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State: Local school district named in probe
Northridge was the only Miami Valley school district in a statewide investigation found to have improperly removed students from its attendance rolls, according to a final report released Monday by Ohio State Auditor Dave Yost.Seven Miami Valley districts were cleared of any data tampering through an interim audit released in ...
Ranking brings school funding model under scrutiny
Ohio recently was ranked 17th in the nation for its school finance, despite the fact that Ohio’s school funding model has been declared unconstitutional three times since 1997.The ranking, coming just weeks before Gov. John Kasich plans to reveal a new school funding model, was part of an Education Week ...
Ohio attorney general says school employees will be trained on dealing with shooters
First-responder safety training will be offered to teachers and school workers statewide, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced Wednesday in a response to the mass shootings in Newtown, Conn., last week and Chardon, Ohio, earlier this year. “The reality is that, with an active shooter, first responders many times do ...
Educators debate proposed exam
Ohio educators responded with tempered support to the American Federation of Teachers’ call for a more stringent exam, which has been likened to the bar exam for lawyers, for those entering the teaching profession . Jeffrey J. Mims Jr., an Ohio Board of Education member, said the success of that ...
Automatic cuts may put teaching jobs in jeopardy
Ohio could lose more than 1,500 education-related jobs and more than $98 million in federal education funding if automatic discretionary spending cuts go into effect Jan. 2. “States and local communities would lose $2.7 billion in federal funding for just three critical education programs alone – Title I, special education ...
Bill backs off tougher reading goals
COLUMBUS — An Ohio Senate committee on Tuesday put the brakes on holding back more third graders because of reading deficiencies, delaying a key aspect of Republican Gov. John Kasich’s education reform plan for at least a year. The full Senate today could vote on the revised bill, though Kasich ...
Ohio schools boost ranking in 2 U.S. studies
Ohio ranked 10th and 21st for its K-12 education performance and policy as compared to all other states and the District of Columbia for 2011, according to two national studies released this month.In a third study, released today by the National Council on Teacher Quality, the state’s teachers tied for ...
Important races, issues facing voters this fall
Election season kicks off Labor Day weekend and this year’s election is packed with state issues, school levies and candidates. Now that the Nov. 8 ballot is shaping up, here is a look at some of the most important and competitive races and issues facing area voters this fall. These ...
Ohio considers limiting school to between Labor Day and Memorial Day.
A bill being debated in the Ohio House of Representatives would prohibit most public schools from starting the school year before Labor Day or holding classes after Memorial Day.But while shrinking the calendar window, House Bill 191 also would increase the “length” of the school year by requiring a higher ...
Tornado drill canceled; calmer storm season expected
Although the state already has experienced its first tornado of the year, Ohio is expected to see far fewer severe storms in 2011 than it did in 2010. To prepare for tornado season — generally April through July — the state is in the midst of observing Spring Severe Weather ...
Estate tax repeal would result in big cuts, say some
For years, there has been lots of talk, but no action, to eliminate Ohio’s estate tax.That could change this year with a new all-Republican state government, led by Gov.-elect John Kasich who talked during the campaign about doing away with the tax, which critics label “the death tax.”“It’s one of ...
Cash for Appliances program begins today
DAYTON — Today, March 26, is the first day of the Cash for Appliances program, officially called the Ohio Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program. Cash for Appliances is a federally funded, state-run program that is designed to promote energy efficiency and to stimulate the economy by offering rebates for residents ...
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