State Education News
- Tax exemption annoys Upper Arlington school chiefs (Columbus Dispatch)
- Veteran awarded diploma posthumously (Lima News)
- Districts turn to fees to pay for activities (Springfield News-Sun)
- Academic commission takes over Youngstown school district (Youngstown Vindicator)
A property-tax exemption for Tree of Life Christian Schools would have been challenged had Upper Arlington schools known about it, school district Treasurer Andrew Geistfeld said…Read more...
The Lima school board approved a high school diploma Thursday for World War II veteran Ralph G. Washam. Ohio Senate Bill 75 allows schools to grant diplomas to World War II veterans who left school to serve during the war…Read more...
More local school districts have implemented or increased pay-to-participate fees as budgets tighten and voters have said no to property tax requests…Read more...
The city schools Academic Distress Commission is taking over budget authority for the school district because of a projected $1.5 million deficit this school year…Read more...
Local Education News
- Harmony talk turns divisive (Columbus Dispatch)
- Panel starts discussing fix for schools (Columbus Dispatch)
- Computer error throws off schools’ math competition results (Dayton Daily News)
Talk of harmony among racial groups devolved into accusations of communism, racism and McCarthyism at the Olentangy school-board meeting yesterday evening…Read more...
With so many members they at first couldn’t all fit at the table in the largest meeting room in City Hall, Mayor Michael B. Coleman kicked off his new “education commission” to examine Columbus City Schools…Read more...
A computer glitch miscalculated the scores at Dayton Public Schools’ Math-O-Lympics competition Saturday, leading some of the wrong teams to get trophies…Read more...
Editorial
- Think big for best use of windfall (Warren Tribune Chronicle)
As Vienna trustees discuss what to do with a $3.9 million windfall, they should engage their residents and think big. Really big…Read more...