State Education News

Senate, House school funding plans incomparable (Akron Beacon Journal)

Ohio senators on Tuesday released more details about their proposed budget for school funding…Read more...

Ohio could get millions in early-education funds (Columbus Dispatch)

Ohio would receive $103 million in federal funding during the first year of President Barack Obama’s plan to provide preschool for every 4-year-old child in the country…Read more...

Lawmakers applaud plan to fix Columbus schools (Columbus Dispatch)

A Senate committee vetting a bill meant to help fix financial and ethical problems within Columbus City Schools praised local leaders yesterday who testified in support of the legislation…Read more...

Ohio lawmakers push voucher expansion (Dayton Daily News)

Ohio GOP senators proposed several changes to state education funding in the latest round of revisions to the state two-year budget bill…Read more...

Local Education News

City schools still target of deception lawsuit (Columbus Dispatch)

The civil lawsuit that accuses the Columbus school district of deceiving the public about schools’ true academic standing appears to be moving forward…Read more...

Fairfield County school districts that shared superintendent going their own ways (Columbus Dispatch)

Two rural school districts in Fairfield County that currently share a superintendent are hiring separate leaders…Read more...

Gee’s sudden departure confounds interim superintendent plans for Columbus schools (Columbus Dispatch)

The Columbus Board of Education was hours away yesterday from hiring Ohio State University Provost Joseph Alutto to a one-year contract as an interim superintendent that would have cost the district…Read more...

TPS revised audit projects fewer possible savings than draft report (Toledo Blade)

A revised performance audit of Toledo Public Schools recommends changes that could save the district $91 million over five years, $10 million less in savings than a draft version projected…Read more...

4 speak at Supt. Hathorn's hearing (Youngstown Vindicator)

Just four people spoke at a public hearing on a request by Superintendent Dr. Connie Hathorn to retire and then be rehired by the school district…Read more...

Niles schools need funding help from state (Youngstown Vindicator)

Frank Danso, interim superintendent of Niles schools, hopes a funding bill that passed the Ohio House will help his financially strained district overcome its deficit, but two area legislators are unsure…Read more...

Editorial

Paying for education (Akron Beacon Journal)

Richard Ross, Ohio’s superintendent of schools, once described school-funding debates in Ohio as the education version of Groundhog Day…Read more...