Education News for 01-09-2013

State Education News

  • Ohio schools to share $37.9 million in casino taxes (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
  • The state will distribute $37.9 million in casino taxes to more than 1,000 school districts and charter schools across Ohio…Read more...

Local Education News

  • Carrollton officials address parents' concerns about school safety (Canton Repository)
  • Carrollton Exempted Village Schools Superintendent Dave Quattrochi said that parents picked up hundreds of their children and removed them from school…Read more...

  • Cuyahoga Heights school district sues to recover over $4 million in stolen technology funds (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
  • The Cuyahoga Heights school district is suing to get back more than $4 million that a state audit said was stolen by Joseph Palazzo, the district's former technology director…Read more...

  • Columbus school board president re-elected (Columbus Dispatch)
  • Despite state and federal investigations into district data-rigging, the Columbus school board re-elected its president last night to her fifth consecutive term…Read more...

  • Fairfield schools struggle to keep up with technology (Hamilton Journal-News)
  • The same shortage of funds that has caused Fairfield City Schools to forgo some needed repairs and bus purchases, has also made it difficult for the district to keep up with technology…Read more...

  • Amherst schools look to prevent $4.7 million in cuts (Lorain Morning Journal)
  • The renewal of two Amherst school levies set to expire this year will prevent $4.7 million in cuts to programs, staff and services, said Superintendent Steve Sayers…Read more...

  • Early-dismissal Wednesdays coming to all city schools (Marion Star)
  • All Marion City School buildings will be impacted by a plan to dismiss students early on Wednesdays…Read more...

  • 3 students join city school board (Youngstown Vindicator)
  • Three new city high school students have been sworn in as student board members…Read more...

  • South Range to offer open enrollment (Youngstown Vindicator)
  • South Range is combatting dwindling class sizes and declining revenues by offering limited open enrollment in the upcoming school year, officials say…Read more...