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Education News for 03-21-2013

Local Education News

  • Jefferson Area School District employees may face layoffs (Ashtabula Star-Beacon)
  • Educators and staff of the Jefferson Area School District could be facing layoffs as board members unanimously approved the intent for a reduction in force for the 2013-2014 school year…Read more...

  • Academic measures may be altered (Cincinnati Enquirer)
  • Elementary school report cards could have more detail, the grading scale could change and more classes could help boost a student’s GPA…Read more...

  • T.J. Lane's 'Killer' T-shirt stirs debate over defendants' statements in court (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
  • Geauga County Prosecutor James Flaiz said Wednesday that he was shocked when T.J. Lane showed off his "Killer" T-shirt at his sentencing, but he didn't point it out during the proceeding because he believed the judge would take care of it…Read more...

  • Huber schools could restore $1.6M in instructional programs (Dayton Daily News)
  • Officials with Huber Heights City Schools are considering restoring $1.6 million in instructional programs if the district is able to generate additional revenue by passing a levy in August and receives an increase in state funding…Read more...

  • Impacts of Heights tax levy success, failure outlined (Newark Advocate)
  • Licking Heights schools superintendent Philip Wagner laid out the good news and bad news Tuesday surrounding the success or failure of the district’s proposed new 8.9-mill tax levy…Read more...

  • Strike spills into Beachwood, Parma as Strongsville teachers picket at board members' employers (Sun Newspapers)
  • Picketers for the Strongsville Education Association took their message to the Western Campus of Cuyahoga Community College March 20, where David Frazee, president of the Strongsville School Board…Read more...

  • Superintendent Hathorn wants to meet with charter school parents (Youngstown Vindicator)
  • City schools Superintendent Connie Hathorn wants to meet with parents of students attending charter schools to tout what the city district has to offer…Read more...

  • Student fees hot topic at Austintown BOE (Youngstown Vindicator)
  • School board members spoke out Tuesday about fees that are charged yearly to all students, saying that some parents and teachers have been vocal in their opposition to them…Read more...

Editorial

  • School aid do-over (Toledo Blade)
  • When Gov. John Kasich first outlined his plan to reform Ohio public school funding, there was hope it would lead to a more equitable, more adequate system. As details of the proposal have emerged, that hope largely has been dashed…Read more...