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School admins support change to state report cards
Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal | The superintendent of a district with a level of poverty so high that all students are eligible for free meals said the report card puts them at an immediate ...
Announcing a public service announcement for K-12 Schools: “The Future Depends on Teachers”
Full press release available from the Ohio Department of Education. The Ohio Department of Education, in partnership with TEACH, is excited to announce “The Future Depends on Teachers ,” a new public service announcement campaign ...
Foodbanks Are Preparing Summer Food Programs For Ohio’s Kids
Jo Ingles, Statehouse News Bureau | Ohio Association of Foodbanks Executive Director Lisa Hamler Fugitt says many school buildings that usually provide summer meals won’t be able to do that this year due to coronavirus ...
Columbus area school districts see spikes in potential graduation rates with law adjusting requirements
Lisa Rantala, WSYX | During a year of education struggle, some school districts are on track for spiking graduation rates due to a new law passed last month. Several suburban districts in central Ohio are ...
Proposals would change school report cards, in very different ways
Jeremy P. Kelley, Dayton Daily News | Two competing bills to revamp the K-12 state report card for schools have been introduced, but a state school board committee declined this week to endorse either of ...
Seven on short list for Ravenna superintendent including Ravenna, Streetsboro principals
Diane Smith, Record-Courier | Seven people, including principals in Ravenna and Streetsboro, will be interviewed for Ravenna School District's superintendent vacancy in the weeks ahead. Record-Courier: Seven on short list for Ravenna superintendent including Ravenna, Streetsboro ...
‘The People’s Budget.’ Advocates call for tax code, education changes in new state budget
Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal | Elected officials and local advocates are calling for state budget changes that emphasize issues spotlighted during the pandemic, including economic inequality and education system flaws. Ohio Capital Journal: ‘The ...
North Olmsted City Schools Superintendent set to retire at end of school year
John Benson, cleveland.com |
After 33 years in education, North Olmsted City Schools Superintendent Michael E. Zalar announced his retirement effective this summer. A superintendent for 12 years, Zalar came to North Olmsted City Schools ...
Chagrin Falls school board down to three finalists for superintendent’s job
Ed Wittenberg, cleveland.com | They are Aireane Curtis, superintendent of Windham Exempted Village Schools; Maura Horgan, director of curriculum and staff development for Newark City Schools; and Jennifer Penczarski, superintendent of Kenton City Schools. Cleveland.com: ...
Columbus City Schools Returning Students To Classrooms Full-Time This Fall
Debbie Holmes, WOSU | Superintendent Talisa Dixon announced at a Columbus Board of Education meeting Wednesday that the district would return to classrooms full-time for the next school year. She plans to release more details ...
Ohio State Fair Will Be Closed To Public In 2021
Gabe Rosenberg, ideastream | On Thursday, the Ohio Expositions Commission announced that the festival, which begins July 19 at the state fairgrounds in Columbus, won't offer its usual slate of rides, concerts, live entertainment, food ...
Ohio K-12 schools report lowest weekly increase in COVID-19 cases in 6 months
Ben Orner, WCMH | Ohio’s K-12 schools on Thursday reported their lowest weekly increase in COVID-19 cases since Oct. 8, tallying just 797 new cumulative cases among students and staff members. WCMH: Ohio K-12 schools ...
First Round of FAFSA 21 Funding Announced
The Ohio Department of Higher Education and the Ohio Department of Education announced the awards today as part of their recently launched FAFSA 21 initiative ...
70 school districts preparing to sue Ohio over private school vouchers
Laura Hancock, cleveland.com | About 70 Ohio school districts plan to sue the state over the laws that allow vouchers for private school tuition, arguing that it results in an educational system that’s unconstitutional. Cleveland.com: ...
Rocky River High School investigation leads five teachers to resign, one to retire: What the district found
Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com | Rocky River schools Superintendent Michael Shoaf released results from an investigation into high school staff members accused of inappropriately discussing a student, which led to five teachers resigning and one retiring ...
DeWine plan keeps Ohio children with complex behavioral issues in parents’ custody
Darrel Rowland, The Columbus Dispatch via The Cincinnati Enquirer | Monday, Gov. Mike DeWine rolled out a $1 billion program designed to go a long way toward achieving that goal. It’s called OhioRISE, which stands ...
Miami County voters to decide on levies for schools, libraries, arts
Jeremy Kelley, Dayton Daily News | The May 4 election in Miami County includes three tax levies that mention school districts, but only one of the three is actually a school levy. The Troy school ...
State Consolidating Health Orders To Go ‘Back To Basics’
Andy Chow, Statehouse News Bureau | The Ohio Department of Health is issuing a new health order to pull back existing regulations and encompass most of the restrictions into one larger order. Statehouse News: State ...
Ohio will use Pfizer to vaccinate 16, 17-year-old students at school before summer break
Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com | Ohio health departments and vaccine providers should reach out to schools to make plans to offer the coronavirus vaccine to 16 or 17-year-olds, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said on Monday. Cleveland.com: ...
Dublin City Schools hires Hilliard City Schools superintendent to same position
Jarrod Clay, WSYX | At a special meeting Monday evening, the Dublin City Schools Board of Education voted to hire Dr. John Marschhausen as its new superintendent. At Monday's meeting, Marschhausen presented the board of ...
Bill would change how property tax levies are worded for voters
Nick Blizzard, Dayton Daily News | Ohio House Bill 140 calls for ballot language to be written in a way that would tell voters what levies would cost the owner of a home valued at ...
Nationwide Children’s to host COVID vaccine clinics for teens in central Ohio high schools
Alissa Widman Neese, The Columbus Dispatch | Starting Wednesday, Nationwide Children's Hospital will host vaccine clinics in Franklin County high schools to help provide teens age 16, 17 and 18 with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations. Nobody younger ...
Ohio reports 854 new coronavirus cases in K-12 students, 145 in staff for week of March 22
Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com | Cases statewide plateaued last week, and are now ticking up, Ohio Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff said on Thursday ...
A Push for Peace Officer Training For Teachers Carrying Firearms Is Underway
Tonisha Johnson, Spectrum News 1 | Rep. Thomas Hall (R), of Butler County wants to make changes surrounding the training of armed teachers and staff. Senate Bill 317, which stripped peace officer training requirements for ...
Ohio lawmakers want to ban transgender athletes in women’s sports
Laura Bischoff, Dayton Daily News | Lawmakers in more than 20 states, including Ohio, are pushing bills to block transgender athletes from participating in school sports ...
DeWine channels vaccines to colleges, workplaces to speed up rollout
Jake Zuckerman, Ohio Capital Journal | Ohio will surge doses into college campuses and private workplaces as an effort to speed up the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday ...
Controversial Higher Ed Reform Bill Draws Criticism
Tonisha Johnson, Spectrum News 1 | Right now, higher education proponents want clarity on Senate Bill 135. So far, Bruce Johnson, the president of the Inter-University Council of Ohio, and Todd Jones, the president of ...
See Ohio schools’ plans to address learning gaps left by coronavirus pandemic
Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com | Ohio’s schools are submitting plans to address student needs after the coronavirus pandemic, including what to do with summer learning, with an April 1 deadline set by Gov. Mike DeWine ...
Pandemic disparities mirrored pre-existing conditions for low-income families, minorities, report shows
Susan Tebben, Ohio Capital Journal | An annual report analyzing how children faired in the nation in the last year showed harrowing effects from COVID-19, but mainly found the same disparities that existed before the ...
Ohio in discussions about college campus vaccinations before summer break
Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com | Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine was on a call Friday with the presidents of Ohio colleges, discussing vaccination plans for students as the semester finishes. Ohio in discussions about college campus vaccinations ...
Columbus high schools reopen without police officers for first time in 25 years
Alissa Widman Neese, The Columbus Dispatch | For the first time in 25 years, city police officers won't be walking the halls with students. And while that could change someday, it won't happen this academic ...
Ohio students become finalists for the International Science & Engineering Fair
The Highland County Press | A total of 95 students from 39 high schools competed at the Buckeye Science & Engineering Fair for the opportunity to advance to the Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair ...
Rocky River police reopen investigation into alleged inappropriate conduct by high school teachers
Dave DeNatale, WKYC | Just days after declining to file charges in the case of alleged inappropriate conduct by high school teachers, the Rocky River Police Department has announced that it is reopening its criminal ...
Toledo Public Schools to return to in-person learning 5 days a week April 19
Bri’on Whiteside, The Toledo Blade | For Toledo Public Schools students, the long wait of returning to full in-person instruction is coming to a close as district officials Monday announced plans to bring all of ...
Columbus schools’ fight for taxes on affordable housing spurs state legislation
Jake Zuckerman, Ohio Capital Journal | Both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly unanimously passed legislation that would exempt providers of affordable housing for people with substance abuse or mental health disorders from property taxes ...
