State Education News
- Legislature could require Columbus school levy to support charters (Columbus Dispatch)
- Educators, legislators aren’t on same page on Ohio school reforms (Columbus Dispatch)
- Legislator’s plan would provide preschool vouchers for 22,000 (Columbus Dispatch)
- Brookfield schools unsure of fiscal future (Youngstown Vindicator)
After a mayoral education commission recommended sharing Columbus schools’ property- tax dollars with charters, two lawmakers introduced a bill yesterday requiring that such a levy go before district voters…Read more...
A survey of more than half of Ohio school superintendents revealed, with few exceptions, a wide gap between themselves and legislators…Read more...
A Senate Republican leader on education policy wants to create a $100 million voucher program over the next two years to allow thousands…Read more...
The state auditor’s office said the district will face fiscal emergency even if a school levy is certified as passed…Read more...
Local Education News
- BYOD program makes learning fun (Lorain Morning Journal)
- Avon Lake schools put new student safety plan into motion (Lorain Morning Journal)
- Bedford Schools to lay off 14 to 17 teachers, educators (Toledo Blade)
Usually students are discouraged from bringing electronic devices into the classroom. The fifth grade classes at Ely Elementary School in Elyria, though, are encouraged to bring their iPhones, iPads…Read more...
In light of recent school shootings, students and staff at Avon Lake schools have a new safety plan in place to ward off intruders and bullies…Read more...
The Bedford Public Schools will send layoff notices to 15 teachers and other educators for the next school year to help close a persistent operating deficit. The board of education authorized the potential pink slips…Read more...
Editorial
- Lack of a guarantee (Akron Beacon Journal)
- Partners for change (Akron Beacon Journal)
Beginning next school year, with a few exceptions, Ohio third-graders who are unable to read at a level specified by the state will not be promoted to fourth grade…Read more...
The Cleveland school district is making itself a showcase of how to go about transforming a school system. Last week, the district and its teachers union unveiled a tentative…Read more...