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Margo Rutledge Kissell is a reporter for the Dayton Daily News. She covers K-12 education for Dayton and the region.
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Ohio schools told to tighten security
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office on Friday said 58 Ohio schools have not submitted school safety plans and 189 others are not in compliance with a state law requiring they update their plans every three years. Attorney General Mike DeWine formed a task force to evaluate safety in schools after ...
State denies request for more information on attendance investigation
The Ohio Department of Education has denied the newspaper’s request to see Northridge Local Schools’ official written response to allegations that it scrubbed student attendance data because of the continuing investigation. The Dayton Daily News filed a public records request seeking a copy of the response that the district had ...
Schools review safety plans after deadly tornado
Schools across Ohio are examining their severe weather plans in the aftermath of Monday’s deadly tornado in Oklahoma.Plans for all safety concerns, including tornadoes, are reviewed each school year and updated on an as-needed basis. After the EF-5 tornado struck a school in Oklahoma, killing several students there, a review ...
AG distributes 1,050 training videos on school shootings
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office said Friday it is sending a video to all Ohio school districts, plus charter schools and private schools, to help administrators, teachers and school employees have the knowledge they need if they ever face a school shooting crisis. “Quite frankly, I hope it’s knowledge ...
Area schools focus on risks, abstinence in sex education
Ohio has generally left it up to local school districts to decide what should be taught about human sexuality. “While ODE works to develop standards in many subject areas, we do not develop curriculum. What curriculum is taught is a local decision,” Ohio Department of Education spokesman John Charlton said. ...
New ratings tougher on schools
An advance look at Ohio’s new A-F report card system, slated to be rolled out in August, shows many school districts score poorly in areas such as closing achievement gaps between students.One new category, Annual Measurable Objectives, shows as many as 38 percent of Ohio school districts get Ds or ...
New report card system tougher on schools
An advance look at Ohio’s new A-F report card system, slated to be rolled out in August, shows many school districts score poorly in areas such as closing achievement gaps between students — one of the new graded measures. The Ohio Department of Education on Wednesday released a simulation of ...
Vandalia-Butler sets public meeting for superintendent candidates
The Vandalia-Butler City Schools is giving the community a chance to meet three individuals who want to become the district’s next superintendent. The school board will hold a “Meet the Candidate” night from 6:30 -9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, in the Butler High School Lecture Room. The event will ...
Districts boost security after school shootings
Area school districts have been busy making a number of security updates at their schools since the shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary three months ago. Some districts have beefed up police presence in their buildings, while others are updating entrances to make them more secure by adding buzz-in access ...
Districts prepare for wave of teacher retirements
Miami Valley school districts are expecting a wave of teacher retirements this year brought on by changes to the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio that became law in January. Thirty school districts reported a combined 250 teacher retirements by March 8, compared to 297 for all of last school ...
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