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In Ohio, 'High-Performing Charters Dominate Some Markets'

Small but growing groups of high-performing charter schools are beginning to dominate the academic landscape in Cleveland and Dayton, according to state report card data�released last week.DAYTON - Ohio has received about $21 million in federal Safe Routes to School dollars in the last four years to help communities make it safer for children walking or biking to school.

More than

Schools worry $3.2M award could hurt levy requests

Nine area school districts that will receive a combined $3.2 million in federal "Race to the Top" funding also have levies coming up on the November ballot.

The challenge now is convincing voters

Ohio wins $400M in 'Race to the Top' funds; local districts will get money

Ohio has won $400 million in the "Race to the Top" school reform grant competition, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday, Aug. 24.

It will share second-round funding in the $4.35 b

Ohio will get federal Race to Top school money

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800 kids receive free haircuts, school supplies

DAYTON - On Sunday, Aug. 22, BJ Kids 91 hosted The Cut-off, the third annual back-to-school event that offers Montgomery County kids free haircuts and school supplies.

According to organizer Cat

Report card gives CPS highest ranking yet
Cincinnati Public Schools achieved an "effective" ranking on the state report card system for the first time since the state report cards began 10 years ago.
It's the highest rating ever for this district of more than 33,000 students and is a "mileston

School choice tops lobbyist's agenda
Legislators at the Ohio Statehouse address him as rabbi. Everyone else, including his wife and parents, calls him A.D.

"I've also been called 'reverend' and 'father'" by state lawmakers, Rabbi Avraham David "A.D." Motzen says with a chuckl

New Dayton schools chief discusses gains, challenges

DAYTON - Dayton Public Schools continues to make incremental gains in student performance but future improvement could be jeopardized by serious funding concerns, Superintendent Lori Ward told the district's 2,500 employees Wedne

Cincinnati's turnaround schools show signs of success
Thirteen of Cincinnati's 16 low-performing "Elementary Initiative" schools have made significant academic progress, the district announced Monday.

The Elementary Initiative

Scholarships go to 'good kids,' presenter says

FRANKLIN - Mike Roe, owner of Kingdom Sports Center, searches for student-athletes who don't excel in athletics and academics.

Instead, he looks for students who are leaders and role models in their respective schools.

Or as he calls

Cleveland schools lay off support staff after talks with unions stall

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- While the Cleveland school district has reached a money-saving labor agreement with its teachers, wrangling continues with several smaller unions just days before the start of classes.

As a result, the scho

U.S. News college rankings highlight three local schools

Three Miami Valley universities - Cedarville, Miami and Dayton - were recognized by the editors of U.S. News and World Report in their annual "America's Best Colleges" issue published today, Aug. 17.

The University of Dayton b

Without charters, Ohio won't win funds

The state is still in the running for the federal Race to the Top education funding. But our race car is missing a wheel - and without it, Ohio won't finish in the money.

According to the Aug. 3 Dispatch Capital Notes item "Officials

Cleveland schools chief briefs City Council on upcoming launch of transformation plan

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- With the start of school just two weeks away, Cleveland district CEO Eugene Sanders appeared before a City Council committee Wednesday to provide an update on the academic "transformation plan" he's about to launch.

In retu

Feds sending Ohio $360M for education

WASHINGTON - A spending bill approved by the U.S. House and signed by President Barack Obama will funnel millions of dollars in education money to the Miami Valley, enough to prevent the layoffs of an estimated 337 teachers in the 3rd congressional dist

Editorial: Steady demand Limit on school vouchers may need adjustment

8 run for state ed board

COLUMBUS - Eight people from Southwest Ohio have filed candidacy petitions to run for two open seats on the Ohio Board of Education on Nov. 2.

The 19-member state school board sets policy and makes recommendat

Covington teachers tour city

COVINGTON - Bus No. 18 rolled into Holmes High School on Thursday with passengers, but there were no kids.

It was packed with teachers new to Covington Independent Public Schools. They were on a two-hour, nine

Mason program helps struggling families

MASON - Though it's one of the region's most affluent school communities, Mason isn't immune from the recession - twice as many needy school families are turning to a new program for help this year.

For the se

After Class -- Commentary: August 4, 2010

With school just two weeks away, a feeling of uncertainty hangs over the Cincinnati Public Schools like the steamy late-summer smog that blankets this Ohio River town.

Building a new urban education model

DAYTON-Terry Sowers felt high school was a waste of time.

"I just dreaded going," he recalls. "I wasn't getting anything out of it, and I didn't want to stay."

Ohio adopted new academic standards in June, becoming part of the Common Core movement in math and reading and updating its science and social studies standards.

But standa

CMSD Officials Committed to Assisting Families with Uniform Needs

Although budget restraints have rendered the Cleveland Metropolitan School District unable to continue providing school uniform vouchers this year, District officials say they will continue

Cleveland schools decide against going to ballot with levy request

Cleveland school officials thought seriously about going to the November ballot with a property-tax increase, then thought better of it.

The subject of an operating levy went public only in the last week and never received a formal review

Testing, school choice undermining education

For almost 10 years, our leaders have aime

Dayton Public Schools breaks ground on 26th and final school
Dayton Public

Cleveland teachers approve three-year contract

Cleveland teachers have overwhelmingly approved a contract that trades $17 million in concessions during the coming school year for the recall of many laid-off union members.

The teachers voted 2,949 to 621 in favor of the three

Ohio a finalist in race for share of $3B in federal school funds

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In her first campaign speech as a candidate for Ohio lieutenant governor, Yvette McGee Brown, running mate of Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland, highlighted St

Otterbein teaches new science techniques

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Lakota Schools to seek 10-year levy

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More people pass than fail GED test

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CPS to act on $469M budget

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Fiscal woes force TPS to retool itself: Officials eye businesslike approach

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Libbey's students fear loss of 'family' in school closing

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Ohio schools may require body-mass-index screenings

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Kettering to close elementary school

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Needles in a Haystack

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Nationally, tide is turning toward smart teacher personnel policies

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Fordham plans to merge its sponsorship effort

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Editorial: Why would any school, union reject money?

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Cleveland teachers to offer their own plan for schools, challenge district CEO Eugene Sanders to sign commitment to education

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Supporters make final push for school levies

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Failure of school levies could bring flood of teacher layoffs in Northeast Ohio

Cleveland issues layoff notices to more than 500 teachers

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Clark State tuition going up again

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Race to the top minimums set

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Audit gives Lebanon Schools thumbs up

Ohio University sets its sights on raising at least $350 million

Time for college-bound  to think about finances

Toledo schools' levy effort low-key

E Prep co-founder starts charter school network

Ohio among finalists for Race to the Top education funding

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Arts & College Preparatory Academy receives $69,000

On Monday, February 22, State Farm's Youth Advisory Board witnessed a performan

Ohio loses first leg of 'Race to the Top'

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Ideas that stick from Fordham's Education Gadfly team

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Cleveland student's success is proof that the city's schools can work: Regina Brett

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Ohio's schools climb to 5th best in nation

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Cleveland City Council grills schools CEO Eugene Sanders on school closings

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 3:01 AM

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Eighth-grader Kim Collier ranks at the top of her class at Willard Elementary School in Warren.

Yet she is trying to persuade her parents to let h

Democrats urging haste to close Ohio budget gap

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Ohio students' math proficiency doesn't add up State, national tests differ widely

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Senate bill would improve Ohio schools and enhance chance for federal grants
Ending Ohio's moratorium on new charter schools is a good idea by itself,

NAEP Math Scores Idle at 4th Grade, Advance at 8th

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Self-Made Educator Fulfills a Vision for Boys in Cleveland

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UC main campus pushing remedial students elsewhere

Program boosts Kenton school communications

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Support for school choice tax plan seen

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APS District touts success among Ohio urban school systems

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Supreme Court says school tests aren't public records

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Judges and schools

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This week, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute

State's retirement systems need more than a mere nip and tuck

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Two years ago the Thomas B. Fordham Institute issued a report critical of the financial sustainability of the State Teachers Reti

Ohio Education Gadfly: teacher pensions, mentoring programs, evolution and more

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Six NE Ohio schools honored for Blue Ribbon performance

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A message to Dublin parents about Obama's speech

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3 Greater Cincinnati schools win national award

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Two area districts see drastic changes

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EDITORIAL: The public chooses school choice

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AG can't shut charter schools

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Charter school wins court ruling

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A new kind of victim-blaming

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Most Cleveland district 'innovation' schools are getting good marks

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3 Cleveland charter schools' students earn good state report cards

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Ex-Antioch McGregor president to head Ohio school

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Charter grades making progress But it's too slow, costly, program's critics say

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Oakwood School Board President won't seek re-election

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Teacher and staff contracts approved

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Cleveland schools open with high hopes for stable enrollment

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3 charter schools to be shut down; 3 cited for excellence

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Editorial: School data means nothing if it's wrong

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One of the court-case time bombs that could

Editorial: Don't limit opportunity

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Ohio has come a long w

Civil Rights 2010: The Struggle for Quality Education

The Civil Rights Movement is alive and well in 2010.� There is no such thing as the "post-Civil Rights era," unless you are one

Springboro students feel impact of budget cuts

DAYTON DAILY NEWS

Michiganders are welcoming a first-in-the-nation - a public charter school that trains high-schoolers for careers in the aviation industry.
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As parents rush to fill their children's backpacks with back-to-school supplies, the White House quietly set the stage for a dramatic change dictating wh

At Sinclair Community College, Focus Is Jobs

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Andrea Byrd, mother of two boys, had enough with her son's school. After she and her older son,

Too Long Ignored : Black Boys and Men
A tragic crisis of enormous magnitude is facing black boys and men in America.

Parental neglect, racial discrimination and an orgy of self-destructive behavior have left an extraordinary portion of the black male popul

Tempers Flare At School Board Meeting
Abraham Clark High School in Roselle is a troubled school.
Test scores are a

Charters reach farther out
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What once was a trickle of suburban students to charter schools is now a steady stream, with subu

Group seeks to clean up Philadelphia's charter-school image
Philadelphia Charters for Excellence launched yesterday to "define the Philadelphia charter community in

Charter school advocates wary after budget battle
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Charter schools are breathing a collective sigh of relief that plans to cut funding were stopped.

Many Chicago Charter Schools Run Deficits, Data Shows

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In Wake Of Levy Defeat, Students Ponder What's Next

State schools Superintendent Deborah Delisle said all Ohio school districts are required to offer

New Proficiency Standards Hit Charters
The Equity Project Charter School garnered headlines and accolades when it opened last September with an unusual plan: recruit top teachers and pay them $125,000-substantially more than the average teacher salary anywhere in the country.

The provision in the new, two-year state budget calling for all school districts to offer all-day

NAACP needs to reset sights on education
Anthony Williams is a Democratic state senator from Phi

State Legislatures Wrestle With Charter Laws
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Amid a strong push by the Obama administration to ensure that states don't constrain the growth of the c

When 81% Passing Suddenly Becomes 18%

Ohio lawmaker: End charter school moratorium

(AP) - DAYTON, Ohio - Ohio should end a moratorium on new charter schools so the state can compete for additional federal stimulus money, a GOP

Schools Data Show Chasm
When New York state education officials recalibrated test scores this week, hundreds of New York City schools suddenly had vastly fewer children who could be termed "proficient" in math and English.

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Plenty of institutions, groups and state programs lost money in the two-year state budget pa

More than 50 percent of students bolt district
The number of students using school choice to leave the Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School District increased significantly this past school year, officials said.
Some officials believe the rise in students deciding to "choice out" of the d

Charter-school system is contender for aid despite Strickland's opposition
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Good news for Ohio families stuck in underperforming schools: Despite Gov. Ted Stricklan

Educational foundation boosts city parish school enrollment

Sister Mary Ann Eckhoff, Archbishop John L. May and Robert Brooks, a local cable television pioneer, started the Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation in 1990 to help needy Catholic children attend Catholic schools.

In 1999, the mission ex

Cleveland school district will use federal stimulus money to cut $14 million budget deficit
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Special-needs students get aid
Autistic and other children with special needs in East Baton Rouge Parish will be eligible for state

State links education to green jobs
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Schools help students make up loss
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students with disabilities have filed a complaint against the Congress put school vouchers to the test in 2004 when it authorized the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP), a federally funded voucher program serving low-income students in the nation's capital. It has awarded $7,500 scholarship

Cleveland Plain Dealer; Charter school students' success must really irk Ohio Gov. Strickland--Brent Larkin
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Before making two trips to Greater Cleveland last week to peddle pabulum about fixing Ohio's schools, Gov. Ted Strickland should have

BENJAMIN CHAVIS JOINS NATIONAL PARENTAL CHOICE ORGANIZATION

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Diversity loss concerns CPS parents
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What do parents want from schools?
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NEW CRITERIA IN STATE BUDGET
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D.C. relies on charter schools as training tool
D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee is applying that old maxim "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" to her brand of school reform.
Charter s

Bell vows to aid public schools if elected mayor
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Scary things in U.S. report on school vouchers

This isn't actually about vouchers. It's about a new government report on a school vouchers program in Washington, D.C., that reveals just how perversely na

Schools to compete for $5B from stimulus law
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Sugarcreek schools has a 5.5-mill issue on August ballot; officials unsure how vote will go
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Regional High School reads, "Your future is here," but that's no longer true for students scram

Administration Takes Aim at State Laws on Teachers
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The Obama administration took aim on Thursday at state laws - adopted after heavy teachers' union lobbying - ba

NJ debate: Can scholarships save Catholic schools?
The sign on the fence in front of Paterson Catholic Regional High School reads, "Your future is here," but that's no longer true for students scram

Bell says strong schools are key to Toledo's survival
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Toledo mayoral candidate Mike Bell s

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Ohio students to face less testing
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Research: School Vouchers Boost Graduation Rates for Disadvantaged Children

Editorial: Close watch needed
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Along with much else that's questionable in the state budget signed by Gov. Ted Strickland Friday is

A Proposal for School Choice � Education Week
A Proposal for School Choice � Education Week

It's time to acknowledge that parental choice of schools is the wave of the future. Its foes can continu

Putting away the paddle
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TUCKED into the biennial budget bill signed recently by Gov. Ted Strickland was a provision that broug

A Proposal for School Choice
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Its foes can continue to try to stall its growth through a series of rear guard actions, but they will not succeed in

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vouchers" and "school choice." Both evoke controversy, partly because they represent change to the way public education has existed for generations. Change, such as it is, occurs piecemeal.

Editorial: Close watch needed New school-funding panel stacked to push education spending ever higher
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The will-your-kid-succeed lottery
Jun. 7, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- A new film, "The Lottery," documents a drawing of names in New York that determines whether children will get a shot at success, writes Bari Weiss in the Wall Street Journal over

CCS trying to solve language barrier
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Excerpts From Recent Minnesota Editorials
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Wouldn't vouchers resolve many issues?
Those who believe government is the solution to most problems like to point out the shortcomings as they see it of the

School gets 4th principal in 5 years
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Choosing to Save Some Kids
Maybe if our children had more arms, some people wouldn't be so determined not to let them go to better schools. Maybe if they had five arms, like starfish.
You know the starfish story. On a beach where starfish have been stranded by the outgoing tide

Duncan's Call for School Turnarounds Sparks Debate
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School-choice bill gets a boost
Up to 400 Camden children could be eligible for aid each year under legislation that would allow students at chronically failing schools to attend schools outside their home district, according to proponents.
That figure is based on the number of chro

Westerville schools want levy
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Editorial: Charter schools endure
Columbus Dispatch

Why poor students are stuck in bad schools
Some Illinois House Republicans had an opportunity to give 30,000 poor, black children stuck in some of the worst, most overcrowded Chicago public schools a chance for a better education. But when it came to the moment of truth, they tossed the kids overbo

Budget tidbit: Vouchers
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For-profit schools bemoan financial-aid loss
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Ill. House defeats Democratic school voucher plan
An unprecedented plan to let students in foundering public schools transfer to private ones with state help failed Wednesday in the Illinois House.
The measure was "an attempt to help the children in the poorest-performing and most overcrowded, povert

Strickland signs state budget
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Florida for ideas for providing low-income families with school alterna

Charter Schools Gain in Stimulus Scramble Cash-Strapped States, Districts Signal Expansion of Public-Education Alternative despite Some Teachers' Strong Opposition
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Lawmakers mull vouchers for CPS
Price Elementary School was not Quintella Johnson's first choice for her daughter.
She wanted Kerisma to attend a nearby charter school, but a

Strickland to visit Dayton school,  air show expo, Air Force museum
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Strickland due in Dayton Friday for "ceremonial" bill signing
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D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty to a House Appropriations Subcommittee this week in which he indicated that he was "comfortable" limiting the Op

Public schools to get 5.5% funding raise
DAYTON DAILY NEWS

COLUMBUS - Thanks to federal stimulus money, Ohio's public schools will see a 5.5 percent increase in funding du

School vouchers vital to poorer families
The Dispatch is correct when it says that it is vital that the Educational Choice Scholarship program for children in low-performing public schools be large enough to "fit the state's need" ("Meet the demand," editorial, April 20).
For families frust

'Nobody can be happy'
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COLUMBUS - Ohio leaders agreed to $2.4 billion in state budget cuts that spread the pain to college students

Popular voucher plan could face lottery
So many families applied for Ohio's Educational Choice scholarships to pay for private schooling

Republican drops bid for governor
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS

State Sen. Kevin Coughlin has ended his bid to challenge Gov. Ted Strickland for governor in 2010.

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Board  picks  new boss
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Public schools will get more money
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$2.4B in cuts to budget hit colleges, Ohio workers, libraries and the poor
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Most Ohio school districts are expecting funding cuts in the next two years, but considering the hits being doled ou

Status Quo 1, Kids 0
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist on Thursday vetoed an education reform bill that would have eliminated tenure protection for teachers and based their pay on student achievement. From all the backslapping and breathless relief that followed, you'd think Crist ha

The Columbus Dispatch; GOP: Put slots plan on fall ballot
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Senate Republicans yesterday proposed placing a constitutional amendment on the November ballot tha

Some students will be denied vouchers; 14,000 available but hundreds more kids applied

District leaders reach facilities agreement with state panel

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COLUMBUS -- State government is starting to crack

$3.5 Billion in Turnaround Aid Flowing to States

Senate accused of hostage tactic
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COLUMBUS - Gov. Ted Strickland lashed out Monday at Senate Republicans, accusing them of collecting th

Charter schools face unique challenges educating children with special needs

Columbus Dispatch; In the interim, state limps along
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The stalemate over the state budget is costing Ohio millions while threatening services to its mo

Bill revises vouchers
A plan that could revive state-paid tuition vouchers for students in parochial schools made two giant strides toward Florida's November ballot Tuesday.
Voting on straight party lines, Senate and House committees approved identical constitutiona

Columbus Dispatch; Shut down the state? Just maybe
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Gov. Ted Strickland, left, and Sen. Jon Husted remain locked in a bitter debate about Ohio's budg

Education reforms get a failing grade
In 1990, in one of the most innovative developments in modern American education, the Milwaukee public schools created a parental choice system. Some low-income parents got vouchers that could be used to send their children to private schools.

Lessons for Failing Schools
NEW YORK TIMES

With his soft-spoken, conciliatory style, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland isn't exactly known for puttin

Voucher amendment revived in Fla. Legislature
A school voucher proposal the Florida Supreme Court took off the 2008 ballot has been revived in the Legislature.
House and Senate committees Tuesday were taking up the proposed state constitutional amendment.
It would repeal a ban on stat

Editorial: Governor, lawmakers failing Ohio

THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS

Gov. Ted Strickland and Ohio lawmakers have become

New data shows similar academic results between voucher and MPS students

Ohio Senate President Bill Harris seeks to persuade Gov. Ted Strickland to join slots referendum plan
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER

COLUMBUS -- As Gov. Ted Strickland stepped up his bashing of Senate Republicans for what he called "blatant politic

Time to come together

Slots vs. cuts: What will fix Ohio budget?
THE TOLEDO BLADE

COLUMBUS - Slot machines or more painful budget cuts?

The impasse over the state's next two-ye

BAEO APPLAUDS ILLINOIS STATE SENATE ON PASSING PARENTAL CHOICE BILL

BAEO APPLAUDS ILLINOIS STATE SENATE ON PASSING�PARENTAL CHOICE BILL

(WASHINGTON, DC) - The Black Alliance for Educ

WILLARD: Latest plan would cut total funding to schools
AKRON BEACON JOURNAL

Florida education leaders, stung in their attempt to win $1 billion in education-reform money, will t

POSSIBLE STATE CUTS Benefits for poor may take big hit
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

About 14,400 low-income c

Enrollment period renews voucher debate
More than a thousand new applicants for state-funded private school tuition in New Orleans pleases supporters of the voucher program, which drew fewer participants than first expected in its first two years.
But it's a touchy subject for lawmak

U.S. Supreme Court ruling on special education costs likely to have limited effect in Ohio

THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER

Identifying a failing school is trickier than it looks.

Con

Attention to failing schools only first step
Getting teachers more data about their students. Putting effective instructors in classrooms. Now, closing failing schools. The education reform movement that started with testing students and measuring schools in the 1980s keeps adding a new look, almost

KIPP kids study to very end
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

A student on the last day of school is usually like a shaken can of soda.

Victory for vouchers

Ohio BAEO Newsletter - Jan-June 2009

History of school reform offers glimmers of hope

No fix, governor's critics say
Columbus Dispatch Despite claims that they have fixed school funding, an education reform plan proposed by Gov. Ted Strickland and modified by majority Democrats in the House of Representatives is "fatally flawed," a Republican leader says. Senate Fi

More than 1,000 new applicants for vouchers

School finance: New shell game
Cleveland Plain Dealer House Democrats have devised a school finance plan, endorsed by the Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding, which they say will constitutionally bankroll schools -- but not until 2019 (and not even then if Ohio can

State Senate OKs school vouchers

House Democrats expected to unveil budget changes
The Columbus Dispatch Launching a new competition to encourage Ohio college students to form business plans, providing help for nursing homes and developing a new web site to allow better tracking of state spending are among the budget changes House Dem

The Boys Have Fallen Behind

Around the globe, it's mostly girls who lack educational opportunities. Even in the United States, many people still associate the educa

Ohio school district charges sports families up to $1,000
The Columbus Dispatch RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) - A suburban Cleveland school district has chosen not to eliminate sports but instead will charge athletes' families up to $1,000. The school board in Richmond Heights made the unanimous decision Mond

Former Board Chair Comments on the Poor Reading Scores of Milwaukee's Black Children

Husted testifies for redistricting pla

Dayton Daily News-Ohio Politics
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, on Tuesday, April 21, gave the first testimony supporting his plan to change the way Ohio draws state legislative and congressional districts.
"I am presenting to you a propos

State's black fourth-graders post worst reading scores in U.S.

No earmark requests for Austria

Dayton Daily News - Ohio Politics
His predecessor was once referred to as "Porker of the Month" by an anti-earmark watchdog, but if U.S. Rep. Steve Austria aims to fill former U.S. Rep. Dave Hobson's earmark-securing shoes, he ain't doing it thi

Illinois Senate approves vouchers
The Illinois Senate on Thursday approved legislation creating a small-scale voucher program that would provide money for 22,000 students at the worst-performing Chicago Pu

Boyce wins union endorsement

Dayton Daily News - Ohio Politics
Democrat Kevin Boyce won the endorsement of the Service Employees International Union District 1199 in the state treasurer's race but the union made its pick before knowing who the other candidates are.

Giving Poor Families More School Choices

Republicans oppose Strickland using stimulus dollars for studies

Dayton Daily News
Ohio Republicans are having a heyday with reports that Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is using $57 million of the state's transportation stimulus money for planning and preliminary studies instead of bricks-and-mortar construction.

Critics: Md. scholarship credit plan like vouchers
Maryland may soon allow tax credits for businesses that make scholarship donations for private school students, but some opponents say the proposal is too close to voucher programs and could

Husted turns over some records, complains of treatment

Dayton Daily News
DAYTON - Ohio Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, submitted some documents requested by the Ohio Secretary of State in her residency investigation of him, although he did not provide water, phone or tax records and he blacked out inf

New Orleans charter schools likely to band together to share vision, support

With several local charter-school operators gearing up to run additional schools next year, most of

Obama calls for 'No Child' remake;
President Obama proposed overhauling the No Child Left Behind law that was his predecessor's hallmark education initiative, aiming to eliminate several of the measure's controversial mandates on public schools but adding new ones.
Students would still

Schools audit improves
The Columbus Dispatch State auditors say that because the Columbus school district still isn't properly tracking its assets -- items such as desks, chairs and cases of food -- property initially valued at more than $800,000 was missing during fiscal 200

Public education's next step: Move school decisions to parents
Little Rhody has made national news again. This time it's because Central Falls School Supt. Frances Gallo has the most unthinkably capitalistic idea of terminating an unproductive workforce. How shocking!
It is shocking, at least to the teachers unio

McLin, Strickland meet with Obama's auto czar

The Dayton Daily News
DAYTON - Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin joined Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and nine Ohio mayors in Cleveland today, April 9, at a meeting with Ed Montgomery, the Obama administration's Auto Recovery Director.

Montgomery was in

Spite and the jam-packed classroom
Henry Tyson wonders why it's so hard to find space for his children.
Tyson is superintendent of St. Marcus, a Lutheran elementary school in Brewers Hill that has seen its enrollment, 85% of it from poor families, soar. The school has a reputatio

Brunner wants local board to decide Husted residency

The Dayton Daily News
The battle over whether Republican state Sen. Jon Husted lives in the Kettering house where he is registered to vote could be headed back to Montgomery County.
Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner said on Thursday, A

The Big Idea -- it's bad education policy;
There have been two features that regularly mark the history of U.S. public schools. Over the last century, our education system has been regularly captivated by a Big Idea -- a savant or an organization that promised a simple solution to the problems of o

Ohio Core Is Coming, Class of 2014 Will Meet Tougher Graduation Standards

Columbus City Schools eNews-Ohio Core

Apr. 13, 2009
The Ohio Core initiative became law on Jan. 3, 2007. Ohio Core calls for a more demanding high-school curriculum to meet graduation requirements starting with the class of 2014, students

Education choices abound in Arizona: Parents have several options in schooling their children
Mar. 14--The spring before her daughter entered kindergarten, Mesa mom Michelle Lyon started the search for the ideal school to send her eldest child.
It started in a parent magazine, where she read an article about schools. She researched ratings. Sh

EdChoice awards available
Tribune Chronicle YOUNGSTOWN - Parents of students attending eight Mahoning Valley schools will have increased opportunities to send their children to private schools if they submit Education Choice Scholarship applications to the Department of Educatio

Few reliable models for merit pay
Gov. Sonny Perdue recently announced his proposal to change the way Georgia educators are compensated from a traditional career ladder pay scale to one based on student achievement.
While higher compensation for effective teaching leading to increased

Fewer eligible for tuition vouchers
The Cincinnati Enquirer Some 80,000 students at low-ranking public schools in Ohio qualify for free tuition vouchers, called Ed Choice scholarships, to attend private schools next fall. That is down from about 90,000 students who were eligible last y

KEVIN P. CHAVOUS SWORN IN AS THE NEW BAEO BOARD CHAIR

(WASHINGTON, DC) - Kevin P. Chavous was sworn in as the new Board Chair of the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO) during the organizati

Strickland: Ohio in 'great danger' of losing 2 congressional seats

The Dayton Daily News
Associated Press report
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland says the state is in "great danger" of losing two congressional seats after the 2010 Census is completed.
Strickland said Thursday he believes Ohio will certa

Private-School Refugees

Alex, 43, a father of two who lives in San Francisco, is an alum of a private high school in the city that today charges upward of $30,000 a year. But while his eighth-grader and fourth-grader now attend private school, they won't be continuing on to po

Editorial: Big-city education plan?
The Columbus Dispatch U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's enthusiasm for putting big-city school districts under the control of mayors is reason to give the idea some thought. His endorsement is likely to help this plan gain currency. Research ha

SCHOOL CHOICE FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
The following information was released by the Independent Women's Forum:
The Alliance for School Choice has just released its 2009-2010 edition of the School Choice Yearbook. This valuable resource includes data, trends, and research abo

New audit released for Columbus schools
The Columbus Dispatch Property initially valued at more than $800,000 went missing from Columbus schools during fiscal 2008, a state audit released today said. District officials said much of the property was old and of little value now. Superintende

America's Morning News
In case you didn't tune in to The Washington Times' nationally syndicated radio show "America's Morning News" - broadcast in Washington on WTNT-AM 570 and coast to coast via the Talk Radio Network - here's what three of Tuesday's guests told host John McCa

2009 tuition increases get reality check
The Columbus Dispatch Private colleges in the region say tuition and fee increases for the fall will be the smallest in years because of the hobbled economy. For example, tuition, room and board at Denison University in Granville will rise 3.6 percen

Leading Scholar's U-Turn on School Reform Shakes Up Debate
Diane Ravitch, the education historian who built her intellectual reputation battling progressive educators and served in the first Bush administration's Education Department, is in the final stages of an astonishing, slow-motion about-face on almost every

Brunner plans to send Husted documents back to Montgomery County

The Dayton Daily News
If Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner gets the documents she wants from state Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, Brunner said she plans to send them back to the Montgomery County Board of Elections.
Brunner said on Thur

Learning a lesson; Mostly frozen out of L.A. Unified's latest reform effort, charter school operators debate their future.
At their statewide convention in Sacramento this week, charter school leaders are discussing whether to participate in Los Angeles Unified's Public School Choice initiative in coming years. It's not a conversation they were expecting to have. They l

Trotwood schools move ahead on building project

Dayton Daily News
The school board is moving ahead on the final phase of the districtwide building project.
The board voted 5-0 April 2 to hire attorneys for the central office project that would renovate the old middle school for admini

'A decent education'
When state Sen. James Meeks asks fellow Democrats to give education vouchers to kids who attend some of the worst schools in Chicago, the legislators often tell him they don't want to divert dollars from public education.
Meeks' response: "If t

Enrollment statistics:  The short course

The Dayton Daily News
Today, class, we will study school enrollment.
Specifically - or at least as specifically as possible - how fast the local school district is growing.
Springboro Schools officials insist the district is addi

Kentucky Votes Yes on Federal Money, No on Charter Schools

If President Obama visited Democratic lawmakers in Kentucky he would stand out, and not just because he's the president. Most of the Democrats in that state's governing body don't share his support for charter schools.

"Is the president an ano

Centerville school district facing worst cuts since early 1990s

The Dayton Daily News
As a pediatrician I see parents - lots of parents. Knowing that I serve on the Centerville Board of Education, they ask questions. How bad is the schools' fiscal emergency? Have cuts been made? What about bailouts from Colu

BAEO CELEBRATES TENTH ANNIVERSARY AT HOME IN MILWAUKEE

Strickland's schools plan tweaked just before speech
The Columbus Dispatch Gov. Ted Strickland's administration was tinkering with basic elements of his school-funding plan right up to the point the governor announced it, records released yesterday show. The documents, including e-mailed correspondence a

The charter school test case that didn't happen
California- Los Angeles school officials lost a chance this week to test whether the booming charter movement can take on all the problems of the district's traditional, and often troubled, schools.

On Tuesday, the Board of Education denied pro

Central State, Sinclair to sign partnership

Dayton Daily News
Central State University and Sinclair Community College will collaborate to provide continuous education for students.
Central State and Sinclair on Thursday, April 9, will sign an articulation agreement designed to cre

Borough council selects a fill-in member Lincoln Park choice once on school board
A former Lincoln Park school board member is replacing longtime borough Councilman Herman "Hy" Nadel on the governing body.

Republican Gary Gemian, 60, has been named the replacement for Nadel's Ward 1 term, which was scheduled to expire

Charters are big draw
The Columbus Dispatch As Ohio families continue to choose public charter schools, officials at traditional public schools need to become nimble in adjusting their budgets to match shrinking enrollments. And while they work on that, Gov. Ted Strickla

KENNETH CAMPBELL SELECTED NEW BAEO PRESIDENT

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Downtown families deterred by schools

The Columbus Dispatch
There's been some talk on local blogs recently about raising kids Downtown.The discussions site the public school system as the No. 1 deterent for families moving to the center city.
Four Dowtown parents discussed t

Agenda raises doubts on study
A recent study by education researchers at UCLA purports to discover that charter schools are violating the tenets of the Civil Rights Act of 1965.
They are re-segregating the nation's youth, according to the study, and reinserting "inequality of educ

Student councils focus more on service
The Columbus Dispatch The Upper Arlington teen's story was enough to spur the student council into action. It didn't matter that Worthington Kilbourne High School's leaders live about 10 miles away from Blake Haxton, whose legs were amputated last mo

Cuts to education wrong
GOP leadership sacrifices educational investments with no-tax pledge. Eliminate exemptions to fund key programs and adopt ethics reform.
On the record
A weekly event where reporters and editors talk to leaders about key issues for Georgians.

Defeated levies raise fees in some districts
Dayton Daily News Parents are paying more to have their children participate in extracurricular activities, particularly in districts where levies are going down to defeat. In addition to pay-to-participate and other activity fees approved by school

Middle management

WIMAUMA - When Mark Haggett first came to the Redlands Christian Migrant Association Wimauma Academy in 2001, he started as a middle school teacher.

"The middle school portion of t

Fees supplement taxes in some districts
Dayton Daily News Matt Shomper was athletic director in Springboro when the school district first instituted pay-to-participate fees. Now he's overseeing athletic programs in Tipp City as that district prepares to charge fees, depending on the result

The state charter commission faces another legal challenge

Two Georgia school districts have sued the state Board of Education after their appeals last week failed to stop a charter school approval for their shared neighborhood.

Charter schools hope to expand, work with Cleveland schools
The Cleveland Plain Dealer Three highly regarded Cleveland charter schools want to create a network of 15 more charters that would work with, not compete against, the city school district. Citizens' Academy, Intergenerational School and Entrepreneur

Charter schools have a new ally in Gov. Mcdonnel
With a pro-charter school administration at the helm, Virginia's relatively tough laws regulating the specialty schools could soon change.
Gov. Bob McDonnell has said he wants to see changes to make it easier to open charter schools, even mentioning h

Vote yes on bonuses for vets; Education is more than just the basics; Private schools deserve support; Tipp students are prepared well
Dayton Daily News Re: William Hershey's blog entry, "Vets' bonus proposal appears headed for ballot," March 2: Later this year, the state of Ohio is going to put on the ballot a vote for bonuses for veterans of the Persian Gulf war and continued fightin

A BETTER CHOICE; GOOD FOR VIRGINIA'S NEW EDUCATION CHIEF IF HE BRINGS CHOICE. BUT ALL STUDENTS DESERVE GREAT SCHOOLS
If the new governor is sending messages via his appointments, one of the most interesting may be about what he wants to do with public education. Gov. Bob McDonnell's choice for secretary of education is a man who's all about choice.
Gerard Robinson c

Strickland right to hold schools accountable
The Dayton Daily News A big story has gone largely unnoticed in the debate about Gov. Ted Strickland's ambitious school reform plan. That story is the EdChoice voucher program, which is growing fast. The program helps students from public schools tha

Lieberman, Collins To Announce Effort to Save DC Opportunity Scholarship Program

House approves Obama budget; Senate follows
The Columbus Dispatch WASHINGTON -- Acting in quick succession, the House and Senate approved budgets last night drawn to President Barack Obama's specifications and pointing the way toward major legislation on health care, energy and education. "It'

Vouchers would keep our students safe
A walk to school. A lunch break. A trip to the library. None of these should be risky ventures in the life of a public school student.
Yet in Chicago, they are. Simply walking to or from school has turned into a life or death proposition. Ask the fami

Republican Husted says he'd make office nonpartisan
The Columbus Dispatch Former Republican House Speaker Jon Husted officially announced his candidacy yesterday for Ohio secretary of state next year with a promise to change the job he's seeking. "I may be the first person in Ohio history to run for an

Last chance for vouchers?
SENS. JOSEPH I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) haven't given up on their bid to save the federally funded voucher program that allows low-income families in the District to send their children to private schools. We would like

Lawmakers seek own budget office
The Columbus Dispatch Nearly eight years after they killed it, legislative Republicans want to re-create their own state budget watchdog, saying one is needed because the Strickland administration won't supply information on state finances. Joined yest

Study finds high school choice 'an illusion'
Despite offering a dramatically expanded menu of high school choices for students in recent years, most Philadelphia School District pupils still end up in the city's large and failing neighborhood high schools, according to a new study.
Becaus

Autism and Somali children
The Columbus Dispatch There was an interesting story a couple of days ago in The New York Times about Somali children and autism. In a case study of Minneapolis, researchers at the Minnesota Department of Health said that young, U.S.-born Somali chil

Christie advisers call for tough new school rules
In a call for change that has raised eyebrows within the New Jersey education community, Gov. Christie's transition advisers have recommended expanding the number of charter schools, re-evaluating hundreds of education regulations, and radically tightening

Columbus schools seeks feedback on Ohio Core

The Columbus Dispatch
Columbus schools has posted on its website a presentation on the Ohio Core, explaining the new graduation requirements and how they will affect students. At the end, there is a survey to assess community support for the var

School voucher program would expand under bill
ATLANTA -- A small school vouchers program would be expanded to offer taxpayer-funded scholarships to foster children and military families interested in private schools, if legislation under consideration at the Capitol passes.
These vouche

Husted needs name recognition
Dayton Daily News COLUMBUS - For four years as Speaker of the Ohio House, Jon Husted arguably had more clout in state government than anybody except the governor. Yet a Quinnipiac University poll released Feb. 4 - just a month after Husted left the S

Plan would broaden special needs program
Military and foster children could soon be eligible for vouchers to pay for private school under legislation proposed Tuesday that would expand the reach of the existing Georgia Special Needs Scholarship program.
Senate Bill 361 changes the na

Strapped district OKs union plan to skip raises
The Columbus Dispatch The South-Western school board agreed last night to accept a union proposal to forgo salary increases to help pass a tax issue in May. Board members approved the plan from the South-Western Administrators' Association and Ohio Ass

Down but Not Out in Catholic Suburbia: Inner-city parochial schools are not the only ones struggling
Tim Busch has an answer to the epidemic of closing Catholic schools. And it has nothing to do with vouchers.
It couldn't come at a more critical moment. Over the next few days, nearly 2.2 million students and their families will celebrate Cath

Charter-school board investigating founder
The Columbus Dispatch Columbus charter school overcharged needy students for school lunches, misspent thousands in tax dollars and can't properly account for tens of thousands in grant money, state auditors have found. Last week, the governing board at

Compromise MPS control bill proposed
Wisconsin state Rep. Fred Kessler is attempting to settle the dispute over who should control Milwaukee Public Schools with a new plan that would give the mayor some control of city schools.
Kessler, a Milwaukee Democrat, is proposing all schools ope

Husted begins bid for office
Dayton Daily News COLUMBUS - State Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, will announce today, April 2, that he is launching his campaign for secretary of state in the 2010 election. "I'm going to be the first person to run for office with a plan to eliminate

Voucher schools' graduation rates top MPS in study
New data in a study that compares the high school graduation rates since 2003 of students in Milwaukee Public Schools with those of students in the city's publicly financed voucher program has concluded that students in voucher schools are ab

School funding plan faces rewrite
The Columbus Dispatch March 29, 2009 If you live in a property-wealthy school district hoping for a funding windfall, or in a poor, rural district worried about the pain of the state budget ax, pay close attention to the Statehouse in the next few week

Off-Year Elections Signal Hope for School Choice

GOP senators want more clarity on using stimulus for Ohio school funding
Columbus Dispatch Uncertainty about the governor's new school-funding plan remains high among Ohio senators, even after the state budget director spent two hours answering questions from lawmakers trying to determine the logic and sustainability of the

Obama to Seek Sweeping Change in 'No Child' Law

The Obama administration is proposing a sweeping overhaul of President Bush's signature education law,

Westfall's interim leader takes over
The Columbus Dispatch Jake Grooms began work this morning after accepting an offer to serve as interim superintendent of Westfall schools in Pickaway County, Dispatch reporter Randy Ludlow reports. Grooms is the former superintendent of Adena schools

After 10 Years, Federal Money for Technology in Education

More than a decade ago, Lawrence K. Grossman, former president of both NBC News and
President Obama is apparently about to tell the nation he wants to freeze federal spending for three years in seve

Husted unveils plan to change redistricting
Dayton Daily News COLUMBUS - Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, wants Ohio voters on Nov. 3 to have a chance to change the way the state draws state legislative and congressional districts. Husted on Monday, March 30, said he would introduce a resolution

.Foreign Languages Fade in Class - Except Chinese
WASHINGTON - Thousands of public schools stopped teaching foreign languages in the last decade, according to a government-financed survey - dismal news for a nation that needs more linguists to conduct its global business and diplomacy.
But another con

Springfield picks local school leader as finalist

Middletown School News and Issues
Springfield schools will bring back one local school leader as a finalist for its superintendent position.
Robert Sommers, superintendent/CEO of Butler Tech, will be in Springfield for a full day next we

Ivy Leaguers' Class for Poor Becomes 'Platinum' Charter Schools

Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- In 1993, Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin were recent Ivy League graduates teaching fifth graders in Houston's inner city. The students were as much as two academic years behind their middle-class peers.

Michelle Obama to give 2 commencement speeches
Dayton Daily News WASHINGTON - The White House says first lady Michelle Obama will be the commencement speaker at two graduations this year. She will deliver the commencement address to the University of California, Merced's first full senior class o

Bring back vouchers, get creative
The state's top business leaders, those who sit on the Council of 100, are recommending we bring back school vouchers.
I agree. But we need real vouchers, not the flimsy ones the state gave us in 1999.
They were limited to low-incom

Speaker: Second Ohio stimulus program in discussion
Dayton Daily News DAYTON - Ohio House Democrats want to make an effort this year to renew the state's Third Frontier funding program that supports high-tech innovation partnerships between companies and research organizations, state House Speaker Armond

Poll: NJ voters support merit pay for teachers
A new poll finds New Jersey voters support merit pay for teachers but oppose expansion of charter schools.
The Quinnipiac University Poll out Thursday finds two-thirds of those surveyed want to tie teachers' pay to their performance. That's about the

Stimulus dollars must be assigned to projects before end of year
Dayton Daily News COLUMBUS - State and local transportation planners don't have time to waste when it comes to spending nearly $1 billion in federal economic stimulus money for Ohio projects. The money includes $774 million to be spread statewide and

Choice Education Chiefs

Westfall schools to lay off 50 workers

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
WILLIAMSPORT, Ohio -- Westfall schools in Pickaway County is laying off about 50 employees for next school year to erase a $1.5 million budget deficit.

Thirty-three aides, cooks, custodians and other support-staff wor

McDonnell: 'The education of our children is not a partisan issue'

Strickland wants chancellor, not board, to run college fund
DAYTON DAILY NEWS COLUMBUS - Gov. Ted Strickland wants to shift control of Ohio's College Advantage plan and its $4.5 billion portfolio from an 11-member independent board into the hands of Chancellor Eric Fingerhut. Fingerhut pitched the plan to Hou

To Lead Schools, Christie Picks Vouchers Advocate
The man once described by teachers' union leaders as ''the antithesis of
everything we hold sacred about public education'' was chosen to serve as
state education commissioner by Governor-elect Christopher J. Christie on
Wednesday.
The

Teen gunman kills self after slaying 15 in Germany
DAYTON DAILY NEWS WINNENDEN, Germany - A black-clad teenager opened fire at his former high school in southwestern Germany on Wednesday, gunning down students and teachers with a large-caliber pistol in a rampage that ended with 16 people, including the

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The state Board of Education will vote today on new rules for providing
vouchers to students with disabilities who want to transfer to other public or
private schools.
The policy was crafted to clear up confusion about application criteria,<

Students return to class after Fairborn fire
DAYTON DAILY NEWS FAIRBORN - Evacuated students and teachers returned to the Fairborn Primary School about 45 minutes after a small fire inside the school was quickly extinguished, according to a Fairborn fire dispatcher. Fairborn fire officials rece

Charter school advocate to be Va. education head � AP

Lawmakers may ban high-fat snacks, pop from schools
DAYTON DAILY NEWS COLUMBUS - Goodbye 16-ounce Cokes. So long full-size Milky Ways. Hasta la vista giant Gatorades. State lawmakers are considering two identical bills that would forever remove high-calorie, high-fat snacks and soda pop from vending m

McDonnell's pick for education chief favors school choice

South-Western administrators give up raises as levy vote nears
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The union representing South-Western's administrators volunteered to continue its contract for a year and forgo salary increases, officials said last night. "We are making this offer with the expectation that our community will

ASC Praises Appointment of Gerard Robinson as VA Sec. of Education

Washington, D.C. (January 12, 2010)-The Alliance for School Choice today praised Governor Bob McDonnell's appointment of Gerard Robinson to serve as Virginia's new Secretary of Education. Robinson, cur

Two teachers to lose licenses
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Two central Ohio educators will lose their teaching licenses today for behaving inappropriately with their students. They are among six statewide slated to be disciplined by the state for crossing the line with students. Marl

How State Charter Laws Rank Against The New Model Public Charter School Law

College affordability is the focus, chancellor says
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut wants to keep the momentum in higher education rolling. And given the state's financial challenges, he says the best way to do that is by focusing on keeping college affordable. Fingerhut focused on

Opponents line up over charter school proposal
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - A battle is expected to erupt over creating charter schools in Alabama.

Monday, Gov. Bob Riley and Ala. State School Supt. Joe

Students fight for charter funding
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Students at The Graham School have started a Facebook group called Save the Charter to counter Gov. Strickland's new school-funding proposal. Advocates have blasted Strickland's plan to cut funding to charter schools by as much

Parents deserve choice of sending children to charters
Charter schools have existed in Kansas City since 1999 and St. Louis since 2000; the rest of Missouri, however, is not allowed to open charter schools. In the upcoming months, a debate on this topic is sure to come to the forefront of education policymakin

Boy arrested at school after gun found in jacket
Dayton Daily News DAYTON - A 16-year-old boy was arrested Monday, March 9, at Longfellow Learning Center after a metal detector helped a security guard locate a .32 caliber handgun in the hood of the teen's jacket. A metal detector, which all student

BAEO PRESIDENT APPOINTED NEW SECRETARY OF EDUCATION FOR VA

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Charter schools buck enrollment trend

Although charter schools come under withering criticism from some quarters, Ohio parents apparently aren't listening.

A new state Department of Educat

Strickland's school-funding plan faulted in southeastern Ohio
The Columbus Dispatch MARIETTA, Ohio -- Educators in some of the state's poorest school districts say the governor's education plan holds great promise, but it needs significant changes to ensure an adequate education for all students, including those i

Pols to loosen the cap

ALBANY -- La

New school buses to eye kids, drivers
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Scores of new Columbus school buses will be equipped with multiple digital video cameras, aimed to monitor not just naughty students, but misbehaving drivers as well, the district's transportation director said. Each bus will be e

Obama Unveils Projects to Bolster STEM Teaching

NV governor proposes major education overhaul
Gov. Jim Gibbons proposed an overhaul Wednesday of the state's education
system, calling for eliminating laws that mandate class size reduction,
full-day kindergarten, and local government and school district collective
bargaining.

Governor's doubters grow
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH FRANKFORT, Ohio -- For a governor under siege, sublimity can be found in the hinterlands, in places such as the Adena Local School, where his mere presence is exalted and the roar of dissent 50 miles to the north is but a whisper.

A chance for school choice to prove itself
A proposed ballot initiative tentatively titled "Foster Child Opportunity
Scholarship Act" would, if passed, give responsible legal guardians the
ability to send their foster child to a private school using tuition
vouchers should they choos

Cleveland schools seek out experts' advice on building use, potential closings

The Plain Dealer
Management consultants who helped New Orleans decide which schools to reopen after Hurricane Katrina will help Cleveland determine which schools, if any, should close.
Boston Consulting Group, an international firm based

PORTLAND TO OPEN HIP-HOP HIGH SCHOOL � FO SHIZZLE!

vouchers on life support":
This editorial misrepresented the federal appropriations process and its role in funding educational programs in the District. The language you described as being "tucked away" in

WSU officials forgo raises to help raise money for students in need
DAYTON DAILY NEWS FAIRBORN - Wright State University's senior officials will sacrifice their raises this year in favor of helping needy students. Wright State's vice presidents and deans "have unanimously agreed to forgo any increases in the coming y

N.J. eyes expanded school choice
With a governor-elect who has vowed to support more educational options, attention has turned toward a little-known program that lets families send their children to schools outside their home district.
Known as the Interdistrict Public School Choi

Area lawmakers got their share
DAYTON DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON - A quick review of the legislation found at least 32 Hobson earmarks totalling more than $18 million. Those earmarks range from $400,000 for a Springfield and Clark County program for at-risk youth, to $3.8 million for N

'Duplicitous and Shameful'

The waiting is finally over for some of the District of Columbia's most ambitious school children and their parents. Democrats in Congress voted to kill the District's Opportunity Scholarship Program, which provides 1,700 disadvantaged kids with voucher

Strickland plan would slash online-school funding
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Once touted as the wave of the future, online charter schools could soon be extinct in Ohio, supporters say. Gov. Ted Strickland has proposed slashing funding to the virtual schools by about 75 percent. Under the governor'

Who knows best on charter schools?

Regarding Jay Mathews's Dec. 14 column, "When is it time to close a charter?":

Mr. Mathews is usually right

Senate race keeps Ohio in national spotlight
DAYTON DAILY NEWS COLUMBUS - If you're an Ohio voter and need a break from the national political spotlight, forget about it. Republican U.S. Sen. George Voinovich's decision to retire when his current term ends and not run for re-election in 2010 h

Changes in N.O. schools receive strong support
Changes in N.O. schools receive strong support ;
Poll shows approval by parents, voters

The sweeping changes in New Orleans' public schools since Hurricane Katrina, including the state's takeover of public education and the prolifera

Assault on education
COLUMBUS DISPATCH Gov. Ted Strickland's antipathy toward charter schools never has been a secret, and his plan for education now threatens school choice for thousands of students. In what appears to be a politically motivated move, he would slash fund

D.C. Voucher Advocates Vow Renewed Battle Despite Setback

Statement | D.C. Parents for School Choice
For Immediate Release, December 14, 2009

D.C. Voucher Advocates Vow Renewed Battle Despite Setback

This program is too important to D.C. families to be suffocated in the s

Springboro school cuts up for approval Tuesday
Dayton Daily News SPRINGBORO - The receptionists who greet visitors to Springboro's high school, board office and two new elementary schools are to be among those cut if voters reject a property tax levy on May 5 ballots. At 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 24,

Congress: D.C. can decide on medicinal marijuana and subsidized abortions
Conference committee also continues to let school vouchers fade away
The District would be free to hold a medical marijuana voter referendum, to subsidize abortions with local money and to host needle exchanges virtually anywhere, under a budget bill

Youths show off projects at city schools' science fair
Dayton Daily News DAYTON - Which grows faster: animal fur or human hair? That's what sixth-grader Madison Hudson set out to determine with her project at the Dayton Public Schools Science/Technology and Invention Fair at Kiser PreK-8 School on Saturd

Brady: GOP can lead with 'credible' choice Gubernatorial hopeful promises ethical leadership in Pontiac stop
PONTIAC - On the one-year anniversary of then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest,state Sen. Bill Brady talked up his chances of being elected governor and promised to promote ethics and streamlined government.
"I believe that Illinois is a center-right sta

Tom Roberts to leave Ohio Senate
Dayton Daily News COLUMBUS - State Sen. Tom Roberts, D-Dayton, said he's "looking forward" to leaving the legislature to become a member of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission. Gov. Ted Strickland named Roberts to the commission on Thursday, Feb. 19, su

House Approves Bill That Would Ease Federal Grip on Washington

WASHINGTON - Congress took an important step toward granting the nation's capital more control over its own affairs Thu

Mayor McLin to meet with President Obama
Dayton Daily News DAYTON - Mayor Rhine McLin will meet with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday, Feb. 20, to discuss how funding from the economic stimulus package will help cities. McLin travels to Washin

D.C. School Choice Leaders Blast Appropriators' Decision to Kill School Voucher Program

This message is from our friends at the D.C. Parents for School Choice.

Just an hour ago, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the

omnibus bill that kills the D.C. Opportunity Schol

Strickland names Sen. Roberts to Civil Rights Commission

Dayton Daily News
Gov. Ted Strickland today, Feb. 19, named state Sen. Tom Roberts, D-Dayton, to fill a vacancy on the Ohio Civil Rights Commission.
The appointment is effect March 2 and will be formally announced next Friday, Feb. 27, s

Reports show charter schools aid state's struggling students
For more than 20 years, charter schools have provided parents across the nation with an alternative to the traditional public schools that might otherwise have been their only educational option. As of 2009, 40 states and the District of Columbia

Editorial: Back to school
Columbus Dispatch The good intentions that went into Gov. Ted Strickland's plan for reforming Ohio schools and his willingness to make bold changes can't compensate for a central weakness: In key areas, it prescribes inputs, rather than demanding result

The man who can save D.C.'s educational lifeline

Well, I guess that didn't work

Dayton Daily News
So Dayton's school board has decided to junk it's hybrid school calendar that started school early in favor of longer fall and spring breaks and return to a traditional calendar?
Interesting, especially since it was lit

Killing opportunity for kids
It is disgraceful the way Education Secretary Arne Duncan dodges and weaves while back-stabbing some 1,700 D.C. schoolchildren whose hopes and dreams are set on the District's school voucher program. Taking a position of moral and political cowardic

Strickland says budget shortfall "small and manageable"
Dayton Daily News COLUMBUS - The sky is not falling on Gov. Ted Strickland's proposed state budget after all. Strickland said on Wednesday, Feb. 18, that any shortfall in his proposed $54.7 billion two-year spending plan as the result of the final vers

Bob Riley: Making the case for charter schools
Alabama is making incredible strides in education because we've made the right investments in programs that are getting results.
Our First Class Pre-K program is ranked the best in the nation for its high quality s

Strickland's budget proposal faces $600 million shortfall
Dayton Daily News COLUMBUS - Gov. Ted Strickland's proposed $54.7 billion state operating budget may be $600 million in the hole even before the spending plan is formally introduced. Strickland said he was being "speculative" last week when estimatin

Charter schools: Two studies, two conclusions

As President Obama pushes for more charter schools, the education world craves a report card on an experiment nearly two decades old. How are these independent public schools doing? The safest and perhaps most accurate reply -- it depends -- leaves many

Jefferson Twp. Schools cancels meeting

Dayton Daily News
JEFFERSON TWP., Montgomery County - Jefferson Twp. Schools has cancelled a board meeting scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 13.
The board had planned to vote on a measure to place a 9.5-mill renewal levy on the May 5 bal

School choice shapes educational landscape

Time for a status report on all the different ways Milwaukee children can use public money to pay for their kindergarten through 12th grade education:

- Private school voucher program

Stimulus package provides relief to Ohio, Obama says
Dayton Daily News WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama Wednesday said he sympathized with Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland's frustration about cuts in state aid in the economic stimulus bill, but he said the final version would still provide states with enough r

School Reform Retreat?

The Obama Administration's education rhetoric, with its emphasis on charter schools and evaluating teachers based on student performance, has won plaudits from school reformers-and from us. But this month the Department of Education laid out in detail t

Clearcreek principal to be cut in Springboro
Dayton Daily News SPRINGBORO - Clearcreek Elementary School survived the school-closing selection process, but its principal isn't expected to. Superintendent David Baker has decided to release Sarah Lord, principal at Clearcreek Elementary, at the e

The charter movement: 5K schools in 18 years
A news release from the Center for Education Reform, which advocates for school choice, celebrated a recent milestone: More than 5,000 charter schools are now operating in the United States.

At a time when states are scrambling to c

School board to examine staffing cuts
Dayton Daily News $1 million in proposed staffing cuts for next school year at its meeting tonight, Feb. 12. Superintendent Keith St. Pierre said the district's administrative team formulated the proposal over the past few months and will present it

SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL CHOICE IS STRONG IN VIRGINIA
The following information was released by the Independent Women's Forum:
A just-released survey finds majority of Virginians want more school choices-even though most of them believe their traditional public schooling system is good. Survey res

Governors appeal for aid stripped from stimulus bill
Dayton Daily News COLUMBUS - Gov. Ted Strickland has joined with other governors in a three-front effort to restore $25 billion in aid to the states - including about $1 billion for Ohio - that was stripped from the economic stimulus bill approved by th

Charter school wisdom

The state Board of Education last week demonstrated a more searching approach to charter school applications than it has sometimes shown.

Faced with eight charter school applications, the Board approved only the KIPP Aca

Springboro's Jonathan Wright Elementary to close
Dayton Daily News SPRINGBORO - Jonathan Wright Elementary School will close as part of the planned budget cutting by the Springboro Community City Schools. The school board on Tuesday, Feb. 10, voted to close the school, opened in 1956, at the end of

POOREST SCHOOLS NEED THE BEST TEACHERS, PANEL SAYS
Top-notch teachers are the key to providing all children in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools a chance to reach their full potential, speakers at WFAE's public conversation on equity agreed Tuesday.
Superintendent Peter Gorman's quest to entice strong tea

ISUS to build replica homes of notables
Dayton Daily News DAYTON - In the next 12 months, the Wright Dunbar historic neighborhood will be the site of a home construction project merging historic architecture with the latest energy efficient and renewable energy technologies. Ann Higdon, pr

City takes aim at a dozen lagging schools
At least a dozen Boston schools - many in neighborhoods with high rates of crime, poverty, and teenage pregnancy - are being targeted for dramatic overhauls, reinvention, or closing, under a plan that Superintendent Carol R. Johnson is scheduled to present

Jefferson Twp. schools to seek levy renewal
Dayton Daily News JEFFERSON TWP., Montgomery County - Jefferson Twp. Schools, fresh off a slim levy win in November, plans to head back to the ballot in May to ask voters to renew a levy that generates about $472,000 a year for the troubled district. "

Amendments bog down charter school bill in Senate

Speedy legislative approval of a bill that would expand charter schools appeared to be in doubt last night as the Senate confronted mounting opposition on an ar

Local school district seeks levies to avoid cuts
Dayton Daily News TIPP CITY - Voters in the Tipp City School District will be asked in May to approve two levies whose proceeds district officials said are needed to allow the district to operate without major cuts. The board voted Monday, Feb. 9 to

The Edsel of Education Reform

We hate to say it, but don't be misled by headlines. The biggest headline in education circles last week was that the Ford Foundation is making a whopping

Centerville puts levy on ballot and warns of cuts
Dayton Daily News CENTERVILLE - In a 4 to 0 vote early this morning, Feb. 9, the Centerville Board of Education passed a resolution to put a 5.9-mill continuing operating tax levy on the May 5 primary ballot for current expenses. According to Marty M

CITIZEN JOURNALISM: Charter schools in Virginia

OPINION/ANALYSIS:

Does the Virginia gubernatorial victory handed Republican Robert F. McDonnell mean that voters support his education agenda? Voters and school-choice advocates won't know the answer until after the General As

Husted picked to chair Government Oversight committee
Dayton Daily News COLUMBUS - State Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, is in the cat bird's seat to keep an eye on Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland's administration. That's not a bad place to be for somebody considering a run for statewide office in 2010. O

AG office advises changes to tax credit law
As lawmakers in two separate panels hear testimony and data about Arizona's Private School Tuition Program, the Arizona Attorney General's Office is proposing changes to the 12-year-old law.
Susan Myers, assistant attorney general, presented the sugge

Wayne Local Schools levy passes, Xenia levy fails
Dayton Daily News WAYNESVILLE - With 100 percent of precincts counted, voters in the Wayne Local Schools district passed a 10-mill operating levy, 58 percent to 42 percent, according to unofficial results with the Warren County Board of Elections on Tue

Study of Harlem Children's Zone Finds Gaps Closing

The Harlem Children's Zone, a high-profile New York City initiative that combines charter schools with wraparound community se

Dayton school board puts off changing calendar
Dayton Daily News DAYTON - The Dayton school board on Tuesday evening, Feb. 3, heard the merits of abandoning its year-round school calendar for a traditional schedule, but postponed voting on a new calendar until it meets Feb. 17. "We want to give t

Texas Moves to Tighten Education School Standards

Governor: School overhaul essential
Dayton Daily News DAYTON - Gov. Ted Strickland made a passionate appeal for his education reform plan in Dayton on Tuesday, Feb. 3, saying it would provide "a pathway upward for our children and ultimately for the future of our state." In a meeting w

Do charters work for Idaho? It's time to find out

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How the state budget proposal would affect you
Dayton Daily News Ohioans will pay more to farm, drive, enjoy the outdoors, keep the environment clean and do business under Gov. Ted Strickland's proposed budget. Instead of tax hikes, 120 state fees will be increased to help balance the budget. Veh

Thousands attend rally in Ga. for charter schools

Tipp City school levy split into two requests
Dayton Daily News TIPP CITY - An operating levy defeated by Tipp City School District voters in November will return to the ballot in May, this time split into two requests. Approval of the first request - renewal of a $2.7 million, three-year emerge

War: Meeks vs. CTU
Chicago Public Schools chief Ron Huberman is recommending six new schools be opened as part of the district's Renaissance 2010 initiative.�All the schools would be run by outside entities.

Alter High School freezes tuition because of economy
Dayton Daily News KETTERING - In response to the state of the economy and in consideration of its current and future families, Alter High School announced Tuesday, Feb. 3 it will place a freeze on tuition, maintaining its current tuition scale for the u

Obama: Education must be reformed

President Obama sent an unmistakable message to the nation's teachers unions and school administrators Wednesday during a speech at a Wisconsin charter school: Don't stand in the way of education reform.

"We've let partisanship and petty bick

Kevin Riley: In the end, teachers hold the key to good schools

Dayton Daily News- Opinion
Of all the bold education-reform proposals Gov. Ted Strickland made in his State of the State address last week, one stands out. It would have the biggest impact on how well our kids do in school.
And it isn't

"No Child Left Behind: New evidence that charter schools help even kids in other schools."
Opponents of school choice are running out of excuses as evidence continues to roll in about the positive impact of charter schools.

"Stanford economist Caroline Hoxby recently found that poor urban children who attend

Strickland's school changes would reduce local control

Dayton Daily News
Gov. Ted Strickland has people talking about schools.
When he said last week that he wants to add a month to the school calendar, extend the school day and mandate all-day kindergarten, he was talking about things that

Camden's choices for mayor;Four people are seeking the job. State oversight is one issue. In the Council
Camden residents will pick a new mayor Tuesday, but the most powerful person
in the city won't change: the overseer sent from Trenton under a 2002 state
takeover law.

State control, which is set to expire in 2012, ha

Husted to join Dayton chamber
Dayton Daily News DAYTON - State Sen. Jon Husted has been hired by the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce to oversee its workforce development efforts, the organization said Friday, Jan. 30. Husted, R-Kettering, will serve as director of workforce educ

Ex-Florida governor talks education reform
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will visit Georgia today to give some inside tips
on how the Sunshine State moved to the forefront of education reform.
Bush has been traveling the country challenging policy-makers to be
open-m

School board discussing possible $4 million in budget cuts
Dayton Daily News SPRINGBORO - On the verge of a budget deficit next year, Springboro city schools administration will present levy and budget slashing options to board members at a public meeting Wednesday, Feb. 4. The district will cut $3 million t

Silencing Voices for School Choice
President Obama isn't taking kindly to a television ad that criticizes his opposition to a popular scholarship program for poor children, and his administration wants the ad pulled.
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Former D.C. Councilmember Kevin

Take stock
The Columbus Dispatch Standardized testing accomplishes little if no one looks to see whether a student passes or fails. That's one reason to watch the test scores of students attending private schools through Ohio's EdChoice voucher program. Instea

Charter is 1st in its Class

There were no role models.

When the Sisulu-Walker Charter School of Harlem opened its doors in September 1999, there was nowhere to look for guidance.

It was the state's first public charter school, in the middle of one of the wors

Critics hit, Strickland defends math behind school reform budget
CATALYST OHIO February 2009 A number of critics are wondering exactly how much Gov. Ted Strickland's ambitious school reform package � which includes high-ticket items like full-day kindergarten, a nurse in every school and a teacher-residency program

U.S. education chief a fan of 'good' charter schools

U.S. Secretary of A few weeks ago, "Saturday Night Live" teased President Obama for delivering great speeches but not actually bringing change. There's at least one area where that jibe is unfair: education.

Strickland calls Stivers a model for school overhaul
Dayton Daily News COLUMBUS - If the prospect of a longer school day and academic year has some Ohio teachers thinking about moving to another state - say, Kentucky - Gov. Ted Strickland has a message for them. "I hope you enjoy Lexington or Louisvill

Knee-Deep in Newark's Revival
NEWARK, N.J.--When he failed to bring down crime in this famously troubled city as much as he'd wanted to during his first year as mayor, Cory Booker decided to take a more hands-on approach. He started accompanying police on street patrols--every night, u

Dayton to close three schools
Dayton Daily News DAYTON - Dayton Public Schools will close three schools at the end of this school year in a move expected to save the school district at least $300,000 a year, officials said Friday, Jan. 30. The schools that won't open this fall in

Rolly: The rest of the story at UCAT
The education community was surprised last week when the Utah College of Applied Technology board rehired as president the same guy who resigned two years ago amidst an embarrassing scandal and a scathing state audit.
UCAT board chairman Tom Bingham,

Terry Ryan: Lawmakers should support all schools that work well

Dayton Daily News
The public schools in Dayton have been struggling academically for years, battling Cleveland most years for the dubious distinction of worst school system in the state. But Dayton is blessed to have three outstanding high schoo

Democrats and Schools
The Democratic Party has battled for universal health care this year, and over the decades it has admirably led the fight against poverty - except in the one way that would have the greatest impact.
Good schools constitute a far more potent weapon agai

Strickland: 'Students are not widgets'
Dayton Daily News COLUMBUS - There are 1.8 million students in 613 Ohio school districts and Gov. Ted Strickland wants the state to come up with an education plan that recognizes the needs of each one of them. "Our schools are not assembly lines and

D.C. School Vouchers Have a Brighter Outlook in Congress

The District of Columbia's embattled school-voucher program, which lawmakers appeared to have killed earlier this year, looks like it could still survive.

Congress voted in March not to fund the program, which provides certificates to pay for

Local educators have mixed reactions to Strickland plan
Dayton Daily News Dayton-area education leaders reacted with a mix of encouragement and skepticism to Gov. Ted Strickland's plan to revamp Ohio's K-12 school system. "Clearly, they're trying to cast a net here that would potentially really raise the

'Making the Grade' in New York

From Day One, Michael Bloomberg's mayoralty was animated by the belief that public education in New York Ci

Strickland calls for big changes
Dayton Daily News Tinkering won't do. That was the message from Gov. Ted Strickland as he used his third State of the State speech to outline a plan that rips apart much of the current educational system. Instead, Strickland unveiled a plan that he s

A harder charter push

A sweeping proposal to be unveiled today by a leading advocate for charter schools aims to catapult New York to the front of the pack in a nationwide scramble f

Governor expected to discuss schools during State of the State
DAYTON DAILY NEWS COLUMBUS - Gov. Ted Strickland said he'd tackle Ohio's long-running school funding problem on his own timetable. According to his office, that time will come at noon Wednesday, Jan. 28, when Strickland delivers his third State of th

Obama Trumpets Stimulus on New Orleans Visit

NEW ORLEANS -- President Barack Obama made his first visit as president to this battered city to tout his stimulus and other government programs, but encountered questions both here and in Washington about the effectiveness of his administration's effor

"We got ours, good luck in getting yours"
The Ohio Education Gadfly - Editorial The public schools in Dayton have been struggling academically for years, battling Cleveland most years for the dubious distinction of worst school system in the state. But the city has been blessed to have three tr

President Obama tells students at MLK Charter he's proud of them
Addressing students at his first stop in New Orleans since taking office nine months ago, the nation's first African-American president told

Mary McCarty: School chief voices no sympathy for efforts to save Julienne building
Dayton Daily News For many in the audience at Monday night's meeting of the Five Oaks Neighborhood Improvement Association, it seemed that Dayton's interim superintendent, Kurt Stanic, could barely contain his impatience with opponents of the demolition

The World Premiere of "Let Me Rise" - October 20, 2009

Latino leader to fill seat on Columbus school board
The Columbus Dispatch A leader in Columbus' Latino community will be the next member of the Columbus school board, adding representation from the schools' fastest-growing ethnic group to the district leadership. School board members voted unanimously

'Ed Chief Says Grants Are for Reforms'

WASHINGTON - With states jockeying for extra school dollars from the economic stimulus, Education Secretary Arne Duncan reminded them Tuesday the point is to help kids do better.

Cash-strapped states are competing for $5 billion in grants from

Early renewal of Pickerington school levy linked to $50 million in state funds
The Columbus Dispatch Pickerington schools have taken the first steps to place a 0.5-mill building maintenance levy on the May ballot. School leaders said the request would not raise taxes, but it would extend the life of a current levy for another 1

"Cartel" focuses on N.J. schools
EDUCATION REPORTER
"The Cartel," journalist Bob Bowdon's documentary about the state of public education in New Jersey, is playing in certain theaters around the state.
Bowdon, a former Bloomberg television news reporter, worked on the film for t

School board lays off custodians in effort to balance budget
Dayton Daily News SPRINGBORO - The Springboro Board of Education on Tuesday, Jan. 13, approved laying off 11 of the district's 33 custodians, part of the budget cuts designed to balance the district's budget in 2009. The move represents part of the

Beating the charter school clock
IN THE 41 days before the Legislature adjourns, Massachusetts has to answer a pivotal question. Will it remain a national leader in education reform or will the education establishment's hostility to charter schools hold it back?The stakes are high, and no

District leaders call 2008 turning point for schools
The Columbus Dispatch At this time last year, Columbus City Schools were projected to be out of money by this fall. But today, district leaders are making plans to create new schools, hire more teachers and spend millions of dollars to buy buses, tex

Charter school backers appeal to Ga. county board

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Gwinnett County school board members say they remain opposed to the existence of an independent Georgia Charter Schools Commission aft

Dayton school board installs new leadership
Dayton Daily News The Dayton Board of Education swore in new leadership Tuesday evening, Jan. 6. The board elected Jeffrey Mims, a retired teacher and lobbyist for the district, as board president. Appointed in August 2007 and elected that fall, the

Maryland next battleground for private school vouchers

Advocates for Maryland public school

State's school chief ready for obstacles
Article posted Dec. 19, 2008 The challenges for the state's new schools superintendent are enormous. Ohio's crumbling economy is expected to trigger significant cuts in state aid to schools, and Gov. Ted Strickland's promised education-funding fix mi

Education Next: Researchers Find Special Education Voucher Programs Ensure Better Services and Outcomes for Students

Tally of homeless students up in districts across state
Article posted Dec. 20, 2008 The number of homeless students has surged in some Ohio school districts this fall because of housing woes and the faltering economy, a new report says. Columbus schools had 17 percent more homeless children enrolled by t

CITIZEN JOURNALISM: School reform at center stage

Surplus exams go by boards
Columbus school leaders have cut 65 tests from students' schedules, including trial runs for state exams, in response to protests that testing is severely cutting into time for classroom instruction. Complaints about testing overload reached a fever pit

Education Agency Will Offer Grants for Innovative Ideas
The federal Department of Education <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/e/education_department/in

Terry Ryan: Tough state economy could be opportunity for schools
Article posted Dec. 18, 2008 The dismal economic news for Ohio keeps piling up. State revenues continue to plummet, and Gov. Ted Strickland had his people work up what a worst-case scenario would look like, if, for instance, the next two-year budget had

Trouble Waits After Class Is Dismissed

Students eager to learn, educators ready to teach, a resource-endowed school. That winning combination exists within Friendship Collegiate Academy, a college preparatory charter high sc

New school director seeks to help students
In 1999, Gary Cross started his Springfield City Schools career as a math teacher at Keifer Alternative School. "That's really where I got my introduction to Springfield City Schools and Springfield City Schools' students," he said. The chance to wo

Katie Campos and James Gardner: New study makes irrefutable case for charter schools

Canal Winchester schools in financial pinch
The Canal Winchester Board of Education spent a snowy Dec. 6 morning wrestling with reasons and ways to address a mounting shortfall born out of state cuts, an inability to pass operating levies, and growing expenditures. "One of the things we looked at

Middletown Forum Focuses On Closing Achievement Gap

MIDDLETOWN � - Danielle K. Smith urged about 50 mostly black parents gathered
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Board sets attendance boundaries for new grade schools
The Pickerington Local School District Board of Education approved primary grade boundaries for the district's realignment in preparation for the opening of its new elementary schools. At its Dec. 8 meeting, the board voted unanimously to pass boundarie

Restore D.C. scholarships, backers urge

New alternative school succeeding, student tells board
Gahanna school board members heard a report on the new Gahanna Community School that opened in the fall and news on the progress of the new learning center to be built across from Lincoln High School. Robin Murdock, president of the new school, talked a

Bipartisan Supporters Call on Congress to Reauthorize D.C. Voucher Program

Ohio receives grant to make college more cost-effective
Ohio will receive $150,000 through the Lumina Foundation to graduate more students by making college more productive and efficient. Ohio is one of 11 states to receive the one-year grant. The other states are Arizona, California, Colorado, Indiana, Mary

2 Georgia districts sue over charter school money

Ohio receives grant to make college more cost-effective
Ohio will receive $150,000 through the Lumina Foundation to graduate more students by making college more productive and efficient. Ohio is one of 11 states to receive the one-year grant. The other states are Arizona, California, Colorado, Indiana, Mary

Charter-school clincher
A new study has just blown away any remaining doubts about the remark able success of charter schools. Maybe now Albany will stand up to the teachers union and finally give more New York students access to these better schools -- by lifting the state ca

Phone first policy approved

Article posted Dec. 13, 2008
Despite concerns from citizens, the South-Western City School Board of Education has adopted a new public participation policy.
The policy change was finalized at the Dec. 8 regular board meeting.
Re

Charter Success

Sprinfield grads return to talk about college life
Article posted Dec. 12, 2008 In her freshman year at Ohio State University, Sara McAllister is already a fan. "I like that my relationship with my teachers is better and I feel like I'm getting more personal attention at college and the classes are a

Support the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Capitol Rally

Cuts in 2 districts: $2.8 million
Article posted Dec. 13, 2008 Two Franklin County school districts recently outlined the damage caused by the failure of operating levies on Nov. 4. Canal Winchester board members must make at least $2.4 million in cuts -- which officials said probabl

Lawsuit seeks to change charter school funding

Other voices: Issue 52 passed; now hold school leaders accountable
Article posted Dec. 14, 2008 Daytonians made a strong statement in difficult times on Nov. 4 by backing Issue 52, a 4.9-mill property tax increase for Dayton Public Schools. They voted to improve their community, schools, workforce and economic outlook.

Study Shows Better Scores For Charter School Students

Students who entered lotteries and won spots in New York City charter schools performed better on sta

Billions could be lost in school funding statewide
Article posted Dec. 14, 2008 Local school treasurers are waiting for more details on worse-case scenario cuts announced by the governor's office this week that could affect their budgets. Gov. Ted Strickland communicated a possible $7.3 billion short

The next chapter on education reform

EXCELLENCE in education is a proud tradition in Massachusetts.

Top Columbus administrator retires

Article posted Dec. 10, 2008
When the year ends, so will district administrator Marvenia Bosley's 35-year career with the Columbus school district.
She's the school district's second-in-command of academics, after Superintendent Gene Har

Pass the Massachusetts Charter School Bill

Lawmakers are scheduled to hear testimony

Funeral home wants to help children
It's normally a home for tears and grief, a gathering place for the somber and heartbroken who have come to bid a friend or loved one farewell. But from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14, the Loritts-Neilson Funeral Home at 3924 W. Third St. will be ful

"FCAT scores needed for high school graduation should be boosted, State Board member says"
"John Padget, a member of the State Board of Education, said this morning that the FCAT scores high school students need to earn a diploma should be bumped up.
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In tough times more students feed on free lunches
There is such a thing as a free lunch. And school districts across the country report that kids are eating many more of them as the flailing economy hits families hard. The National School Lunch Program fed more than 30 million children in the 2006-07 s

Obama should turn attention to appalling state of education in DC

Instead of President Obama<

Premier lease buys time for Dayton schools
Some at least moderately good news is coming out of one corner of downtown Dayton. Last month, the Dayton school board announced it had a deal to lease one of two office buildings it owns downtown to Premier Health Partners, the group that operates Miam

EdChoice Scholarships offer state funds for private schools
More than 12,000 EdChoice Scholarships have been awarded to Ohio students this fall, allowing them to attend private schools with state-funded vouchers.
Last year, 9,700 students used

Superintendent applicants may be confidential in schools' search
Candidates for two key leadership positions in Springfield City Schools may be kept confidential - even from board members - except for the finalists for the jobs. The school board is considering allowing applicants for the superintendent and the high s

Voucher students flock to Catholic schools
DAYTON - Kelly Mornhinweg believes in faith-based education, blending a Christian environment and values with traditional lessons in reading, writing, math and other courses.
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District makes building plans

Article posted Dec. 6, 2008
Columbus City School district's Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) project has gained full force again, thanks to voters approving a bond issue on November's ballot.
Columbus schools facilities executive

National charter advocate says he's opposed to selective admissions

UA board grants raises
In passing three employee contracts, the Upper Arlington Board of Education fell in line with nearby districts in base raises, according to Steve Phillips, district executive director of personnel. The board passed the contracts following a session clos

Voucher advocates face up to police

Cameras in Worthington schools earn nod, but cost may slow implementation
Worthington school board members unanimously approved a new policy that will allow the district to install surveillance cameras in any of the district buildings. The policy was approved at the board's Monday, Dec. 8, meeting. Cameras could be placed

Dramatic Standoff at U.S. Department of Education as Six D.C. School Voucher Backers Block Doorway

Board sets community forums for superintendent input

Springfield City Schools has announced details for upcoming community forums to gather input on qualities the community would like to see in the district's next superintendent and the high school campus director.
Invitation-only focus groups wil

Obama Closing Door on School Choice

Springboro school board announces cuts; no all-day kindergarten
Article posted Dec. 9, 2008 The school board on Tuesday night, Dec. 9, rejected instituting all-day kindergarten after New Year's Day, but approved another $467,000 in budget cuts. With dozens of parents of kindergartners in the standing-room only cr

Local Leaders to Escalate D.C. School Voucher Fight With Tuesday Civil Disobedience Protest

Prominent Leaders Take Stand; Demand Action from President Obama

Toledo Public Schools enrollment is down 1,649 students from last school year
Student enrollment in Toledo Public Schools fell by 1,649 students from last year, leaving the district with 26,600 in kindergarten through 12th grade. And since the 1998-99 school year, 12,269 students have left the district, which reflects an averag

Leader in Phila. Seeks Changes in Teacher Rules

Public updated on Columbus schools' levy plan
Columbus school district leaders addressed questions about technology upgrades, smaller classes and other changes to be funded by new tax dollars at the first of six scheduled community meetings last night. Superintendent Gene Harris has detailed her sp

L.A. Charter Schools Consider Capacity for Reform

Budget challenges await new Ohio schools leader
Ohio's new superintendent of public instruction was sworn into office yesterday, vowing "to work tirelessly for all of Ohio's schoolchildren." Deborah S. Delisle, 55, the former superintendent of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District,

Charters Expected to Grow in New Orleans

Gates Foundation to invest in community colleges
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation would like to encourage more 20-somethings to get a post-high school degree or certificate before starting a family. To that end, the foundation announced Tuesday an initial round of $69 million in grants to the natio

Let tax dollars back private school choices

Jefferson Twp. schools cut 12 positions
The Jefferson Twp. school board cut 12 positions Monday, Dec. 8, as part of a recovery plan developed by the superintendent and a state commission overseeing the district's troubled finances. Board President Robin J. Mobley called the cuts "devastating"

Statement from BAEO President on the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy
On behalf of the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO), I offer my condolences to the Kennedy family and to the people of Massachusetts for the passing

Public can chime in on schools plans at 6 meetings
On Monday, Columbus schools will hold the first of six community meetings to discuss the district's construction program, new academic initiatives and financial accountability. Residents will be able to ask questions or comment on various topics. La

Families, Activists Rally to Restore 216 Rescinded Tuition Vouchers

Teachers union quits tutoring business
The Columbus teachers union's foray into the federal tutoring business has ended after less than a year. The nonprofit arm of the Columbus Education Association began working as a tutoring company in January, paying teachers $30 an hour to tutor in the

Parents rally for vouchers

"Put kids first." "No to vouchers."

The debate over federally funded school vouchers in the Distric

Suburban Ohio school district wants a bailout, too
Article posted Dec. 2, 2008 A financially ailing Ohio school district has joined the ranks of banks and automakers clamoring for a portion of the $700 billion economic bailout package. Olmsted Falls Superintendent Todd Hoadley said Tuesday that if au

Students in D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Make Significant Improvements in Reading

Students in D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program Make Significant Improvements in Reading, U.S. Educa

Jefferson Twp. schools not out of the woods
Article posted Dec. 6, 2008 Last month's election was supposed to answer a big question in Jefferson Twp.: Do voters want to keep their tiny 600-student school district? Enthusiastically passing the struggling district's 5-mill levy could have been a

Voucher proponents rally against ending
Voucher proponents rally against ending; Rescinding scholarship 'a slap in the face'
President Obama is schedu

Dayton's Stivers joins Oakwood, Centerville on list of top schools
Article posted Dec. 7, 2008 Six Dayton-area high schools have been honored by U.S. News and World Report as being among America's best public high schools. New to this year's list was Stivers School for the Arts in Dayton, which received a bronze awa

Sharpton, Gingrich to be on same side

Groveport Madison school board and Petermann square off
The Groveport Madison Board of Education has alleged its bus transportation provider, Petermann LLC, has breached its contract with the district, a charge the bus company has adamantly denied. Background The school board took the initial step toward

Sharpton, Gingrich push Obama's school reforms
THE WASHINGTON POST

WASHINGTON -- Education Secretary Arne Duncan is joining forces with two unlikely allies, the Rev.

Quilt auction to benefit area school
This weekend, Champaign County residents will have a chance to shop for local crafts, grab a bite to eat, bid on a quilt and benefit a local school all at the same time. The Central Ohio Quilt Auction and Craft Fair, in its 11th year, will take place fr

Expanding the Charter Option

Charter schools to admit 4-year-olds to kindergarten

Making their own tests
Article posted Dec. 4, 2008 Several central Ohio schools will be allowed to help the state write new types of standardized tests, the Ohio Department of Education announced. The tests, called "performance-based assessments," are supposed to test what

In charter school push, Arizona gets $54 mil grant

Mayor Adrian Fenty of Washington and his hard-charging chancellor of schools, Michelle Rhee, face great challenges in their attempt to turn around a school system that has long been known as one of

District discusses "worst-case scenario" funding numbers.

Clark County school districts are looking at losses of estimated tax revenue for anywhere from a couple thousand to half a million dollars, according to estimates of "worst case scenarios" from the county auditor's office.
Nearly 3,000 appeals o

Backers seek end to charter school cap
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) introduced a bill Thursday that would reauthorize the D.C. vouc

Ohio's higher ed report card mixed
Less than half of Ohio's young adults are likely to enroll in college by age 19, and those who do pay more than the national average to attend, according to a report on higher education released Wednesday, Dec. 3. The independent study by the National C

Illinois Raises Cap on Charter Schools to 120

The federal government talks tough about requiring the states to improve schools in exchange for education aid. Then it caves in to political pressure and rewards mediocrity when it's time t

Schools may opt for snow delays
A Perry County school district that delayed classes two hours yesterday for weather could be relying more heavily on the tactic this winter. Northern schools Superintendent Jack Porter said the rural district is preparing for extra-challenging wintry dr

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AWARDS $82 MILLION IN CHARTER SCHOOL GRANTS

(Washington, DC) -- The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) today announced the award

Columbus girls school selects new leader

Columbus School for Girls has named a new head of school, its 12th since it was founded in 1898.
Elizabeth "Liza" Lee, who for 14 years led a prestigious all-girls boarding and day school in Dallas, will start July 1. She retired as headmaster o

Racing to the top

Northland's STEM team headed to nationals
Math whiz kids from Northland High School are counting the days until they compete in their first national math competition, after qualifying at a regional event. Students involved in the school's Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Club took firs

NEW POLL SHOWS STRONG SUPPORT FOR DC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, CHARTER SCHOOLS

African-American males focus of upcoming public hearing.

Springfield is one of 15 Ohio cities chosen to take part in public hearings designed to address the needs of the state's African-American male population.
The public hearing will be held 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 4, at Wittenberg University's Shouv

BAEO President to speak at Fordham Institute Event

School district cutting bus times
The Marysville school board heard from district administration last week that efforts are under way to shorten bus rides for students. New bus routes recently implemented are shortening rides for elementary, intermediate and middle school students betwe

As Charter Schools Unionize, Many Debate Effect

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Board eliminates spring sports, 4 jobs
Article posted Nov. 29, 2008 Northridge treasurer Felicia Drummey described the times as unprecedented and tragic Nov. 24 before a troubled board of education unanimously decided to eliminate four classified positions, spring sports and extracurricular

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's call to action

The U.S. secretary of education's call to "turn around" the nation's 5,000 worst-performing schools has found a warm welcome among educ

So who's it going to be for Ed. Secy, Obama?

Article posted Dec. 1, 2008
President-elect Obama has named a lot of cabinet folks lately, but there hasn't been a name leaked yet for education secretary.
Arne Duncan (superintendent of Chicago schools), Richard Dailey (Chicago mayor),

Just 3 new voucher schools approved

A board authorized by the state Legislature to control the entry of schools into Milwaukee's controversial private school voucher program is beginning its life with a powerfu

Having The Courage To Be Different
Ted Ginn Sr. just might be the most unlikely head of a high school in the country. A local football coach, he never went to college and doesn't have any teaching or administrative credentials. Yet the school he conceived and runs, the Ginn Academy.

D.C. Council Wants Vouchers
D.C. Council Wants Vouchers - OpinionJournal.com
It would rather help poor children than unions

Property value settlements may cost Springfield Schools nearly $552,000
Article posted Nov. 26, 2008 Preliminary figures indicate that Springfield City Schools could lose more than half of million dollars in property taxes after appeals challenging 2007 property values in the city have been settled, officials confirmed Tues

D.C. City Council Supports Expanding Opportunity Scholarship Program
D.C. City Council Supports Expanding Opportunity Scholarship Program

Teachers getting secret scores
Article posted Nov. 30, 2008 Despite an unwritten rule that schools can't get standardized-test data from the state that can show teacher effectiveness, some schools are paying an outside group to get it anyway. Battelle for Kids gives teachers in 36

Rigorous math, science education essential

The Obama administration has made opening more charter schools <

Louisiana charter schools serving students well, study finds
On average, Louisiana's charter schools outperform traditional schools in both reading and math, according to one of the most comprehensive studies of charter school performance national

District leases building to Junior Achievement
The Columbus City Schools Board of Education agreed last week to rent a closed building to an organization that exposes youth to practical use of business skills. At its Nov. 18 meeting, the board approved a 20-year lease of Second Avenue Elementary to

U.S. Effort to Reshape Schools Faces Challenges
THE NEW YORK TIMES

CHICAGO - As chief executive of the Chicago public schools, Arne Duncan<

Choice still too pricey
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Is MySpace an educational experience?

Parents who worry about their kids' time spent goofing off on the Web may have some good news - a new study suggests that time is actually educating today's youth.
In fact, the media and technology literacy lessons students pick up during their

Democrats vote for student cap in Milwaukee's school-choice program

KEY program reduces truancy
Calvin, a Columbus schools fourth-grader, has skipped school six days this year. That's why he sat with his teacher, his mom -- a single mother of four -- and a mediator in the principal's office. The teacher was concerned. She hadn't been able to reac

School choice debate: Black support growing
School choice debate: Black support growing; Poll finds 43 percent in survey favor private school scholarships African-Americans may be showing growing support for school choice in South Carolina, a new opinion poll shows, particularly among those wh

Lawsuit to close underperforming charters still alive
Ohio's attorney general lost another round Monday, Nov. 24, in the effort to close underperforming charter schools. Judge Jody Luebbers of Hamilton County Common Pleas Court ruled that Harmony School in Cincinnati is not a charitable trust and therefore

BAEO Members Respond to Sec. Duncan's Decision on DC Scholarship Program

Study: Math teachers 1 chapter ahead of students
Math can be hard enough, but imagine the difficulty when a teacher is just one chapter ahead of the students. It happens, and it happens more often to poor and minority students. Those children are about twice as likely to have math teachers who don't

Our Voice, Our Choice (PDF)

Jefferson Twp. schools cuts budget, staff
The school district will cut $561,000 in staff and other expenses this year as part of a plan to bring the district out of debt and state fiscal emergency. Superintendent Richard Gates and a state commission overseeing the district's finances reported t

Our Voice, Our Choice (PDF)

How do you have a successful parent teacher conference?

Parent-teacher conferences are cropping up on almost every school calendar I have this month.
The National Education Association, familyeducation.com and Discovery's Parent Channel all have tips to help you make the most of these meetings.

BAEO Year in Review: 2008

Getting arrested doesn't normally bolster a politician's credibility

State seeks schools' tests
The state wants students to start taking tests without bubble sheets and No. 2 pencils. The tests would measure what students know and can do without using multiple-choice questions. The Ohio Department of Education plans to spend $1.05 million to hi

School-choice movement can be tool for social justice

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NORTH CAROLINA VOICES: RACIAL DISPARITY

An educational report made headlines in March by revealing that black students in North Carolina are being suspended at a staggering rate.

East and West Dayton voters came together for school levy
If ever there was a city that needed its own version of the Democrats' 50-state strategy, it's Dayton. The city has been scarred longer and, arguably, more deeply by its "black-white" divide than even the country has been by its infamous red-state-blue-st

Number of Students Leaving School Early Continues to Increase, Study Says

Principal has come a long way from homeless child to educator
Article posted Nov. 23, 2008 Glenn Faircloth sat in his office overlooking the Great Miami and Mad rivers and marveled at how far he'd come. "I'm in charge of a school," the Patterson Career Center principal said. "I'm charged with making sure every

Bipartisan Support for Choice Grows Every Year

When the Florida Legislature passed its education tax credit program in 2001, only one Democrat supported the measure.

Last year, the legislature expanded the program with votes from one third of statehouse Democrats, half the black caucus and t

Central Academy: A closer look

About 50 community members attended Tuesday's forum about Central Academy, a public school of choice in Middletown, hosted by a local parent's group.
Springfield Partnership for Academic Challenge and Enrichment hosted the presentation by Dr. Di

Will: Obama vows to ax program hated by teachers

Monday morning the government braced for austerity, as the government

understands that. Having sent Congress a $3.5 trillion budget, the

president signaled in advance -- perhaps so his Cabinet members could

steel themselves for the new

Gym gets new floor, new life
Springfield North High School may be gone, but its basketball floor lives on. Two teams of children, teens and adults from local churches played basketball on it Thursday, Nov. 20, following a dedication service for the new Gary Lutz Gopher Dome gym at

Only for the Privileged Few?; Members of Congress value school choice -- for themselves
A NEW SURVEY shows that 38 percent of members of Congress have sent their children to private school. About 20 percent themselves attended private school, nearly twice the rate of the general public. Nothing wrong with those numbers; no one should be fault

Holiday spirit inspires BWHS students
Big Walnut High School Spanish students have begun to celebrate the spirit of the season by reaching out to those in need. Led by Spanish teachers Terra McCanney and Carol Burchett, students are undergoing several projects and will continue to do so thr

Mother promises her son to 'do whatever I can do' to save D.C. Opportunity Scholarships
Vonette Davis said if she can't give her son anything else, she wants to give him a good education. "No Nikes, no PlayStation," just a good education, she said. Julio Davis is a fifth grader at St. Thomas More School in Southeast Washington, where his

No hint on school funding plan
Gov. Ted Strickland gave little hint of how he intends to fix Ohio's school-funding process at a forum last night on financing public education. Instead, Strickland listened as several among the roughly 100 invited guests at the televised event went thr

State's bold vision for education
IN A RECENT sharp and focused speech on education reform, President Obama highlighted Massachusetts for our long and unwavering support for rigorous curriculum and high standards for students. The agenda he outlined aligns closely with Governor Patrick's E

Pension board to study bonuses
The pension fund for retired Ohio teachers will take a closer look at the practice of handing six-figure bonus checks to some of its investment managers while the pension fund loses billions of dollars in value, the fund's board decided yesterday. The b

The Union War on Charter Schools
On education policy, appeasement is about as ineffective as it is in foreign affairs. Many proponents of school choice, especially Democrats, have tried to appease teachers unions by limiting their support to charter schools while opposing private school v

Reynoldsburg axing $2 million this year

Reynoldsburg schools will try again to pass a levy on the May ballot, according to school officials.
Superintendent Stephen Dackin said he would recommend to the school board that the levy be at a higher rate than the 6.9 mill issue that voters

Education, By Any Means
"We want freedom by any means necessary." When Malcolm X uttered those words in June 1964, a chill traveled down the spine of America. The phrase signaled a change in the tone and tenor of the civil rights movement. It was understood that those fightin

Preliminary planning for new schools 'fast and furious' in Whitehall
This time next year, the Whitehall City School District hopes to be bringing out the shovels for a monumental groundbreaking ceremony. With the passage of the district's combined bond issue and levy earlier this month, planning meetings for the district

Obama Stance Against School Vouchers Fuels Close-to-Home Debate

(Bloomberg) -- A new law cutting off taxpayer- funded private education for poor children in Washington is shutting five-year-old Marquis Greene out of a school where his sisters have thrived.
It's also providing a challenge to President Barack

Board interviewing for superintendent search

Springfield board members will begin interviewing search firms tonight to find a new superintendent and a permanent high school campus director for the 2009-10 school year.
The board will hold a special board meeting this evening, Nov. 19, and N

D.C. Families Bemoan Imminent Loss of Voucher Program
For the past three years, 8-year-old Nico Thomas has attended and enjoyed private school through the voucher program in Washington. "I like it a lot, and I get good grades," she told FOX News. Nico's mother, Latasha Bennett, thought her 4-year-old da

Dayton Public Schools news, announcements
The following are recent news items and announcements from Dayton Public Schools: - Students with the Building Education's Future program at Longfellow Learning Academy performed community service at the Dayton Veterans Administration on Nov. 10 - Fa

Making Sure the Job Gets Done

If you've been reading this blog over the last week or so, you'll have noticed that the big story in education has been the highly suspicious handling of an evaluation of Washington, DCs, voucher program by the supposedly politics-out-of-policymaking Ob

Wilbur Wright auditorium to be saved
Article posted Nov. 19, 2008 The auditorium in Wilbur Wright Middle School will be saved for the new school that will replace the Huffman Hills building, Dayton school board members decided Tuesday night, Nov. 18. The board's move at least partially

Why We Must Fight for School Choice

Real change in American politics can seem impossible. Historically, some of our most desperately needed changes have faced the longest odds.
Those of us who grew up during the civil-rights era can appreciate the importance of courage and persist

Board interviewing for superintendent search

Springfield board members will begin interviewing search firms tonight to find a new superintendent and a permanent high school campus director for the 2009-10 school year.
The board will hold a special board meeting this evening, Nov. 19, and N

Vouchers: Not Dead Yet

The Washington, D.C., voucher program is not dead yet. Congress has set its execution date, slipping a provision into last month's omnibus spending bill to end the program unless it is re-authorized by Congress next year. With anti-voucher members of Co

SWCS aiming to retry for levy, possibly in May
Article posted Nov. 18, 2008 South-Western City School Board of Education members agreed Monday night not to pursue a second chance in February at the recently rejected levy and bond issue. Superintendent Bill Wise said there was insufficient time t

Vouching for D.C.
On March 10, Pres. Barack Obama gave a major education speech before the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. In that speech, he declared that Secretary of Education Arne Duncan "will use only one test when deciding what ideas to support with your precious t

KIPP's changing plan
As I reported in today's story updating the progress at KIPP Journey Academy, the second Columbus KIPP school planned for next school year has been postponed. It was to be a middle school run by Hannah Powell, who has now taken over as principal at Jour

School vouchers having positive impact
A study released Monday and called crucial by members of the Alliance for School Choice indicates the voucher program for students in Washington, D.C., is having a positive impact on academic performance. Specifically, the report demonstrated statistic

Springfield group looks at 'magnet school' potential
As a public school of choice, Central Academy has thrived in Middletown City Schools, a district very similar to Springfield demographically, a speaker from the specialized school told an audience Tuesday night, Nov. 18. Now the parent group that spons

Cowardly Pols Crucify Pilot Program for Kids
HIGHLIGHT: The U.S. Senate recently blighted the lives of 1,700 Washington, D.C. schoolchildren. The U.S. Senate recently blighted the lives of 1,700 Washington, D.C. schoolchildren. The school system in our nation's capital is just about the worst in

Dayton Public Schools expanding athletics
A sports program decimated by budget cuts in the last 18 months is making a comeback in Dayton Public Schools, thanks to the district's levy passing Nov. 4. District officials announced Tuesday that effective immediately, the district is offering boys

Empowering education
Parental choice. Vouchers. Scholarships. These and other terms are the vernacular in the movement to provide parents direct purchasing power over the education of their children. Education is the purview of states, and that's where the lion's share of f

Collins to leave local board for State Board of Education
Article posted Nov. 14, 2008 Westerville Board of Education member Mike Collins is expected to tender his resignation, effective Dec. 31, within the next week to become a member of the State Board of Education. Collins, 58, was elected Nov. 4 to the

Cowardly Pols Crucify Pilot Program for Kids
HIGHLIGHT: The U.S. Senate recently blighted the lives of 1,700 Washington, D.C. schoolchildren. The U.S. Senate recently blighted the lives of 1,700 Washington, D.C. schoolchildren. The school system in our nation's capital is just about the worst in

Parents to discuss magnet school
Article posted Nov. 15, 2008 A Springfield schools parents' group will host a presentation Tuesday, Nov. 18, on a specialized magnet school they hope could be possible in the city schools. The Springfield Partnership for Academic Challenge and Enrich

Opponents rally against SC school choice plan
DATELINE: CHARLESTON S.C. About 50 people turned out in Charleston to protest a plan to implement a school choice plan in South Carolina. The bill by Charleston Sen. Robert Ford would offer tuition tax credits to those whose children attend private

Schools will try, try again
Three Franklin County school boards regrouped for the first time last night since the loss of their ballot issues in November, talking about returning to voters and making budget cuts. The Canal Winchester, Groveport Madison and South-Western districts

Newark Mayor Cory Booker's purple leadership
When he first ran for office, some of the black political establishment accused him of not being "black enough." When he graduated from a prestigious law school, he chose to do community organizing in an inner-city neighborhood where too many black men

Union prez: Teacher pay tied to performance works
WASHINGTON - Performance-based pay is a road many teachers don't want to travel. But the newly elected president of one of the country's largest teachers unions says that in her experience, school-wide bonuses work. Randi Weingarten, who heads the 1.4 m

Why We Must Fight for School Choice
Real change in American politics can seem impossible. Historically, some of our most desperately needed changes have faced the longest odds. Those of us who grew up during the civil-rights era can appreciate the importance of courage and persistence in fa

State board plan would boost aid to public schools
The state school board is working on a plan to boost state aid to Ohio's public schools by an estimated $1 billion a year. State Board of Education leaders also said districts wouldn't have to rely so much on local tax revenue and wouldn't have to ask v

School choice bill takes fire; Ford blasts black leaders who criticize his measure
The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) Black legislative, community and education leaders joined state Superintendent Jim Rex on Thursday in denouncing a bill filed by Sen. Robert Ford that would offer tuition tax credits to students who attend private

Madison-Plains hears school building options

Article posted Nov. 15, 2008
On Nov. 6, the Madison-Plains school board met with representatives from the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) to learn about funding for possible renova-tions of existing school buildings or construction of e

Education reform is a defining issue

President Barack Obama's recent speech on education reform demonstrates that he is willing to put the full weight of his office behind fixing our failing schools. He called for higher standards, more charter schools, merit pay and eliminating bad teache

Parents protest proposed closing
About 30 parents and performing-arts supporters gathered yesterday to launch a fight against Columbus' proposal to close a Downtown theatrical facility for children. The Davis Center for the Performing Arts is slated to close next year, according to cit

Ford pushes school tax credits
COLUMBIA - Sen. Robert Ford was hoarse from yelling over the crowd at the Statehouse that turned out Tuesday to see him advocate what he thinks is best for children in South Carolina schools - giving them tax dollars to transfer out. The Charleston Demo

Move to charter schools continues
Article posted Nov. 14, 2008 The number of children leaving the Columbus school district for charter schools is projected to surpass the 10,000 mark this school year, costing the district more than expected, officials reported yesterday. The Ohio Dep

School choice supporters gather at State House
As principal of Glenforest School in West Columbia, Gillian Barclay-Smith saw parents sacrifice to pay $20,000 a year in tuition - taking second jobs and downsizing their homes. "There is this myth that private schools are for the rich," said Barclay-Sm

State board to propose $1B more aid for schools
The state school board is working on a plan that would boost state aid to Ohio's public schools by an estimated $1 billion a year. State Board of Education leaders also say school districts wouldn't have to rely so much on local tax revenue and wouldn't

Ariz. Supreme Court to rule on school vouchers
The state Supreme Court on Wednesday plans to decide a major constitutional issue on education funding: whether two school voucher programs are legal under the Arizona Constitution. The vouchers provided to foster and disabled students under a 2006 law

Alarms ringing: Will Obama back-burner education?

Article posted Nov. 13, 2008
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof today picked up on some nervous buzz out there that education is going on the back burner for the upcoming Obama administration. This is in light of education coming in fifth

SC Democrat joins GOP Rep. for new voucher plan
A prominent black lawmaker announced Tuesday he's joining Republicans in their continued effort to help South Carolina parents send their children to private schools, saying poor children need a way out. "I don't like what I see happening to young child

Did sparing the rod spoil the schools?

Article posted Nov.11, 2008
At the close of last night's Coalition for Justice and Equality meeting, Elder Garfield Parker made a comment on one of the concerns raised by the survey they had conducted: discipline.
"How are they supposed

PUBLIC MONEY FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS?; LAWMAKER: S.C.'S SCHOOLS FAIL MINORITIES
PUBLIC MONEY FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS?; LAWMAKER: S.C.'S SCHOOLS FAIL MINORITIES STATE SHOULD SUBSIDIZE PRIVATE SCHOOL CHOICE. BYLINE: Roddie Burris, rburris@thestate.com COLUMBIA S.C. State Sen. Robert Ford is putting a new face on the long-running f

Harper a 'blessing' for city schools
Springfield, Ohio - In 2004, Rachel Sumpter, chosen to represent parents in Springfield City School's superintendent search, came prepared with a list of questions. One candidate answered every question, she said; the other did not. Jean Harper was t

N.O. school voucher program taking applications again
N.O. school voucher program taking applications again; But 2009-10 funding is still up in the air Starting this week, New Orleans families can apply for the second year of a voucher program that has allowed them to send their children to private sch

Hilliard prepping for 3rd high school's opening
Article posted Nov. 11, 2008 Future students of Hilliard's newest school are selecting next year's courses as officials get set for the building's grand opening in the coming 2009-10 school year. Bradley High School will open its doors on Walker Road

Fenty pushes for school vouchers; D.C. mayor breaks with Democrats on Hill
D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty called for continued federal funding for a program that permits underprivileged children to attend private school, breaking with the congressional leaders of his own Democratic Party who ended the initiative. "Political leader

Schools wonder if it's worth losing class time over lice
Yes, they're creepy-crawly-icky. But they don't spread disease, and they don't threaten public health. So what should schools do when students show up with head lice? Central Ohio districts are at odds. Some, including South-Western, ban students

FRELINGHUYSEN, BOEHNER RESOLUTION SUPPORTS SCHOOL CHOICE
The following information was released by the office of New Jersey Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen: U.S. Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11) and House Republican Leader John Boehner (OH) today introduced a resolution in support of the successful, yet

Friday's the deadline to apply to after-school tutoring academy
Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famer Barry Larkin and his Academy of Champions are partnering with the city's recreation and youth services department to begin after-school tutoring in January. The academy is a supplemental education services provider funded t

Arizona Appeals Court upholds corporate tuition tax credits
The Arizona Court of Appeals on March 12 upheld a state law that permits businesses to reduce their tax liability by contributing money to organizations that distribute private school scholarships to students. Two of three judges on the appellate panel

Group has plan to improve school's place of play
The Maryland Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization is asking for community donations in order to give the school's 25-year-old playground a face-lift. Last year, the school playground underwent an inspection to ensure it met specifications indic

D.C. school vouchers to lose funding; Barring renewal, 1,700 students could return to DC public schools
THE NATION; D.C. school vouchers to lose funding; Barring renewal, 1,700 students could be back in Washington's public education system within a couple years. DATELINE: WASHINGTON Congress is poised to do away with one of former President Georg

Columbus school tax overcame a lot
Article posted Nov. 9, 2008 People are losing their jobs. Banks are foreclosing on their homes. And consumers are struggling to decide whether to put gas in the car or restock the fridge. Yet on Tuesday, Columbus voters, amid the bleakest economy in

Board member Kevin Chavous appears live on morning news to support DC Opportunity Scholarship Program

You can view the news clip at http://www.vmsdigital.com/download/newsdigital/ingestedfile/wmv480/SDC014701_01.wmv

PERSPECTIVE: Governor weighs school-funding plan
The stage is set for Gov. Ted Strickland's big unveiling. He has promised Ohio a plan in 2009 for fixing the way it pays for public schools, and circumstances are reaching a crescendo. A new state superintendent friendly to Strickland's education phi

DC Students to President Obama: Save Our Scholarships
"I told my mom not too long ago I would like to be president one day when I grow up," writes Fransoir, a 7th grader and recipient of a scholarship to attend a private school in the District of Columbia. But if Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill have their

Dayton Public Schools slated for demolition

The following is the list of Dayton schools that are part of the current demolition project.
Demolition completed
1. Residence Park Elementary
2. Edison Elementary
3. Hickorydale Elementary
4. Patterson Cooperativ

BAEO APPLAUDS SECRETARY DUNCAN'S SUPPORT FOR KEEPING DC OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO) applauds U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan for publically stating his desire to see the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program continue.
According to an Associate Press article (March 5, 2009)

It's time to get serious on school funding reform
In January, Ted Strickland begins his third year as governor, crossing over to the back half of his term. One big promise is yet unfulfilled - fundamental reform of the way Ohio funds its schools. Gov. Strickland has promised to unveil a plan in the fir

Stimulus to Help Retool Education, Duncan Says
To help struggling schools, the federal government will use stimulus funding to encourage states to expand school days, reward good teachers, fire bad ones and measure how students perform compared with peers in India and China, Education Secretary Arne Du

Big Walnut brings in Bisenius to battle bullying
Article posted Nov. 6, 2008 At one point in almost anyone's life, a bully has negatively affected a dream, an image and a self-confidence in both children and adults alike. A bully cannot be ignored and cannot be intimidated, so how are they to be de

US schools chief wants DC kids to keep vouchers
SECTION: WASHINGTON DATELINE DATELINE: WASHINGTON Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday that poor children getting vouchers to attend private schools in the District of Columbia should be allowed to stay there, putting the Obama administr

Ohioans approve majority of school tax issues
Article posted Nov. 6, 2008 Despite persistent headlines of a struggling economy in recent months, voters in Ohio approved the majority of school tax issues on the ballot this year, according to the Ohio Department of Education's elections summary. S

Will Obama Stand Up for These Kids?
Dick Durbin has a nasty surprise for two of Sasha and Malia Obama's new schoolmates. And it puts the president in an awkward position. The children are Sarah and James Parker. Like the Obama girls, Sarah and James attend the Sidwell Friends School in ou

OEA: We helped Obama win
Article posted Nov. 5, 2008 The state's largest teachers union offers this tally as proof that it is partly responsible for President-elect Barack Obama's win: The Ohio Education Association sent more than 1.7 million pieces of mail and made 120,000

'Potential' Disruption?
REP. DAVID R. Obey (Wis.) and other congressional Democrats should spare us their phony concern about the children participating in the District's school voucher program. If they cared for the future of these students, they wouldn't be so quick as to try t

Cheating by principal doubted
The test-tampering case went from gotcha to whodunit to this: Did it ever really happen? Stacey Carna was principal of Ashville Elementary when the school secretaries, six teachers and custodians told officials in the Pickaway County district that they

Assault on education; Strickland's budget takes aim at charter schools, but students would be the biggest victims
Gov. Ted Strickland's antipathy toward charter schools never has been a secret, and his plan for education now threatens school choice for thousands of students. In what appears to be a politically motivated move, he would slash funding and make support

Work begins to rebuild Dayton schools
Tears, hugs and celebrations. That's what Election Night usually looks like when a school levy passes. To be sure, there were some happy moments for Dayton's school leaders Tuesday night and Wednesday, as their 4.9-mill levy ran strongly ahead early and

Charters Offer More Choices in Harlem, but Stir Concern for Public Schools

The high-achieving sixth graders huddled near the gym bleachers to mull their options: African drumming at the Future Leaders Institute, debate team at Democracy Prep or piano at New Heights Academy.
The sixth graders, seven of them, said they w

6 newcomers win state school board seats
Voters knocked two incumbents off the state Board of Education while a former U.S. congresswoman from Cleveland and a Westerville school board member won seats on the panel. The 19-member state board will see unprecedented turnover this year as six newc

Democrats Limit Future Financing for Washington Voucher Program

WASHINGTON - Congressional Democrats have put conditions on future

federal financing for a small school voucher program here, and they are

urging the schools chancellor to prepare the public schools to

re-enroll, in fall 2010, some

Half of 28 school issues pass
A feeble economy had school officials fearing the worst on Election Day. But Ohio voters approved at least 58.5 percent of school-district issues, the highest passing rate for November school tax requests since 2002. There were 236 issues on Tuesday'

Boehner Condemns Provision Tucked In Democrats' Secret $410 Billion Spending Bill To Kill D.C. School Choice Program
BOEHNER CONDEMNS PROVISION TUCKED IN DEMOCRATS' SECRET $410 BILLION SPENDING BILL TO KILL D.C. SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM LANGUAGE DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE PROGRAM WAS KEPT SECRET BY DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS FOR WEEKS, NEVER PASSED BY COMMITTEE The foll

Stevenson earns School of Promise
Congratulations to Virginia Stevenson Elementary, which is being recognized as a State Superintendent's School of Promise for the 2007-2008 school year. The State Superintendent's Schools of Promise program, administered by the Ohio Department of Educat

Voucher Programs Grow by 8 Percent in 2008-09
DATELINE: WASHINGTON More than 171,000 children are benefiting from school voucher and scholarship tax credit programs this year, according to the national nonprofit Alliance for School Choice. The Alliance today released its School Choice Yearbook 20

New Education Secretary......Colin Powell

Article posted Nov. 5, 2008
According to this Bloomberg News story, President-elect Obama may consider former Secretary of State Colin Powell for education secretary. The story sources this to Mark Halperin at Time Magazine, but I cannot find th

Voucher sponsor confident program will grow
DATELINE: NEW ORLEANS A Senate sponsor of legislation letting some New Orleans children attend private school at public expense says she's pleased with response to the program, although the number taking part in its first year is relatively low. Stat

Victory inspires youths, gives them a role model
Fredric Horton and Tavion Wallace, seniors at the Dayton Early College Academy, didn't wait for Barack Obama to get elected before using him as their role model for grass-roots organizing. The 17-year-olds began volunteering months ago for Vote Dayton,

Clarion call to Corzine on education reform
The broad-strokes agenda laid out by Gov. Jon S. Corzine in his recent State of the State address will have its supporters and its detractors. Among those in the latter category should be every black and Hispanic parent with a child in an Abbott district p

Voters approve four school levies, reject one
After rejecting identical issues four times, voters in the Northeastern school district approved a 1-mill levy officials said puts them one step closer to a potential partnership with the state to fund new schools. But voters in Champaign County rejecte

Choice in education is the key
An article in the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times points to a growing, overdue shakeup in public education. Despite opposition by teachers unions, the state of Florida provides education vouchers to some children from low-income families. With the roughly $

Columbus schools issues pass with flying colors
If the livelihood of Columbus City Schools was at stake, voters threw the district a lifeline by overwhelmingly OK'ing Issue 75. The unofficial count, with 317 of 430 precincts reporting, was 97,189 votes to 61,122. The issue is the district's combin

A Brighter Course for Our Children
The 2009 Virginia General Assembly session provides lawmakers with a fresh opportunity to create laws that will chart a brighter course for the commonwealth. As Virginia lawmakers ponder how best to strengthen its economy, continual improvement of the e

Trotwood school levy failing in early count
Article posted Nov. 4, 2008 A 9.06-mill operating levy in the Trotwood-Madison City School District is failing 55 percent to 45 percent in early results. The Montgomery County Board of Elections is reporting 35 percent of the precincts counted. Su

Chavous Rallies for Education Reform
Wabash alumnus Kevin Chavous '78, joined by nearly a dozen political and education leaders, spoke at a rally for the Educational Equality Project on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day calling for an end to "the last civil rights struggle in America." Chavous,

Jefferson Twp. schools levy narrowingly passing
Article posted Nov. 4, 2008 With 64 percent of the precincts counted, voters in the Jefferson Twp. Local Schools district are passing a 5-mill operating levy, 51 percent to 49 percent, according to early and unofficial election results with the Montgome

School spending doesn't lead to higher performance in N.J.
Education Week's recent release of "Quality Counts" - its state-by-state study of a variety of education data - ranked New Jersey in the top five nationally for its public education output. This was enough to garner a B- on the study's A-through-F scale.

57 percent supporting Dayton school levy
Article posted Nov. 4, 2008 With 88 percent of the precincts counted, the Dayton schools levy is winning 57-43 percent, according to the Montgomery County Board of Elections. If passed, the 4.9-mill operating levy would generate $9.3 million a year f

Upsetting the Natural Order of Things

On behalf of the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO), I congratulate President Barack Obama for becoming the 44th President of the United States. His acceptance of the oath of office with hand laid on Abraham Lincoln's Bible birthed a new kind

Ranking the charter market share
In an annual ranking of the top charter-school communities by market share, Ohio makes another solid showing. The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools compiles the list each year, ranking the percentage of school children in cities who have left

Board Chair Howard Fuller: Remembering Dr. King's Dream
MILWAUKEE - Martin Luther King Day holds special meaning for many. And the election of Barack Obama fits right into Doctor King's dream. Former Milwaukee Public School superintendent Howard Fuller led marches before and after King was killed and like Ba

SWCS makes final push for Issue 81
Article posted Nov. 1, 2008 "It will never be cheaper to build new schools than it is right now." That is the message Dr. Bill Wise, superintendent of the South-Western City School District, wants to get out before Nov. 4. In days, residents will

Opinion: Depression taught us that education is key to recovery
Imagine this situation: The economy is facing a crisis with no recent parallel. Many Americans have lost jobs and homes. Yet even as the president takes dramatic measures to jump-start the economy, he lays the groundwork for recovery with measures to impro

At Fulton School, poll observers check on process
The Boosters' baked goods table at Fulton Elementary School on the city's southwest side is a regular feature of election day. But just outside the doors leading to the polls election morning there was a new feature: Two attorneys in lawn chairs. Chi

Survey shows frustration with schools, choices

PETERSBURG - It's no secret that many parents in Petersburg are frustrated with the school system. A recent survey completed by the Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy and the Black Alliance for Educational Options shows just how frustrated - a

Forecast has Bexley talking about cost cuts, next levy
Article posted Nov. 3, 2008 It looks like the Bexley City Schools District will keep its promise to stay off the ballot for at least five years after the voters approved a 0.75-percent school income tax in 2004. Bexley Board of Education met in a spe

Charter Schools Can Close the Education Gap
Dear President-elect Barack Obama, In the afterglow of your election, Americans today run the risk of forgetting that the nation still faces one last great civil-rights battle: closing the insidious achievement gap between minority and white students.

High schools students, with day off, volunteer at polls
10:46 a.m. Inside the Hamilton Twp. Community Building, 18-year-old Faith Tessmer of Lebanon is spending her day volunteering at the polls. "I cast my vote yesterday for the first time," she said. "I waited over four hours." Tessmer takes a govern

Op-ed: The Key To Better Schools Charters Have Shown That Autonomy Works
In key ways, discussion of school reform in the District is missing the forest for the trees. Perhaps the biggest misconception is that reform begins and ends with the city agency overseeing the school district. The District of Columbia Public Schools is o

Former superintendent to be recognized

Retired Springfield City Schools Superintendent Jean Harper will be recognized for her contributions to the district during her four-year tenure at a reception next week.
The Springfield Foundation/the African American Community Fund has sent ou

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: Seven selected for new commission

Dec 12, 2008

Friday, December 12, 2008
The state Board of Education on Thursday appointed seven people to serve on a new commission that can approve charter schools over objections from local school officials.
The seven members

Superintendent gets new job with resignation
Article posted Nov. 1, 2008 After months of paying Superintendent James L. Crawford to stay home from work, the Delaware-Union Educational Service Center board voted yesterday to accept his resignation. But he won't stay away for long. Just this week

Obama names Chicago school chief to Education Dept.
President-elect Barack Obama announced Arne Duncan, the head of the Chicago school system, as education secretary Tuesday and declared that failing to improve classroom instruction is "morally unacceptable for our children." "When it comes to school ref

Presidential election overshadows school issues

It's common for school districts to hold non-partisan events on election night where educators gather to watch results for their levies and bond issues come in. But there's some talk that Columbus schools might skip the tradition tomorrow.
Some

Board Chair urges President-Elect Obama to Challenge the Status Quo

Reform education system

POINT OF VIEW: Obama should challenge status quo
When President Richard Nixon went to China in 1972, conservatives were outraged. Popular columnist William F. Buckley summoned a gathering of high-ranking Republicans

Split classrooms symbolize district's plight
Article posted Nov. 2, 2008 In teacher Vicki Westerfield's classroom at Kemp Elementary, the fifth-graders sit on one side of the room and the sixth-graders sit on the other. Westerfield teaches one side at a time while the other stays busy with assi

Hoosier in D.C. promotes school choice
With the country surging to the political left on Election Day, an Indianapolis native hopes that Barack Obama will take the education system in what he considers to be the right direction. He doesn't think of the issue as conservative or liberal, but K

Dayton 3rd in nation in public charter school enrollment
Article posted Nov. 2, 2008 Dayton ranks third among American communities in the percentage of its public school students enrolled in public charter schools, according to a report released Friday, Oct. 31, by the National Alliance for Public Charter Sch

Dissidents reach tentative deal in state Senate
A spokesman for New York Senate Democratic leader Malcolm Smith said Thursday an agreement has been reached with dissidents who had threatened a Democratic majority won in the November elections. Smith spokesman Hank Sheinkopf said the deal to change Se

Catholic Central's fall festival this weekend
Catholic Central's Fall Festival/Open House will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, in the Jason Collier Gymnasium at the Junior/Senior High School, 1200 E. High St. The festival will offer games, food and prizes. Tickets are four for $1 and can be p

A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD CHAIR ON PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA

This is truly a historic moment. I never thought in my life time that I would see a Black man elected President of the United States.
I must admit, however, that my recognition of this monumental achievement is tempered by the reality of its im

Seven UA winners share why teens should read more
Article posted Oct. 30, 2008 Seven Upper Arlington High School seniors were honored in a school essay competition that's part of a national campaign aimed at encouraging teenagers to read more than just what's required for school. The high school's L

Threat rumors cause chaos at Springfield High School
A rumor of pending violence, spread by text messages, caused chaos at Springfield High School on Thursday morning, Oct. 30, as hundreds of anxious parents rushed to the campus to pick up their children. Some students reported seeing an Internet message

Board Chair Howard Fuller comments on Obama & McCain debate on education
As you know, I support Barack Obama. I appreciate his support for charter schools. But, I can not stand silent as he sends his kids to private schools, but yet questions the value of vouchers because there is "no proof that they work". I don't know what

Teacher: Students were mistaught
A Mount Vernon High School teacher said she had to reteach science to freshmen after they received improper instruction from eighth-grade teacher John Freshwater. "If they had been taught evolution in a scientific manner, they would not have agreed that e

Former teacher union leader to head voucher group
Doug Tuthill, a former Pinellas County teachers union president who once said vouchers were based on "false assumptions and faulty logic," is the new president of the Florida School Choice Fund, the leading voucher organization in the state. And if tha

DPS faces deficit even with levy
Even if voters approve the Dayton schools levy Tuesday, the school district is still looking at a $9 million deficit in five years, the school district's treasurer said Thursday, Oct. 30. If the levy fails, the deficit grows to $18 million in 2013, dist

Philly school rekindles same-sex education debate
PHILADELPHIA � Calling all ninth-grade boys! Raise your hand if this school sounds like fun: wearing jackets and ties every day, staying until 5 p.m., learning Latin and - to top it all off - no girls. Who's in? Turns out, about 270 boys. And 100 more a

Issue 82 in hands of Whitehall voters
The mood is high among supporters of the Whitehall City School District's ballot issue, which finally will go before voters Tuesday, Nov. 4. But no one is ready to throw a victory celebration yet. While administrators and levy committee members said

Better Education Through Innovation
America's educational system is falling behind. We must find innovative leaders with a vision who can prepare children for the future they deserve. In the summer of 1918, as tuberculosis, bubonic plague and a flu pandemic threatened America's newl

CCS 5-year forecast predicts budget deficits
Article posted Oct. 29, 2008 Columbus City Schools has released a five-year forecast that shows increased expenses but a nearly stagnant revenue stream. Michael McCammon, the district's interim treasurer, released the projections at the Oct. 21 board

D.C. Mother, Parent Activist Honored with National Award for Education Reform
Article posted August 11, 2008 Washington, D.C. parent and activist Virginia Walden Ford has been honored with the John T. Walton Champions for School Choice Award, the highest accolade bestowed by the national nonprofit Alliance for School Choice.

Governor gives glimpse of plan for schools
Gov. Ted Strickland is hinting about what might be included in his long-awaited school funding and classroom reform plan, sharing a "Roadmap to Academic Reforms" with education groups. The document includes 22 proposals, ideas suggested this summer duri

870 win nod for school vouchers
Louisiana could spend about $3.4 million under the state's first school voucher program and pay the tuition to nonpublic schools for up to 870 students, state education officials said Friday. Officials mailed letters Thursday -- -- the self-imposed dead

Schools' alerts please parents
There could be a dangerous stranger lurking in Dublin, a bearded man with sunglasses and a camera who trolled past two elementary schools in a red van this week. Last week, there was another suspicious-looking man hanging around near school property. Ea

1,250 N.O. families apply for private school vouchers
About 1,250 families have applied for the state's first school voucher program, seeking mainly to enroll children in kindergarten classes in Orleans and Jefferson parishes' private and parochial schools, state education officials said Saturday. The wee

A bit more on hospital support for Dayton levy

Article posted Oct. 29, 2008
We've got a bit more about the support of health care companies for the Dayton levy in today's paper.
Tom Breitenbach, chief executive of Premier Health Partners, said for him supporting the levy was about jo

DeBerry's diatribe ignores parental options

Jarvis DeBerry's "Voucher plan ignores school progress," op-ed that appeared in The Times-Picayune newspaper on Friday, July 18, 2008, provided a nice glimpse into his thoughts about education politics.
While DeBerry and I agree that a private

Building options on agenda for M. Plains

Article posted Oct. 25, 2008
Representatives of the Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) will meet with Madison-Plains school board members and administrators at 1 p.m. Nov. 5 in the high school auditorium.
Superintendent Bernie Hal

BAEO Board Member, Kevin Chavous, on C-SPAN Saturday Morning
Tomorrow (7/19), former D.C. Councilman--and all-around school choice hero--Kevin Chavous will be a guest on C-SPAN's Washington Journal. The segment, African Americans and School Choice, runs from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The show promises to be l

Students' science-fair prowess leads to awards for Worthington teachers
Thomas Worthington High School and three of its science teachers recently received the Governor's Award for Excellence in Youth Science Opportunities for consistently encouraging students to participate and succeed in science fairs. Sponsored by the Ohi

Crowd seeks shot at tuition aid
About 200 parents waited in line Monday before the doors opened at the Dryades YMCA, all seeking a chance to send their children to private or parochial schools under the state's first school voucher program, officials said. State Department of Educati

School administrators get 2.85% raise
Article posted Oct. 28, 2008 Worthington school district administrators - those people who run the schools from either the central office or the principals' offices - will receive a 2.85-percent salary increase each of the next three years. In additi

Save D.C.'s Catholic Schools

Hundreds of D.C. parents breathed a sigh of relief last week when a House subcommittee voted to fund the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program for another year. Authorized in 2004, the program provides vouchers that allow nearly 2,000 low-income D.C. stu

Stakes are high for Jefferson school levy

Article posted Oct. 28, 2008
In my column this weekend I wrote about the unspoken subtext of the school levy in Jefferson Twp.
If voters there shoot down this levy, it will greatly increase the possibility that the school district, whic

D.C. parents, students need Opportunity Scholarships

WASHINGTON - Forty years ago, poor children were denied a quality education. Today, some African-American leaders, Capitol Hill lawmakers and union officials are still condemning these children to poor-performing schools and denying them the education t

Healthy schools, healthy community, levy supporters say
You can't have a healthy community without healthy schools. That's the message from locals health care leaders who are urging voters to support the Dayton schools levy on Tuesday's ballot. "The success of our organization is deeply dependent on the s

House passes bill to pay private school tuition
BATON ROUGE -- Despite a last-minute effort by a handful of New Orleans lawmakers, the House of Representatives gave final approval Wednesday to Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposed $10 million plan to finance private school tuition grants for certain students in

Groveport Madison seeks levy funds
Article posted Oct. 25, 2008 Voters in the Groveport Madison Local School District will consider a three year, 8.06 mill replacement operating levy when they go to the polls on Nov. 4. "We know the nation's current economic conditions are a factor,"

Jindal voucher bill wins final approval
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP)-- Hundreds of New Orleans school children will have a chance to go to private schools at taxpayer expense this fall under a bill given final passage in the state House on Wednesday with a 62-34 vote that marked a major victory for G

Officials fill schools' vending machines with water
Article posted Oct. 27, 2008 Water -- it's always been clear and, hopefully, odorless and tasteless. But Columbus City Schools officials hope students just call it "popular" as the district transitions to water-only vending machines. Between the d

Choice for the Children
Choice for the Children The D.C. Opportunity Scholarship program gives disadvantaged children a chance at a private education If Marion Barry can change his mind on school vouchers, there's hope that others can as well. For more than a quarter ce

District reviews possibilities for private food services
Article posted Oct. 27, 2008 Five companies want to lead Columbus City Schools' food service department out of the red and into the black as district leaders aim to trim its operational costs. It will be up to the district's administration to more cl

Latin Lovers

An ambitious Southwest Philadelphia charter school uses an ancient language as a new formula for learning.
There are minefields on the path to maturity for every young person in this city. But for many young male Philadelphians, the danger runs

Lawsuits to close failing charter schools to continue
Interim Attorney General Nancy H. Rogers will continue her predecessor's effort of trying to shut down poor-performing charter schools under Ohio's charitable trust law. Rogers's office is appealing a Montgomery County court ruling that rejected the att

BAEO Names New Communications Director

The Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO) has named Felice Green its new director of communications. Green is an active member of the Milwaukee Chapter of BAEO (MCBAEO) and serves on the chapter's board of directors. She will begin her new posit

Jefferson Twp. schools levy forum set for tonight
Article posted Oct. 27, 2008 Montgomery County - The Citizens for Jefferson Twp. Schools are inviting the public to attend a forum at 6 p.m. today, Monday, Oct. 27, to discuss the district's tax levy on the Nov. 4 ballot. The forum is at Blairwood El

Tuition plan aired for N.O. pupils
BATON ROUGE -- Rep. Austin Badon Jr., D-New Orleans, and Gov. Bobby Jindal have unveiled the details of their plan to use public tax dollars to help pay low-income students' private school tuition. The effort would be a pilot program limited to Orleans

Financial future shows cuts, student declines

Article posted Oct 25, 2008
Rising expenditures and sluggish cash flow between now and fiscal year 2013, will contribute to the Columbus City School district's budget deficit, according to a projected five-year forecast released Oct. 21.

MLK and Education
On April 3, I visited Memphis, Tennessee for the first time in my life. Like many Americans, I view Memphis, despite all of its charms, first and foremost as the place where they killed Martin Luther King Jr. Quite ironically, I was asked to come to Mem

State education associations endorse local races

Article posted Oct. 24, 2008
The Ohio Education Association and the Ohio Federation of Teachers have endorsed candidates in some local races.
The OEA and the OFT are the state branches of the National Education Association and the Americ

High School Dropout Prevention
Twenty five years since the release of the landmark "A Nation at Risk" report, the state of our education and our young people remain very much at risk. The result, as revealed in new analysis, is that our nation is facing a dropout crisis with our larges

Study: Exams measure pupils' lives over learning
Article posted Oct. 26, 2008 Studies by a Youngstown State University education professor show that Ohio's achievement tests are a better measure of a child's socioeconomic living conditions than what they've learned in school. The "lived experiences

BAEO Board Member Selected As An Aspen Institute Fellow
Each class of Henry Crown Fellows undertakes a program of advanced leadership seminars and individual community service projects under the direction of experienced Aspen Institute moderators and senior mentors. The two-year program has been designed specif

Economy has schools fearful
Ohio's massive school construction program has been a good deal for local districts wanting to build or repair their schools. Since the program was created a decade ago, the state has provided $6.5 billion to districts where voters approved levies to co

Tax Credits: A Reply to Dr. Wilbur Rich's St. Louis Blues Article

Tax Credits
I generally agree with Dr. Wilbur Rich's well-detailed recipe ("St. Louis Blues," features, Winter 2008) for legislative failure regarding the 2005 and 2006 tax credit proposals in Missouri. Like any good connoisseur of school polit

Levy campaign targets east dayton.

Article posted Oct. 26, 2008
I've written a lot here about Dayton's racial divide when it comes to elections. In many elections, you can draw a line dividing east from west along the Great Miami River - the west votes one way and the east anothe

Gaining a Voice After School

At the age of 14, Miguel, a recent immigrant from Mexico, is struggling to acclimate to a new school,language, and culture while also dealing with the socialand developmental challenges of adolescence. His beginner-level English leaves him lost during c

Schools' storm bill: $1.1 million
Columbus schools have applied for reimbursement of about $1.1 million from the federal government to cover losses suffered during the windstorm that tore through central Ohio on Sept. 14, a district official said yesterday. That's nearly $500,000 more t

What the school choice study means - so far
The release last month of initial research reports on the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) provided a wealth of information. I welcome these reports and the dozens that will follow in the next several years. The reports are part of a five-year

CTC nabs second in robotics competition

The Springfield-Clark Career Tech Center's precision machining seniors took second place at their second-ever competition this week, Instructor Mike Whitmer said Friday morning.
In Thursday's paper, I wrote about the school's "bot" which they we

Scholarships from The Gates Foundation
Helping Students Fulfill Their Potential The foundation awards scholarships to promising students who don't have the financial means to attend college. Read the descriptions below to see if you meet eligibility guidelines for one of the five scholarship p

Harris plans reductions even if school levy passes
Whether district officials find themselves cheering or crying on Nov. 4, Columbus' school district still has aggressive cost-cutting measures ahead, said district Superintendent Gene Harris. On the ballot is Issue 75, the district's combination 7.85-mil

Jindal tells black group education is important

NEW ORLEANS - Gov. Bobby Jindal told a gathering of black parental choice advocates from across the nation Friday he is committed to the principle that every child deserves an "equal opportunity to a quality education.''

Jindal, however, acknowled

District seeks dozens of principals (for a day)
From welcoming students into the building each morning, to problem-solving through the highs and lows of a school day, principals see it all. This year Columbus City Schools development office hopes professionals throughout Columbus will want to glimpse

AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS ARE NOT APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS!
PARENTS, HEADS UP! Even if you do not have a college-aged child at home, please share this with someone who does, pass this scholarship information on to anyone and everyone that comes to mind. Though there are a number of companies and organizations t

Dayton school levy supporters raise $384,000 for campaign
Article posted Oct. 23, 2008 With a big assist from the area's health care industry, the committee pushing Dayton's 4.9 mill school levy has raised an apparent record $384,000 to promote it. Kettering Adventist Healthcare, parent corporation to Kette

Commitment to Closing Expectations Gap Growing

WASHINGTON-February 20, 2008- While a majority of states have committed to raise expectations for high school students, more than one-third have already adopted college- and career-ready standards and graduation requirements, according to a report from

Facilities director: 'Band-Aids' hold Whitehall schools together
Dave Hausmann, the Whitehall City School District's director of facilities and transportation, may be relatively new to the job, but his knowledge of district buildings runs deep. He's a lifelong resident of Whitehall, a 1987 graduate of Whitehall-Yearl

Hispanic Enrollment in Parental Choice Programs Rises, As Do Test Scores
WASHINGTON, DC - A growing number of Hispanics in Florida are exercising parental choice in education, while test scores of Hispanic children have risen across the board in the state. As the application process for the Step Up for Students program, an init

Parents work together to change West High School

When Linda Patterson moved into the Columbus City School district last September, she perceived the atmosphere at West High School to be "chaotic."
And unfortunately, she said, she was "one of those parents who compared" the district to other d

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Ohio wins $400M in 'Race to the Top' funds; local districts will get money

Ohio will get federal Race to Top school money

800 kids receive free haircuts, school supplies

Report card gives CPS highest ranking yet

School choice tops lobbyist's agenda

New Dayton schools chief discusses gains, challenges

Cincinnati's turnaround schools show signs of success

Scholarships go to 'good kids,' presenter says

Cleveland schools lay off support staff after talks with unions stall

U.S. News college rankings highlight three local schools

Without charters, Ohio won't win funds

Cleveland schools chief briefs City Council on upcoming launch of transformation plan

Feds sending Ohio $360M for education

Editorial: Steady demand Limit on school vouchers may need adjustment

8 run for state ed board

Covington teachers tour city

Mason program helps struggling families

After Class -- Commentary: August 4, 2010

Building a new urban education model

CMSD Officials Committed to Assisting Families with Uniform Needs

Cleveland schools decide against going to ballot with levy request

Testing, school choice undermining education

Dayton Public Schools breaks ground on 26th and final school

Cleveland teachers approve three-year contract

Ohio a finalist in race for share of $3B in federal school funds

Otterbein teaches new science techniques

Lakota Schools to seek 10-year levy

More people pass than fail GED test

CPS to act on $469M budget

Charter advocates say district rebuffing them;

Fostoria to shut 1 school, move grades 7 and 8

Fiscal woes force TPS to retool itself: Officials eye businesslike approach

Libbey's students fear loss of 'family' in school closing

Ohio schools may require body-mass-index screenings

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Kettering to close elementary school

Needles in a Haystack

Nationally, tide is turning toward smart teacher personnel policies

Fordham plans to merge its sponsorship effort

Editorial: Why would any school, union reject money?

Letter from the Editor of Catalyst Ohio- RACE TO THE TOP

Surprise $1 million gift will benefit Xenia schools

More kids, more choices

Cleveland teachers to offer their own plan for schools, challenge district CEO Eugene Sanders to sign commitment to education

Supporters make final push for school levies

Failure of school levies could bring flood of teacher layoffs in Northeast Ohio

Cleveland issues layoff notices to more than 500 teachers

Clark State tuition going up again

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Race to the top minimums set

Audit gives Lebanon Schools thumbs up

Ohio University sets its sights on raising at least $350 million

Time for college-bound to think about finances

Toledo schools' levy effort low-key

E Prep co-founder starts charter school network

Ohio among finalists for Race to the Top education funding

Arts & College Preparatory Academy receives $69,000

Ohio loses first leg of 'Race to the Top'

Cleveland student's success is proof that the city's schools can work: Regina Brett

Ohio's schools climb to 5th best in nation

Cleveland City Council grills schools CEO Eugene Sanders on school closings

More students choosing charters

Eighth-grader Kim Collier ranks at the top of her class at Willard Elementary School in Warren. Yet she is trying to persuade her parents to let h

Democrats urging haste to close Ohio budget gap

Who is responsible for getting kids to school: district or parents?

New Schools On Superintendent's Wishlist

Ohio students' math proficiency doesn't add up State, national tests differ widely

Senate bill would improve Ohio schools and enhance chance for federal grants

NAEP Math Scores Idle at 4th Grade, Advance at 8th

Self-Made Educator Fulfills a Vision for Boys in Cleveland

How to Fight for Special Education

Republicans deliver opportunity for Strickland

Problems persist in assisting disabled students, Worthington parents contend

Ohio's social studies test is too important to put aside permanently -- an editorial

UC main campus pushing remedial students elsewhere

The Columbus Dispatch

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Time for college-bound  to think about finances

Eighth-grader Kim Collier ranks at the top of her class at Willard Elementary School in Warren.

Yet she is trying to persuade her parents to let h