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Education News for 02-21-2013

State Education News

  • Teachers' credentials for helping students struggling with reading under discussion (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
  • Ohio lawmakers are considering some tweaks to the coming third grade reading guarantee to make sure enough teachers will have the required credentials to work…Read more...

  • Kasich aide among 30 seeking schools post (Columbus Dispatch)
  • Gov. John Kasich’s top education adviser heads the list of 30 candidates for Ohio superintendent of public instruction…Read more...

  • Tuition for fulltime kindergarten appears OK, officials say (Newark Advocate)
  • Granville School officials are proceeding with plans to offer full-time kindergarten classes on a tuition basis next school year, believing that Gov. John Kasich’s proposed new budget will now allow it…Read more...

  • Chardon Schools officials receive Governor's Courage Award for dedication after shooting (Willoughby News Herald)
  • Chardon High School Principal Andy Fetchik said it was humbling to be on stage at the State of the State Address with other recipients of the Governor’s Courage Award…Read more...

Local Education News

  • Kent ponders school security (Akron Beacon Journal)
  • Kent schools Superintendent Joseph Giancola is considering new ways to ensure student safety…Read more...

  • Mayor denies he intends to disband school board (Columbus Dispatch)
  • Mayor Michael B. Coleman insisted yesterday that he is not trying to take over Columbus City Schools, a day after the school board…Read more...

  • Butler Tech to issue $3 million in bonds (Hamilton Journal-News)
  • The Butler Tech Board of Education has authorized Treasurer Ed Pokoro to issue up to $3 million in Bond Anticipation Notes to refinance existing debt and secure funds for future capital improvements…Read more...

  • Districts try to recover money lost to charter schools (Hamilton Journal-News)
  • Area school districts are taking different approaches to recoup the millions of dollars they are losing to charter schools each year…Read more...

  • District approves purchase agreement for buses (Hamilton Journal-News)
  • Fairfield City Schools approved a lease/purchase agreement for its 30 new buses at a special meeting Wednesday morning, according to spokeswoman Gina Gentry-Fletcher…Read more...

  • Galion school board tables talk of arming teachers (Mansfield News Journal)
  • The Galion school board meeting was a mixed bag Wednesday, with board members approving a number of initiatives, but some old topics remained in focus…Read more...

Education News for 01-14-2013

State Education News

  • Teacher evaluations to be more detailed under new standards (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
  • The teacher on the video had clearly worked hard on her lesson…Read more...

  • Past school-funding plans (Columbus Dispatch)
  • When Gov. John Kasich in February rolls out his formula for funding Ohio schools, he will become the fourth-consecutive governor to attempt to transform the way the state pays for education…Read more...

  • Kasich’s turn for school reform (Columbus Dispatch)
  • Gov. John Kasich soon will become the fourth-straight Ohio governor to propose sweeping changes for financing public schools and improving student performance…Read more...

  • Auditor targets 100 more schools (Columbus Dispatch)
  • The state auditor has identified about 100 more Ohio schools that show signs they might have “ scrubbed” student data…Read more...

  • Hamilton schools: ‘A’ in frugality (Columbus Dispatch)
  • Hamilton schools are celebrating a milestone this year that few districts in Ohio can: They’ve gone 20 years without increasing their operating taxes. And based on current financial projections…Read more...

  • School reform: Outside help likely (Columbus Dispatch)
  • The Columbus school district isn’t the only education game in town. It’s the biggest. But a large, mayor-appointed commission that is meeting to help improve education for Columbus children is operating on the premise that other businesses…Read more...

  • Kasich appoints three to Ohio Board of Education (Columbus Dispatch)
  • Gov. John Kasich today made three more appointments to the Ohio Board of Education, among them a replacement for the last remaining appointee of his Democratic predecessor…Read more...

  • Private schools top public in average ACT, SAT scores (Dayton Daily News)
  • Local private high school students averaged much higher ACT and SAT scores than their public school counterparts in 2012, according to our study of schools across the Miami Valley…Read more...

  • State reports show most teacher candidates pass licensure test (Hamilton Journal-News)
  • Ohio has established a starting point for comparing and evaluating the college programs that train elementary, middle and high school teachers, releasing this week the first ever…Read more...

  • Use of seclusion, restraint to be restricted (Marion Star)
  • Ohio schools no longer will be allowed to use physical restraint or seclusion as a punishment for children under a draft policy, but those techniques still would be permitted to prevent dangerous situations…Read more...

Local Education News

  • Administrators tackle ‘school-to-prison’ pipeline (Akron Beacon Journal)
  • Claren Chandler was two months pregnant with her daughter when she threatened to stab a Garfield High School classmate with a pair of scissors…Read more...

  • Teacher with fear of kids sues district (Cincinnati Enquirer)
  • A longtime French and Spanish high-school teacher is suing a suburban Cincinnati school district, alleging that it discriminated against her because she has a disability — a phobia of young children…Read more...

  • Students praising others on Facebook (Columbus Dispatch)
  • Students in central Ohio have a new reason to smile. By logging onto Facebook and sending a message, teens are anonymously paying homage to fellow classmates’ good deeds and admirable qualities...Read more...

  • Schools say no to old drug programs (Columbus Dispatch)
  • Realizing that more young people are no longer “just saying no” to drugs, local schools are changing their approaches to drug-prevention programs…Read more...

  • Board votes to table charter school study (Dayton Daily News)
  • The Springboro Board of Education voted 3-2 to table a proposed conversion charter school study Thursday night, after dozens of Springboro parents and community members spoke out against the study and the concept…Read more...

  • Armed janitors may provide school district's line of defense (Findlay Courier)
  • A rural school district in Ohio is drawing attention with its plans to arm a handful of its non- teaching employees with handguns this year -- perhaps even janitors…Read more...

  • No new security measures for city schools (Springfield News-Sun)
  • Springfield City Schools will wait to see what government changes come from a national debate about guns and mass shootings before making any changes…Read more...

  • Cameras, locked doors among precautions for area Catholic schools (Toledo Blade)
  • With new entrance procedures, an online reporting system for threats, and training for students and staff, schools in the Catholic Diocese of Toledo are beefing up security measures and reviewing policies in response to the shooting in Newtown, Conn…Read more...

  • Steubenville Supt Plans Expanded Sexual Harassment, Date Rape Curriculum (WBNS)
  • Two 16-year-old high school football players have been charged with sexually assaulting a young girl after a series of parties in August…Read more...

  • Ridge Middle School to try out Google Chromebooks in Mentor School District (Willoughby News Herald)
  • Mentor Schools will join neighboring school districts by adding new technology to its classrooms…Read more...

Editorial

  • Put the emphasis on educate, not regulate (Cincinnati Enquirer)
  • In the fall of 2010, the Ohio Department of Education launched, with great fanfare, an initiative called Credit Flexibility…Read more...

  • Web-utation (Columbus Dispatch)
  • It might be hard for parents to get this message through, but teens and young adults should be made to understand that what they put online likely will be seen by a college- admissions officer or a potential employer…Read more...

  • Unwelcome comeback (Columbus Dispatch)
  • A malady mankind thought it had whipped, whooping cough, is again becoming a menace. More than ever, parents need to make sure that they and their children are current on immunizations…Read more...

  • Decency deficit (Columbus Dispatch)
  • The attention surrounding an allegation of rape at a high-school party in Steubenville isn’t surprising; the ugly details attract notice…Read more...

  • A first step (Columbus Dispatch)
  • The Ohio Department of Education’s effort to establish policies and rules for dealing with emotionally disturbed children with out-of-control behavior is welcome…Read more...

  • A start (Columbus Dispatch)
  • One of the most-talked-about topics amid all the media coverage of the Newtown school shootings was a blog item written by a mother who sympathized with what shooter Adam Lanza’s mother…Read more...

  • Schools should be instructed to be open about discipline issue (Youngstown Vindicator)
  • There’s a saying that when God closes a door, He opens a window. But politics isn’t divine, and experience shows that when government cracks a window, it often tries to slam shut a door…Read more...

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...

Education News for 10-31-2012

Local Education News

  • Parents sue school district over alleged bullying (Hamilton Journal-News)
  • A Hamilton family has filed a lawsuit against the Hamilton City School Board of Education, alleging “intentional infliction of emotional distress” as a result…Read more...

  • Teachers bringing inside views to Marion boards of education (Marion Star)
  • The county’s largest school district has mostly former teachers on its board of education, while two other districts now have retired teachers on their boards…Read more...

Editorial

  • Good challenge for higher-ed leaders (Canton Repository)
  • Gov. John Kasich sure gives a lot of homework. His latest challenge to leaders of the state universities and community colleges should get a host of issues on the table for public discussion…Read more...

  • Lima, Elida school levies deserve support (Lima News)
  • Over the last several years, we’ve asked many public servants to pinch their pennies and eliminate unneeded overhead. We’ve begged them to consider…Read more...

Education News for 10-02-2012

State Education News

  • Attorneys say T.J. Lane insane at time of Chardon High School shooting (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
  • Lawyers representing the teenager accused of killing three students and wounding three others at Chardon High School earlier this year…Read more...

  • Judge says teacher did not deserve to lose license (Columbus Dispatch)
  • A Columbus special-needs preschool teacher should not have permanently lost her teaching license after her attempt to restrain a 4-year-old student…Read more...

  • Districts take innovative approach to teaching algebra (Hamilton Journal-News)
  • Struggling with algebra in high school often forces many college freshmen to take remedial math classes…Read more...

Local Education News

  • Edgewood rolls out tablet program (Hamilton Journal-News)
  • Edgewood High School’s senior class received their Acer tablets…Read more...

  • First-of-its-kind school to open here (Springfield News-Sun)
  • An agreement signed Monday will create the state’s first academy to train local students for high-paying…Read more...

  • Oregon forums to explore shifting of grades (Toledo Blade)
  • The Oregon school district will hold a series of community forums this month to discuss the possibility of reconfiguring grades…Read more...

  • School lunch goes high-tech with point-of-sale cards (Willoughby News Herald)
  • For many students, that sinking feeling in the pit of the stomach after realizing lunch money has been lost or forgotten is part of the past…Read more...

  • Riverside School District will bring back teachers (Willoughby News Herald)
  • The Riverside School District has laid out exactly what it intends to bring back if voters approve a 3.9-mill levy next month…Read more...

  • Will Issue 107 levy help class sizes? (WKYC)
  • The Cleveland Schools are struggling with large class sizes, but there could be hope with the passage…Read more...

  • Schools see drop in real-estate distributions (Youngstown Vindicator)
  • Howland Local Schools saw a $780,000 drop in its most recent half-year real-estate distributions, Howland schools Treasurer…Read more...

Education News for 08-28-2012

State Education News

  • Vouchers meet special needs (Cincinnati Enquirer)
  • Hundreds of Ohio students who have special needs are getting help paying for private schooling for the first time this school year…Read more...

  • Schools tap local farms for produce (Columbus Dispatch)
  • A growing number of schools in Ohio are buying broccoli and beef from farms down the road, boosting local economies and teaching children about the value of locally grown food…Read more...

  • Education, innovation keys to improving economy (Newark Advocate)
  • One of the country's most influential monetary policymakers said generations past have shown two clear markers for lifting Ohio…Read more...

  • TPS training zeroes in on class behavior (Toledo Blade)
  • Teacher training never stops, even in the summer, and Toledo Public Schools professional development has a twist this year…Read more...

  • Worthington Survey Shows 50 Percent Of Students Do Not Feel Respected (WBNS)
  • Worthington City Schools recently asked students, teachers, parents and administrators a few things about their schools' culture and climate. Two of the top issues included in the survey were drug use and bullying…Read more...

Local Education News

  • Brecksville-Broadview Heights school board, unions agree to new contracts (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
  • By a 4-1 vote, with Mark Dosen being the lone dissenter, the Brecksville-Broadview Heights school board voted to accept the new agreements with the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Education Association…Read more...

  • Hamilton school staff prepares for school year (Hamilton Journal-News)
  • The faculty and staff of Hamilton City Schools kicked off the school year Monday with an welcome back presentation from Superintendent Janet Baker…Read more...

  • Ready, get set, learn: Students back in school (Mansfield News Journal)
  • Mansfield City Schools, St. Peter's and Lexington schools return to the classroom today. St. Peter's fourth-grade teacher Julie Braumberger is excited to begin the year. On Monday she was readying her classroom, where she will have 23 students…Read more...

  • STEP brings teachers and businesses together (Newark Advocate)
  • When Melissa Felumlee's science students ask her, 'When will we ever have to use this?' she now has plenty of real life examples to share…Read more...

  • School officials juggle for Perrysburg growth (Toledo Blade)
  • Perrysburg schools' rising enrollment is "a drop in the bucket and pretty soon the bucket is full," Superintendent Thomas Hosler said a few days before the school returns to session…Read more...

  • Westerville, Olentangy Students May Spend Some Snow Days Online (WBNS)
  • Students in the Westerville and Olentangy school districts may spend a few snow days online this school year. Both districts said they have filed paperwork to hold classes online for up to three days a year…Read more...

Editorial

  • Prestige to match a noble profession (Akron Beacon Journal)
  • Teaching is a noble profession. What teachers do matters because they help shape the future. Political figures make speeches to that effect all the time…Read more...