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Education News for 04-24-2013

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State Education News

  • Plan for Columbus schools includes fund, auditor outside board’s control (Columbus Dispatch)

    • A new panel led by the city, school leaders and the private sector would control an “innovation fund” that could spend up to $50 million annually on Columbus charter and district schools, according to a draft…Read more...

  • State wants out of school-bus management (Columbus Dispatch)

    • The Ohio Department of Education wonders: Can someone else regulate busing…Read more...

  • Local public high schools ranked in Ohio, nation (Lorain Morning Journal)

    • Three local schools were among the top 60 in the Ohio, but much farther down the list nationally, in the 2013 ranking of the best public high schools in the U.S., announced yesterday by U.S. News & World Report…Read more...

  • New strategies emphasize OAA tests (Middletown Journal)

    • It’s testing season in Ohio schools, and for more than 7,100…Read more...

Local Education News

  • Columbus school board OKs vehicle purchase to take over private busing (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Columbus City Schools jumped headfirst into a major expansion of its busing operation last night by essentially firing its sole private contractor…Read more...

  • School district to vote on cutting teachers (Dayton Daily News)

    • The members of the Vandalia-Butler City Schools Board of Education voted to cut 47 positions, including those of 33 teachers…Read more...

  • Lorain City Schools board approves roughly $2.5 million in teaching contracts (Lorain Morning Journal)

    • Lorain City Schools board approved roughly $2.4 million in teaching contracts for the next school year…Read more...

  • Cleveland Heights-University Heights school board approves teacher cuts (Sun Newspapers)

    • At its April 23 meeting, the Cleveland Heights-University Heights school board approved a reduction in force of 42…Read more...

  • North Ridgeville schools address overcrowding at elementary schools (Sun Newspapers)

    • The school board voted unanimously Tuesday night to reorganize two of the district’s elementary schools…Read more...

  • Bay Village school board credits superintendent, union for agreement (Sun Newspapers)

    • School board members are crediting Superintendent Clint Keener and the teachers’ union for reaching a quick agreement in recent contract negotiations…Read more...

  • Youngstown schools, diocese settle transportation issues (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • The city school board passed a resolution Tuesday settling transportation issues between the district and two Diocese of Youngstown schools…Read more...

  • Liberty schools has positive financial future (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • School officials said they are “cautiously optimistic” about the district’s financial future…Read more...

Education News for 03-06-2013

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  • Ohio school superintendent finalists have questions in past (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Richard A. Ross, Gov. John Kasich’s education adviser and former superintendent of Reynoldsburg City Schools, pleaded guilty to a operating a vehicle while intoxicated, reckless operation, speeding, and driving without a seatbelt after being pulled over in Powell, Ohio...Read more...

  • State no longer flags school-worker probes (Columbus Dispatch)

    • We used to be able to tell you whether the state was investigating local educators for misconduct. Those days, apparently, are over…Read more...

  • Officials concerned about looming cuts (Warren Tribune Chronicle)

    • Schools could see a loss in shared service programs and staff positions if proposed funding cuts are implemented, according to area officials…Read more...

  • Panel warns Yo. BOE: Keep Hathorn or we’ll take over (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • Youngstown schools Superintendent Connie Hathorn is staying put in the district, and the board of education has been warned to keep it that way, or lose control of the schools altogether…Read more...

Local Education News

  • Jobs, busing may feel ax as Columbus schools face $25 million shortfall (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Eliminating more than 300 jobs, shortening the school day, dropping middle-school sports and ending all high-school transportation — including for charter and private schools…Read more...

  • Fairfield schools to increase security (Hamilton Journal-News)

    • Fairfield City Schools plans to increase security following a review of its buildings in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting…Read more...

  • Group of Strongsville High School students say they 'will not be silenced' from talking about (Sun Newspapers)

    • About 20 students at Strongsville High School held a silent rally outside the Board of Education office March 5…Read more...

  • All sides in Strongsville teachers strike say they want deal, but no talks are scheduled (Sun Newspapers)

    • It's official - all sides involved in the ongoing Strongsville teachers strike have said they are ready to continue negotiating…Read more...

  • Austintown teachers break off without a vote on a new contract (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • Austintown teachers met Tuesday but broke off without a vote on a new contract with the school board…Read more...

Education News for 02-13-2013

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  • CPS could lose $40M over data 'scrubbing' (Cincinnati Enquirer)

    • Cincinnati Public Schools could lose up to $40 million in state funding in the current fiscal year because state officials say it thumbed its nose at rules about reporting attendance…Read more…

    


  • State report card on Columbus schools won’t come with rest (Columbus Dispatch)

    • With a statewide investigation of student-data rigging done, the Ohio Department of Education now will release complete versions of the long-awaited school report cards.…Read more…

    


  • School district to fight lawsuit trying to remove Jesus portrait (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Rather than relent to a lawsuit, Jackson City Schools officials are going to court to defend the ongoing display of a painting of Jesus that has hung in a school hallway for 66 years.…Read more…

    


  • School district’s report card rating, federal funding at risk (Dayton Daily News)

    • The state auditor on Tuesday presented his report on the statewide attendance investigation to the State Board of Education to determine whether adjustments should be made to the report card ratings of Northridge Local Schools and eight other districts…Read more…

Local Education News

  • Six honored for commitment to schools (Cincinnati Enquirer)

    • Cincinnatus, 3-C awards honor educators, administrator, volunteer.…Read more…

    


  • Kettering Schools to pull levy from May ballot (Dayton Daily News)

    • Kettering City Schools Superintendent James Schoenlein announced Tuesday that the district will withdraw its levy from the May 7 ballot due to an improved funding outlook in the new state education budget.…Read more…

  • Medina City Schools refinances bonds to save tax dollars (Sun News)

    • The Medina City Schools recently financed a $45 million bond taking advantage of the current low interest rates. The bond was originally obtained in 1999 to finance the expansion and renovation…Read more…

  • Lorain community likes plans to rejuvenate schools (Lorain Morning Journal)

    • A well-developed community vision is needed to change the direction of Lorain City Schools, Superintendent Tom Tucker said at last night’s special board meeting.…Read more…

    


  • Chardon High School unveils plans to commemorate 1-year anniversary of shooting (Willoughby News Herald)

    • A carefully planned agenda has been arranged to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the shootings at Chardon High School.…Read more…

    


  • Springfield High opens first school store (Springfield News-Sun)

    • Springfield High School opened its first school store this year with a group of students learning life and employment skills while operating it.…Read more…

    


  • North Ridgeville Middle School students collect jeans for the homeless (Sun Newpapers)

    • he North Ridgeville Middle School Student Council is collecting jeans that will be given to shelters and distributed to homeless teens. The Student Council set a goal to collect 225 pairs of jeans…Read more…

Education News for 02-05-2013

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  • Ohio offers school funding details (Akron Beacon Journal)

    • COLUMBUS: Gov. John Kasich on Monday released the first details of his proposed budget for schools, and the picture remains as murky as it did last week when he unveiled some of his general ideas to school officials…Read more…

  • IN OUR SCHOOLS: Budget overhauls educational funding (Cincinnati Enquirer)

    • K-12 education is one of the biggest priorities in Gov. John Kasich’s $63 billion biennial budget. It’s the second-largest chunk, accounting for almost a quarter of spending. It’s one of only a few categories that saw an increase...Read more…

  • Local educators wait for funding details (Springfield News-Sun)

    • Local superintendents say they remain optimistic as new details of Gov. John Kasich’s education plan emerge but need their individual district’s funding projections — expected later this week — before making final determinations about the changes...Read more…

Local Education News

  • Pickaway County sheriff, schools mapping common response plan (Columbus Dispatch)

    • The Pickaway County sheriff’s office and the county’s school superintendents are developing a common playbook for responding to classroom emergencies...Read more…

  • Logan County school bus rolls; no one seriously hurt (Columbus Dispatch)

    • Some Logan County students had a scary moment when their school bus veered off an icy road and tipped onto its side yesterday afternoon, authorities say...Read more…

  • Galion City Schools tout safety for students on social media (Mansfield News Journal)

    • Police say there is no merit to a second accusation of inappropriate teacher-student relations at Galion schools — days after police arrested a high school teacher on sex charges...Read more…

  • City’s online school expects to grow (Springfield News-Sun)

    • In its first year, Springfield’s online school has about 50 full- and part-time students with hopes to double or triple that number...Read more…

  • Medina City Schools' Claggett Middle School lifts lockdown after bullet was found (Sun Newpapers)

    • A lockdown at Claggett Middle School in Medina was lifted early this afternoon, hours after first issued by district Superintendent Randy Stepp when a .22 caliber bullet was found in the hallway of the school...Read more…

  • Officials discuss school safety (Warren Tribune Chronicle)

    • BOARDMAN - How to prevent tragedies in schools was the topic of discussion Monday among state officials, law enforcement, teachers and school officials...Read more…

  • Officials lead school safety roundtable for area educators (Youngstown Vindicator)

    • Area educators try to identify potential problem students and rely on school resources and technology to make schools safe but acknowledge that nothing will prevent a school shooting tragedy from ever happening...Read more…

  • Chardon high shooting: Judge still not willing yet to move T.J. Lane's trial (Willoughby News Herald)

    • The decision on whether or not to change the location of the trial for accused Chardon High School shooter Thomas Lane III will still be made after an attempt to seat a jury, a judge has ruled...Read more…