous” new evidence has emerged, a judge agreed yesterday to indefinitely delay the murder trial of an 18-year-old charged in the high-school shooting…Read more...

  • Schools OK transfer (Marion Star)
  • A plan by the Boys and Girls Club of Marion County to open a youth center proceeded another step Monday…Read more...

  • Schools warned of threat (Warren Tribune Chronicle)
  • Local schools are being watchful after they were told of a potential threat on Monday. Youngstown police were notified of the threat Sunday, which was made in the form of an online message board post…Read more...

  • School Choice, Lottery Process Starts For Columbus City Schools (WBNS)
  • Columbus City Schools started its school choice/lottery process on Monday. Parents of 2013-2014 high school students have until Jan. 31 to return completed applications to put their children in the lottery process…Read more...

Editorial

  • Uniformity across county could have life-saving impact (Canton Repository)
  • To say that Roger Wiandt is well-traveled when it comes to school buildings in Stark County is an understatement…Read more...