OHIO 8 TESTIMONY

Leaders of the Ohio 8 Coalition testified before the Ohio Senate Finance Committee on May 29, 2007 in support of Gov. Ted Strickland's biennial budget proposal.

Read News Release - May 31, 2007

IN THE NEWS

The Ohio 8 Leadership Council convened in Columbus April 25, 20007 to share insights about the recently introduced State Budget.

See the Ohio News Network Report

NOW AVAILABLE!!

A case study entitled Promoting Excellence in Urban Public Education. Read more about the genesis of the Coalition and its accomplishments.

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OHIO'S URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS REDUCE GRADUATION CAP

Ohio’s eight big-city school districts have made dramatic gains in their graduation rates and cut in half the “graduation gap” that exists between urban districts and the state as a whole.

Read News Release - November 5, 2007

URBAN DISTRICTS MAKE ACADEMIC GAINS

Results show that our students are improving at a more rapid rate than the state of Ohio as a whole. The Coalition tracked reading and math scores on the Ohio Proficiency Tests for fourth and sixth graders from 1998-99 school year through the 2005-2006 school year, as reported by the Ohio Department of Education. See below for latest data.

Read News Release - March 20, 2007

06-07 Data Charts

05-06 Data Charts

04-05 Data Charts

03-04 News Release - November 19, 2004

03-04 Data Charts

Report Card Updates:

September 2007
September 2006
September 2005
September 2004

Click here to download a PDF file of the following charts:
2006-07 Enrollment Data
2006-07 Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity
2006-07 District Expenditures
2006-07 Sources of District Revenues