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THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/30/08 Teachers getting secret scores Some districts buy extra test results to guide their training
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER SERIES: PUTTING TEACHERS TO THE TEST This is part of a Plain Dealer project reporting on the state of teaching. Read about teacher training in Ohio in the first part of this project, which ran in May 2008.
THE PLAIN DEALER 11/30/08 Good teachers are key to student achievement, but bad ones are hard to fire
THE PLAIN DEALER 11/28/08 Cleveland's Patrick Henry school proves 'highly qualified' teachers don't guarantee success
THE PLAIN DEALER 11/28/08 Chicago elementary school offers test of pay-for-performance
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 11/17/08 Changes intended to discourage camping out
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 11/17/08 Districts trim staff, trips, even heat
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/17/08 $1 billion more urged for schools State education board's suggestion to Strickland: boost per-student aid
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 11/16/08 Ohio has ways to pay for schools Gambling still option for education funding
THE PLAIN DEALER 11/16/08 – EDITORIAL The numbers don't line up for Ohio school funding reform
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 11/15/08 Bond Hill charter school closes as the money runs out
THE NEW YORK TIMES 11/13/08 – OP-ED COLUMN
THE CANTON REPOSITORY 11/14/08 Canton City Schools treasurer leaving
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/14/08 Move to charter schools continues If state prediction holds, Columbus is facing higher costs
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 11/13/08 – EDITORIAL Will charter schools ever pay the full price for tapping public money?
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 11/11/08 Governor weighing funding plan for schools It could be included in budget or as self-standing proposal
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/9/08 Columbus school tax overcame a lot Positive ads aided passage in bad economy
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/9/08 Vandals preying on schools' new home
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 11/9/08 The untimely defeat of the scholarship plan
THE TOLEDO BLADE 11/8/08 Toledo Public Schools authorizes Scott renovation Approval of Issue 35 paves way to help several schools
THE TOLEDO BLADE 11/7/08 – LETTER TO THE EDITOR Thank you, Toledo, for TPS support
THE TOLEDO BLADE 11/6/08 Scott High School work back on track Renovations await board nod after voters OK funds
THE PLAIN DEALER 11/6/08 Cleveland schools working on plan to curb rampant tardiness
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/6/08 6 newcomers win state school board seats Ohio Board of Education panel to see major turnover
THE PLAIN DEALER 11/5/08 Gov. Ted Strickland will name new Ohio state treasurer, replacing Richard Cordray, new AG Columbus Councilman Kevin Boyce: will he get the state treasurer's job?
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 11/5/08 Updated results good news for Dayton schools
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/5/08 Levy, bond issue OK'd; taxes in 4 other county districts win, 4 lose
THE YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR 11/5/08 On 4th try, Youngstown school levy passes
THE TOLEDO BLADE 11/5/08 Toledo, Sylvania, Perrysburg levies pass; Anthony Wayne, Maumee fail
THE TOLEDO BLADE 11/3/08 Toledo's share of students in charters inches upward to 19%
THE PLAIN DEALER 11/2/08 – EDITORIAL Cleveland's troubled K-8 schools have to turn around, or else - editorial
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 10/29/08 Projected shortage of $37 million by 2011 could spur cuts, closings
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 10/28/08 Lawsuits to close failing charter schools to continue
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 10/27/08 Costly transfers lingered during probes
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 10/27/08 Districts urge voters to pass levies that bring in sizable state construction funds
THE YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR 10/26/08 Study: Exams measure pupils' lives over learning Achievement tests have no validity, YSU professor says
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 10/24/08 Columbus request for federal aid Schools' storm bill: $1.1 million
THE PLAIN DEALER 10/24/08 Cleveland new-school plans hit snags
THE PLAIN DEALER 10/22/08 Cleveland students post lowest scores on math in international study
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 10/22/08 5-year forecast for Columbus sees costs far exceeding income
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 10/17/08 – EDITORIAL A new state school superintendent. How about a new system?
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 10/17/08
Getting a jump on college It's time to tame CPS compensation
THE PLAIN DEALER 10/17/08 – EDITORIAL Deborah Delisle is a good choice for Ohio's top schools official
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 10/16/08 $22.8 million building to be constructed nearby as old school stays open
THE PLAIN DEALER 10/15/08 Cleveland district to cut budget; may close schools, slash jobs
THE PLAIN DEALER 10/15/08 Deborah Delisle named state's new education chief
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 10/15/08 Background checks of 52,000 find few crimes
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 10/15/08 Cleveland official gets top schools job
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 10/13/08 Schools go after kids' licenses to curb truancy Driver's rights can be pulled after 15 absences
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 10/13/08 Issues add heat to state school board races
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 10/12/08 – LETTER TO THE EDITOR Akron scholarship program would provide brighter future
The Cincinnati Enquirer 10/12/08 Careers await, but teens are unfocused Survey finds gaps in training, interest of high school students
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 10/12/08 Teachers' pay raises based on years, not performance How teachers are paid – Chart
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 10/10/08 Charter schools across Ohio face closing
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 10/10/08 Superintendent calls on Columbus for financial, social, academic aid
THE TOLEDO BLADE 10/10/08 Toledo council wants minimum school facilities; charters assail proposed rules
THE TOLEDO BLADE 10/10/08 Toledo Plan Commission vote on charter school regulations delayed 150 charter fans, critics attend hearing
THE YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR 10/10/08 School board says perceptions flawed
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 10/9/08 State cuts could push CPS into early deficit
THE PLAIN DEALER 10/9/08 One year after SuccessTech tragedy, survey finds fear, confrontation are rife in schools
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 10/8/08 – EDITORIAL The mayor's college scholarship program extends a generous invitation
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 10/8/08 CPS budgeted for half the students who sought assistance
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 10/7/08 City schools rushing to fill teaching jobs
THE PLAIN DEALER 10/7/08 State's university czar says colleges will survive credit crunch
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 10/3/08 29 suspended for hoodies in classroom North High School students organize to defy dress code after repeated warnings, official says
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 10/3/08 – EDITORIAL For Issue 75 - Columbus City School District tax issue In return for levy, bond issue, city school district should make tough fiscal decisions
THE CANTON REPOSITORY 10/2/08 Onward and upward for Canton students
THE CANTON REPOSITORY 10/20/08 Schools should not make reading a numbers game
THE PLAIN DEALER 10/2/08 Ginn Academy for boys looking to expand
THE PLAIN DEALER 10/1/08
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 10/1/08 Drop in students leads to 9 layoffs
THE TOLEDO BLADE 10/1/08 TPS leader celebratory in 1st address about system
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/30/08 State, CPS haggle over enrollment
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 9/30/08 Charter schools can't be charities Judge rejects state lawsuit to close one
THE TOLEDO BLADE 9/30/08 TPS to use bond funds for renovations
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/29/08 Superintendents don't last long in urban schools
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/29/08 Montessori method goes mainstream Neighborhood school provides it for all students
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/28/08 These students will be among the biggest college crunch yet - and you can help us follow them
THE PLAIN DEALER 9/28/08 Cleveland school board gives Bond Accountability Commission $240,000
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 9/28/08 City schools union easily re-elects its top officers
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 9/28/08 Chancellor cuts own pay while laying off 5 aides
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/26/08 Plan would grant $16,000 for college Group hopes to get $150M in donations over 10 years
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/26/08 Parker staff rewarded with checks for effort
THE PLAIN DEALER 9/25/08 Cleveland charter schools promised Title 1 windfalls, but lost funding instead
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 9/25/08 Coleman, Gee back schools' tax issue
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 9/25/08 Charter school principal out of jail
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 9/25/08 Why not credit districts that 'overachieve'? See the complete list of area school districts that are "overachieving" or "underachieving."
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 9/23/08 Akron school board approves $309 million for operations District's expenses up 5.9 percent. Resolution supports sewer proposal
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/23/08 Ronan wants superintendent job
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/23/08 Kids text faster than schools call During the blackout, students notified each other
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/23/08 CPS focusing on weaker grade schools
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/23/08 – EDITORIAL Growing a strong crop of tutors
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/22/08
THE PLAIN DEALER 9/22/08 Searches of old criminal records end school jobs
THE PLAIN DEALER 9/22/08 Teens accused in St. Martin de Porres plot to be arraigned Monday
THE PLAIN DEALER 9/22/08 – EDITORIAL The Cleveland schools will keep getting smaller unless they get smarter- editorial
THE PLAIN DEALER 9/19/08 Cleveland public school enrollment falls to lowest level since 1894
THE TOLEDO BLADE 9/19/08 Toledo Public Schools kicks off levy campaign District hopes voters approve funds to renovate schools
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 9/19/08 State tests are on the horizon as most schools resume classes Districts calculate academic cost, food loss after storm
THE TOLEDO BLADE 9/18/08 Drop in TPS suspensions linked to new behavior code
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/18/08 CPS mostly open; Princeton also back
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/17/08 A few schools resuming, but not CPS
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/17/08 – EDITORIAL Answer not 'No Child Left Ahead'
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 9/16/08 – LETTER TO THE EDITOR Schools improved but let's go further By Susan Tave Zelman, Superintendent of Public Instruction Ohio Department of Education
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/15/08 Four Cincinnati public schools featured in PBS special tonight
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/15/08 Colleges see more unprepared freshmen
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/15/08 A few high schoolers taking year on campus
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/15/08 Mandates may be too costly for some schools
THE PLAIN DEALER 9/15/08 – EDITORIAL A few good mentors help keep boys in high school
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 9/15/08 Similar elementaries get very different grades on state report card
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 9/15/08 – EDITORIAL Schools' efforts to screen for overweight, teach about diabetes could save lives
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 9/14/08 – EDITORIAL Levy leaders can't pin hopes on turnout in Dayton
THE PLAIN DEALER 9/13/08 – EDITORIAL Throw drowning Cleveland public schools a lifeline
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 9/12/08 Two schools to participate in pilot project Program aims to ease transition of kindergartners, many without preschool, as they enter early grades
THE PLAIN DEALER 9/12/08 – EDITORIAL A year after fudging test numbers, Cleveland schools crash back to reality
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 9/12/08 – ONLINE BLOG POSTING Jesse Jackson meets with Ohio superintendents
THE PLAIN DEALER 9/11/08 Cleveland school board member Larry Davis resigns
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/11/08 CPS-state dispute before high court
THE PLAIN DEALER 9/11/08 Single gender schools get great response in Cleveland
THE PLAIN DEALER 9/10/08 City schools to get extra attention to improve test scores District set to pour on tutoring, special assistance
THE PLAIN DEALER 9/10/08 – LETTER TO THE EDITOR Education just isn't our event
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 9/9/08 Obama embraces charter schools in education plan
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 9/9/08 Survey finds parents satisfied overall Communication, respect among their concerns
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 9/9/08 – EDITORIAL Collateral damage in the schoolhouse Rising rate of homelessness threatens national goals
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/9/08 CPS to spend $2.1M on technology Board votes to buy software systems to track student data
THE PLAIN DEALER 9/9/08 Districts 'scrubbing' away thousands of students' test scores
THE PLAIN DEALER 9/9/08 Obama to promote more charter schools in Ohio talk
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 9/9/08 Obama proposes doubling federal funding for charter schools at Dayton campaign stop
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 9/9/08 Schools finish background checks A handful of substitutes miss deadline
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/8/08 Center at UC helping develop, update curriculum
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/7/08 – GUEST COLUMN Regional effort emphasizes lifelong approach to learning By Nancy Zimpher, President University of Cincinnati Obama's proposals: Obama campaign Web site McCain's proposals: McCain campaign Web site
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 9/6/08 2 Ohio cities exemplify school challenges
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 9/6/08 – OP-ED COLUMN Evaluate schools, but more fairly
THE PLAIN DEALER 9/5/08 9th grade intervention a key to keeping black boys from dropping out of school
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 9/3/08 Police say Buchtel teacher has arsenal in house Officers arrest 50-year-old man after finding guns, explosives. Kenmore neighbors are shocked
THE CANTON REPOSITORY 9/3/08 New school year dawns with plenty of changes for Canton City Schools
THE PLAIN DEALER 9/3/08 State schools Superintendent Susan Tave Zelman taking job with broadcasting firm
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 9/2/08 – OP-ED COLUMN The big payoffs from pre-K programs
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 9/2/08 County saves money for CPS
THE TOLEDO BLADE 9/2/08 Instant enrollment eases school lunch crunch State rules help kids get meal breaks
THE PLAIN DEALER 8/29/08 – EDITORIAL Many Ohio districts are falling short; Cleveland is of special concern
THE PLAIN DEALER 8/29/08
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 8/28/08 Smooth start to new year at Akron schools Buildings, uniforms and Superintendent David James among changes in district as students return to classes
THE PLAIN DEALER 8/28/08 Cleveland schools to standardize some teaching to help students who move frequently
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 8/28/08 School secretary calmly directs Day 1 symphony Indispensable worker keeps the beat at Siebert Elementary
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/27/08 Charter schools lag in rankings
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 8/27/08 State to close 2 charter schools in spring 2009 Poorly performing schools in Toledo, Youngstown fall victim to new law
THE YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR 8/27/08 Charter school in Youngstown to close, didn’t meet state standards
THE TOLEDO BLADE 8/27/08 Charter school report cards: 2 area academies shine; 14 others come up short State accolades proving elusive, figures indicate
THE TOLEDO BLADE 8/27/08 More Ohio districts get a passing grade Number rated effective is highest yet
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 8/26/08 School progress reports released in Ohio See how area districts fared on state measures of student improvement
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 8/26/08 – OP-ED Restore Firestone Park Elementary School
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/26/08 12 area school districts top-rated Leap from 'Excellent' to new 'With Distinction'
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/26/08 CPS settles wrongful-firing lawsuit
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/26/08 Changes in scoring bump up schools Rating can improve based merely on projected progress
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/26/08 – EDITORIAL
THE PLAIN DEALER 8/26/08 Ohio state-of-the-schools report cards give parents questions to ask
THE TOLEDO BLADE 8/26/08 Toledo Public Schools grade improves; 6 districts excel
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 8/26/08 Schools' results largely mixed High grades, less than year's worth of growth both abound
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 8/26/08
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 8/26/08 State gives 15 area districts top grade
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/25/08 High schools prop up local report card scores
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 8/25/08 Two new measuring sticks make it easier for schools to show students' progress Help in making the grade Tools track growth as well as proficiency in reading and math
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/25/08 UC study shows fumes could harm health
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/25/08 Special education teachers in demand Gulf War veteran hopes to make difference early
THE PLAIN DEALER 8/25/08 Value-added evaluation being tried in Ohio schools Method unusual, controversial
THE PLAIN DEALER 8/25/08 West Tech High alumni seek naming rights to new school
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 8/25/08 Schools' administrative costs climb Budget calls for 12 percent increase, but that's only 3 percent of total Columbus spending See an explanation of Columbus schools' administrative budget for 2008-09 [pdf]
THE TOLEDO BLADE 8/25/08 7 new Toledo school buildings ready City district’s $640M plans are half done
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/24/08 Costs up but reimbursement rate lags
THE TOLEDO BLADE 8/24/08 New technologies, vigilant eyes pair to shield students
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/21/08 – EDITORIAL Education's key to fighting crime
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 8/21/08 Gas prices affecting teachers, students, parents
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/21/08 School board looks at rules for contractors
THE PLAIN DEALER 8/21/08 Cleveland schools expected to be back on academic watch District will likely be back on academic watch
THE TOLEDO BLADE 8/21/08 Governor learns Toledoans desire innovative schools
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 8/21/08 Study: Vouchers improve education Competition good for public schools, researcher says
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 8/21/08 Schools that complained now getting good grades
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 8/21/08 – EDITORIAL
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/20/08 Newly staffed elementary school starting fresh
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 8/20/08 Pass levy, get 4 years, Columbus schools say District pledges to avoid ballot until 2012, close six buildings
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 8/19/08 Columbus schools maintain best-ever academic rating
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 8/18/08 Some parents try to steer child into favored classroom, with some success
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/17/08 Earlier back-to-school dates testing parents
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 8/17/08 Backlog delaying scrutiny of educators' criminal histories: The ABCs of Betrayal
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/15/08 Notices on transfers to be late
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/15/08 – EDITORIAL A useful field trip for teachers
THE PLAIN DEALER 8/15/08 – EDITORIAL Cleveland's schools CEO and mayor must keep their reform promises
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 8/13/08 – EDITORIAL A Columbus think tank proposes a plan that should advance an essential discussion about merit pay for teachers in Ohio
THE CANTON REPOSITORY 8/13/808 Report: Cleveland schools overwhelmed by students' problems
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/13/08 Students not ready for college Placement test scores lowest in math, science
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/13/08 Sorry GOP, you've been blocked Party's Web sites inaccessible at CPS - accidentally
THE PLAIN DEALER 8/13/08 Cleveland schools struggle with finding and helping potentially violent students, study reports
CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/12/08 That's one possibility to alleviate overcrowding
THE TOLEDO BLADE 8/12/08 New program aims to curb truancy in Toledo Public Schools
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 8/11/08 2 teens blamed for Akron school vandalism Police say pair shot out 24 windows at Sam Salem elementary
THE PLAIN DEALER 8/11/08 – EDITORIAL Cleveland must manage a stellar STEM school
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/11/08 – EDITORIAL New schools only part of formula
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 8/11/08 – EDITORIAL School district should show voters how it will hold itself accountable
THE TOLEDO BLADE 8/11/08 Toledo Public Schools launches program to lower truancy rate
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/10/08 New schools create pride, but uneven enrollment Interactive map: See the progress of each CPS school How each school measures up (PDF)
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 8/9/08 Uniform shops are fans of Akron policy Back-to-school business doubles for some as parents try to comply with new rules
THE PLAIN DEALER 8/9/08 – EDITORIAL Charter schools work together to get consultants and fresh ideas
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/9/08
THE PLAIN DEALER 8/8/08 Cleveland schools, GE to turn part of Nela Park into new high school
THE PLAIN DEALER 8/8/08 – EDITORIAL Congress' higher education bill is too demanding
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/8/08 Scores up, but is it the buildings?
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/8/08 Delays, inflation, soil raised expenses
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/8/08 Neighborhoods can be sensitive about school sites Losing building can be blow to community
THE TOLEDO BLADE 8/8/08 Toledo Public Schools board to vote on $37M levy for Nov. ballot
THE PLAIN DEALER 8/7/08 Cleveland schools officials outline plans for upcoming year Construction, safety among subjects
THE PLAIN DEALER 8/7/08 – EDITORIAL Failing label for some schools is sometimes too broad an accusation
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 8/7/08 It's time to learn the KIPP way Highly structured school is first of 10 new charters to open in Columbus area
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 8/6/08 Passage would provide more teachers, new buses, textbooks
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 8/6/08 – LETTER TO THE EDITOR Plan could balance district evaluations Report Card Fix - 8/1/08 Dispatch Editorial
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/6/08 Audit: Harmony School owes $2.6M School says there's nothing to hide, welcomes state probe
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/6/08 – EDITORIAL
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 8/6/08 Stanic: It’s about learning and the levy this year
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/5/08 Auditor: Charter school owes $2.6M
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/4/08 New schools built for security Visitors must be buzzed in, under staff scrutiny
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 8/4/08 – LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dublin schools share Columbus' challenge
THE YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR 8/4/08 Finance board for schools nearly set
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 8/1/08 – EDITORIAL School achievement ratings should leave no district behind
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 8/1/08 David James, who ran business affairs, replaces Sylvester Small; three others begin in new posts
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/1/08 CPS veteran is new superintendent Cincinnati Public Schools' 26th superintendent takes over today.
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 8/1/08 Campaign will battle kids' fat Overweight kindergartners up 70 percent in three years
THE PLAIN DEALER 8/1/08 Ohio State University researchers' study suggests new way of measuring school quality
THE TOLEDO BLADE 7/31/08 Toledo schools settles $18M back-pay issue Teachers will get lump sum
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 7/31/08 Scores drop at most Cincinnati-area schools
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 7/30/08 – EDITORIAL
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 7/30/08 Outgoing superintendent convinces officials $76,000 change
THE TOLEDO BLADE 7/30/08 Ohio told to begin Scott High School reassessment
USA TODAY 7/30/08 Fuel prices force schools to weigh class, staff cuts
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 7/29/08 Strickland collects ideas here for school changes
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 7/29/08 Students using vouchers on the rise Debated EdChoice program in third year
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 7/29/08 Ex-teachers union chief died of pulmonary embolism
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 7/29/08 Fledgling school fares well on state graduation exams Metro High kids focus on science, math; scores top many across state
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 7/29/08 – EDITORIAL Lawmakers shouldn't take away voters' power to revisit school tax levies
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 7/29/08 Strickland: Give me feed back on education reform ideas
THE NEW YORK TIMES 7/29/08 Hey, America, your skills-gap is showing
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/28/08 Cleveland schools CEO Eugene Sanders thrives amid challenges
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/28/08 – EDITORIAL Ohio Board of Regents takes on two excellent hires
NPR RADIO: ALL THINGS CONSIDERED 7/28/08 McCain, Obama Offer Dueling Education Plans Candidates Differ on Breadth of Education Plans
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 7/27/08 – OP-ED COLUMN Strickland's education forum taught me a lesson: He's right on
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 7/27/08 – COLUMN Ted Strickland starts a conversation The governor mobilizes to keep a campaign pledge
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 7/27/08 Governor's 12-city tour seems sincere Governor to present plan in early 2009
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 7/27/08 Strickland 'conversation' set for Dayton
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/27/08 Ohio allowed more flexibility under No Child Left Behind But flexibility's for state, not local, officials
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/25/08 Charter schools join forces, not identities
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 7/23/08 – OP-ED COLUMN Ohio's report card is just not good enough
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 7/23/08 Governor holding education forum in Akron today
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 7/23/08 So far, high marks for push to improve schools Injecting innovation into learning gets positive response at Strickland forum
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 7/23/08 You've got the governor's ear on education
THE TOLEDO BLADE 7/23/08 Few present as TPS staff unveils budget $9M in red
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/22/08 – COLUMN Gov. Ted Strickland to hold town hall meetings on education reform - Scott Stephens' Education
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 7/22/08 Strickland looks first at school reforms Initial state forum is today on TV; talk of funding is later
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 7/21/08 – EDITORIAL The state education department wants to raise the bar for school choice
THE YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR 7/21/08 Truants, delinquents to go to new Mahoning high school
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/20/08 Former Ohio banker Leigh McGuigan to lead Cleveland schools makeover Plan is to develop niche schools to keep, draw students to district
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/20/08 – EDITORIAL Data revealing Northeast Ohio government's cost should drive regionalism -- editorial Local government entities overlap, duplicate services and cost Northeast Ohio in both money and productivity
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 7/20/08 – EDITORIAL Perhaps state's next K-12 education leader should have different background
THE TOLEDO BLADE 7/18/08 Toledo schools finishing '08-'09 budget
THE TOLEDO BLADE 7/18/08 TPS taps 2 officials, OKs start of levy process District to start paperwork for bond issue to be put on ballot
THE CANTON REPOSITORY 7/17/08 OGT results may give peek at schools' report cards
THE TOLEDO BLADE 7/17/08 TPS board names two top administrators, starts process for November bond issue
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 7/16/08 Akron's Lighthouse charter school in the red State audit uncovers accounting problems, debts as student enrollment drops
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 7/16/08 - EDITORIAL A new study looks at the cost of local government and invites the region to be much smarter about deploying its resources
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/16/08 State schools superintendent candidates must be wooed, headhunter says Superintendent candidates pursued
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/16/08 Akron mayor wants voter OK for his utility-lease proposal
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 7/16/08 To NAACP, McCain pledges justice Group's polite welcome doesn't equal Obama's
THE TOLEDO BLADE 7/16/08 Toledo Public Schools offers needy families free school uniforms
THE TOLEDO BLADE 7/16/08 Petition demanding TPS renovate Scott circulates
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 7/15/08 Labor agreement for Leggett school stumbles Carpenters union requires compliance with its own contract for all work in Northeast Ohio
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 7/15/08 Columbus, suburban schools prepare to ask voters for money
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 7/15/08 Costly bus fuel forces schools to travel less
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 7/15/08 State education board unveils vision Ideas to improve schools, help students compete globally outlined
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 7/15/08 Qualities of next head of Ohio schools voiced
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 7/15/08 Message of responsibility thrills crowd
THE TOLEDO BLADE 7/15/08 Advocates for Scott High School renovation brainstorm facility options
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/14/08 $3,750 per person and rising fast Separate ruling bodies eat up billions in tax dollars while dragging down the region’s economy, critics say About the study on government spending
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/14/08 In Northeast Ohio, schools account for 40 percent of government spending
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/14/08 Spending study shows need for reform, government critics say But would fixes bring big savings?
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/14/08 Cuyahoga County court expenditures grew 89 percent in 1992-02, study finds
THE CANTON REPOSITORY 7/14/08 Database breaks down what Stark County spends on each of us
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/14/08 – LETTER TO THE EDITOR Steps to school funding reform are known to all
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 7/14/08 – EDITORIAL Federal OK to tinker with education law lets Ohio set new course
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/13/08 - COLUMN Talk is cheap, so Ohio can afford it (but not much else)
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/11/08 – EDITORIAL School uniforms for Cleveland schoolchildren would be a good community project – editorial Uniform help for city kids
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/11/08 George Gund Foundation grants go to Cleveland schools
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/10/08 – EDITORIAL
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 7/10/08 In the 'burbs, they're losing the energy to commute The question is: Will cities take advantage?
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 7/10/08 CPS, state disagree on pupil count Local forecast is for 2,650 more
THE TOLEDO BLADE 7/10/08 Fund-raiser planned for high school renovation
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 7/9/08 – COLUMN The year for budgeting responsibly A dilemma the governor has chosen for himself
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/9/08 – EDITORIAL Strickland's forums on school funding will buy him some time
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/9/08 – EDITORIAL Parents, among others, must prepare poor children for kindergarten -- editorial
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 7/9/08 – EDITORIAL
THE TOLEDO BLADE 7/9/08 TPS puts off bond issue because of missing members
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 7/8/08 – EDITORIAL The more graduates, the better
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 7/8/08 State-test passage rates shrink in local schools
THE TOLEDO BLADE 7/8/08 TPS board puts off discussion on future bond issue
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 7/7/08 State streamlines school lunch process
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 7/7/08 Big gains for minority students New strategies paying off
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 7/7/08 Strickland will visit Cincinnati July 28 for session
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/7/08 International Academy possible CSU, 3 districts working on plan
THE TOLEDO BLADE 7/7/08 Battle continues to save Toledo's Scott High Landmark school opened in 1913
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 7/6/08 – EDITORIAL Columbus school officials have to explain why a smaller district needs a bigger tax
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/6/08 Ohioans study Kalamazoo Promise program of guaranteed college scholarships Before Promise come these questions Breaking down the four Promise programs
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/5/08 Schools seek sponsor for student uniforms Free clothes given to grades K-8
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 7/4/08 Campaigns to return Brennan donations Secretary of state agrees to repayments to PACs
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 7/4/08
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 7/4/08 Columbus schools losing treasurer Departure comes as district tries to pass 2 tax issues in fall
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/4/08
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/4/08 Fewer sophomores pass all 5 parts of Ohio Graduation Test
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 7/3/08 Strickland planning education forums Brainstorming to focus on school reform The Governor's Conversation on Education Calendar of Events
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/3/08 Sanders fires schools' chief spokesman, former Channel 19 reporter
THE TOLEDO BLADE 7/3/08 State wants Scott plan by July 31 Fate of historic school is still undecided
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 7/1/08 Ohio in pilot program to design own plan for fixing schools
THE PLAIN DEALER 7/1/08 NEA expected to endorse Obama at D.C. conference
THE TOLEDO BLADE 7/1/08 Toledo Public Schools panel will discuss Scott options tomorrow
THE TOLEDO BLADE 7/1/08 – EDITORIAL
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 6/30/08 Sylvester Small delivered for the Akron Public Schools
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 6/28/08 Schools spell out levy, bond requests Board settles on 7.85-mill levy that would add some teachers
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 6/27/08
THE TOLEDO BLADE 6/26/08 Keep Scott in state program, Toledo Public Schools urged
THE TOLEDO BLADE 6/25/08 Toledo Public Schools floats new plan to revamp Scott High Leaving state plan gives more options
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 6/25/08 Veteran supervisor Mary Ronan hired
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 6/20/08 Dayton schools picks interim superintendent Appointee 'has lots of experience in urban districts and districts that have been changing
THE CANTON REPOSITORY 6/3/08 Citizens, Canton school reps discuss district changes
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 6/2/08 – EDITORIAL Akron students are getting the message: Pass the tests
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 6/2/08 Ohio exporting its best students Out-of-state colleges lure grads
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 6/2/08 Columbus schools charge cards in wrong hands Ex-workers, strangers can bill items to district, audit finds
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 6/2/08 – EDITORIAL Leader needed: Next state superintendent of schools should be dynamic political leader
THE TOLEDO BLADE 6/2/08 Calamity days extend Ohio charter schools' year
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 6/1/08 Bomb threats in schools costly Police man-hours delay other investigations, while districts face lost time and resources
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 6/1/08 School chief resignation is overdue Leader doesn't impress Strickland at 2006 visit
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 5/31/08 Akron seniors who failed state exams down to 70 compared with 127 last year
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/31/08 Focus on truancy fills more seats New, intense effort with students, parents cuts unexcused absences
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 5/30/08 – LETTER TO THE EDITOR District's move to absorb school is win-win; More government isn't needed Dayton Public Schools to absorb East End charter school DDN 5/21/08
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 5/30/08 – OP-ED COLUMN Other voices: Charter school shake-up presents opportunity Because of competition for students, it's likely there will be 3 fewer schools open this fall
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 5/30/08
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 5/30/08 States grapple with fuel costs for school buses
THE PLAIN DEALER 5/30/08 District finishing up plans for STEM 9th-graders to focus on math, science
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/30/08 School didn't pay taxes, audit finds
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 5/30/08 Area GED grads follow their dreams About 100 marched Thursday evening, but more than 500 graduated with pride.
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 5/30/08 Domineck’s injunction denied again
THE DENVER POST 5/29/08
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/29/08 School levy panel looking for more to cut Decision delayed on probable size of ballot proposal
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/29/08 Teacher crackdown bill ready for governor
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/29/08 Governor gets wish on schools leader
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/29/08 Eye issues block many students Problems can go undiagnosed for too long; testing aims to stop that
THE PLAIN DEALER 5/29/08 Neighborhood loses fight for Warner School
THE PLAIN DEALER 5/29/08 - EDITORIAL
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 5/28/08 Fewer Akron seniors staying behind Just 5% of students have failed state tests, won't graduate on time
THE CANTON REPOSITORY 5/28/08 Ohio schools superintendent to resign
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 5/28/08
THE PLAIN DEALER 5/28/08 Ohio schools chief Susan Tave Zelman calls it quits
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/28/08 Ohio schools superintendent resigns
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 5/28/08 Dayton city schools to seek busing help
THE TOLEDO BLADE 5/28/08 Marina District project in peril as Toledo, TPS tussle over slice of tax funds
THE YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR 5/28/08 Two old school buildings will be torn down as part of the rebuilding program
THE PLAIN DEALER 5/27/08 - EDITORIAL
THE PLAIN DEALER 5/26/08 More often, path to classroom is an indirect route PUTTING TEACHERS TO THE TEST: SECOND OF TWO PARTS
THE PLAIN DEALER 5/26/08 Underrepresentation called 'absolute crisis' PUTTING TEACHERS TO THE TEST
THE PLAIN DEALER 5/25/08 Path to becoming an Ohio teacher PUTTING TEACHERS TO THE TEST: PART I
THE PLAIN DEALER 5/25/08 Students who have no homes on the rise Cleveland schools say 800 have lived in shelters this year
THE PLAIN DEALER 5/25/08 Programs' size, requirements vary
THE PLAIN DEALER 5/25/08 State praised on training, but not universally
THE TOLEDO BLADE 5/24/08 Toledo board OKs fact finder's report on contract
THE PLAIN DEALER 5/23/08 6 on council urge West Side high school
THE TOLEDO BLADE 5/23/08 Toledo Public Schools board OKs fact finder’s report on contract
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 5/22/08 – EDITORIAL No Child Left Behind requires success in the classroom. What is success? Well, that is part of the problem
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/22/08 8.3 mills not enough to fund schools plan
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/22/08 New school recruits students who accept unique demands of its educational program
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/21/08 Columbus schools treasurer: Big levy needed Panel will decide whether 8.3 mills will fly
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 5/21/08 Dayton Public Schools to absorb East End charter school Deal to allow partner to operate independently under city district control is called a first.
THE TOLEDO BLADE 5/21/08 TPS board to vote Friday on report from fact finder
THE CANTON REPOSITORY 5/20/08 Rinaldi leaves Canton City Board of Education
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 5/20/08 – EDITORIAL
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/20/08 State Board of Education set to find new schools chief Panel knows Zelman intends to leave
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 5/20/08 Parents want almost-grads to march Students who failed Ohio Graduation Test can't take part in ceremony.
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/19/08 Program gives kids early edge on college
THE PLAIN DEALER 5/19/08 City to add school on West Side Cleveland refining $1.5 billion plan
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 5/19/08 – EDITORIAL It's about kids, not the superintendent, at Dayton schools
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 5/18/08 Departing superintendent credits community support and commitment.
THE TOLEDO BLADE 5/18/08 Test keeps fewer from graduation 92 TPS seniors barred, down from 147 in '07
THE TOLEDO BLADE 5/18/08 Teachers approve fact-finder report, strike authorization
THE TOLEDO BLADE 5/18/08 Teachers accept back-pay report from fact finder Union also authorizes strike if board rejects recommendation
THE STATE (COLUMBIA, SC) 5/17/08 Richland 1 leadership: District pins hopes on veteran educator New superintendent has experience in revitalizing troubled school systems
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 5/15/08 Akron schools name teacher of the year
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 5/15/08 – EDITORIAL The family side of value-added learning The effort parents put in deserves some credit, too
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/15/08 Charter school gets critical audit but doesn't face closure
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/15/08 Harris lays out options, including bond issue
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/14/08 More alternatives, fewer buildings in Harris' plans
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/14/08 – EDITORIAL College prep should be the expectation, but not sole option, for Ohio students
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 5/12/08 – EDITORIAL Where education and innovation hope to converge
THE PLAIN DEALER 5/11/08 Cleveland district reconsiders switch to K-8 buildings Cleveland reconsiders switch to K-8 buildings
THE PLAIN DEALER 5/11/08 Educators debate teaching middle schoolers
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 5/11/08 – EDITORIAL Our view: Timing of Dayton levy couldn't be harder
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 5/10/08
THE TOLEDO BLADE 5/10/08 Toledo schools, union expect fact-finder report
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 5/8/08 Programming cuts, limited time causing teacher stress Students have less time for art, music and gym; teachers have less time for planning
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/9/08 – OP-ED COLUMN High-school graduation rates must be reformulated
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/9/08 – EDITORIAL Columbus Alternative Celebrates Anniversary
THE CANTON REPOSITORY 5/8/08
THE PLAIN DEALER 5/8/08 Public, charter schools agree to work together
AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 5/7/08 – EDITORIAL The disappointing results of the Reading First program
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/7/08
THE PLAIN DEALER 5/5/08 State superintendent vies for Oregon job
THE PLAIN DEALER 5/5/08 School uniforms getting solid marks in Cleveland
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/4/08 – EDITORIAL Columbus City Schools should expedite planning for November ballot issue
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 5/4/08 State's superintendent applies for Oregon post
THE TOLEDO BLADE 5/3/08 School coalition leaves hearing empty-handed
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 5/2/08 Dayton school chief one of three finalists for S. Carolina post Mack: Columbia job enticing, close to home
The Dayton daily news 5/2/08 Dayton school district gets good report card
THE TOLEDO BLADE 5/2/08 All options open for school reform, Fisher promises
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 4/29/08 JC Watts to Akron crowd: Education should be on campaigns' front burner
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 4/29/08 School districts across Ohio receive too few test forms
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 4/29/08 – LETTER TO THE EDITOR
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 4/29/08 Governor - See you after college: Visit to Taft shows many students not looking at Ohio schools
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/29/08 State goofs, prints too few tests Glitch affected certain students in 450 districts trying to conduct required exams
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/29/08 Some bus fleets in sad state
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/29/08 City high-schoolers get shot at free college credits Columbus among 3 districts in region picked for program
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 4/28/08 – EDITORIAL Ted Strickland sounds serious about repairing school-funding
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 4/28/08
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/28/08 Cleveland schools, E Prep charter join forces
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/28/08 – EDITORIAL Health care jobs grant boosts Cleveland's kids and its economy – editorial
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/27/08 – EDITORIAL Risks still eclipse school progress REPORT CARD: Progress on selected reforms recommended by A Nation at Risk'
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/27/08 Now 30 years old, Columbus Alternative High School has evolved into a point of pride for the district
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 4/25/08
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 4/25/08
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/25/08 Cleveland Schools Making a Difference study highlights 13 with strong test scores
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/25/08 Cleveland students say 'no more' Rally gives voice to anti-violence goal
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/25/08 Area graduation rates mixed; Columbus dips
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/24/08 Extensive study sees good news about kids
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/24/08 Federal grant to fund health care training for 800
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/24/08 Bill to weed out bad teachers gets Senate OK
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/24/08 City schools spent all their federal money for poor, and then some This year, Columbus district actually owed government for Title I outlays
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/23/08 Columbus schools chided for repeated flaws State audit reclassifies errors as more severe
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/23/08 Senate to act on teacher-license bill Goal is to prevent criminals from district-hopping
THE TOLEDO BLADE 4/23/08 Group seeks way to keep TPS kids in same school
THE YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR 4/23/08 Board plans 76 teacher layoffs The superintendent said the district is anticipating a major drop in enrollment
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/22/08 Elections board to give refunds Cities, schools were overcharged $1.25M
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/22/08 Nonunion firm sues city schools over lack of work
THE CANTON REPOSITORY 4/21/08 Are charter schools good for Canton?
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 4/21/08 Money for schools in Dann's hands
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 4/21/08 – EDITORIAL Our view: State school board has duty to bow to governor
THE TOLEDO BLADE 4/21/08 Ohio schools feeling their OATs Students ready for assessment tests
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 4/20/08 Tuition vouchers grow in popularity More than 10,000 students submit applications. Interest from private, parochial schools also up
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 4/20/08 – FEATURED COMMENTARY Digging Ohio out of an education rut
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 4/20/08 Selection for schools chief continues
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 4/20/08 – LETTER TO THE EDITOR Not anyone can open charter school
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/19/08 Compromise is possible for Ohio's schools boss
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/19/08 More students applying; more private schools to accept them
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 4/15/08 – EDITORIAL A club to scare up the volunteer spirit Mandate for parent involvement just won't do it
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/18/08 Strickland promises teachers a push for education reform
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/18/08 City schools to test drinking water Lead levels to be examined as precaution
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/18/08 Strickland plans push for school-funding change He wants input on next superintendent
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 4/17/08
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/17/08 State schools chief appears on her way out
THE CANTON REPOSITORY 4/15/08 Flip-flop rule has Canton City students flipping Canton City Schools' letter to parents about dress code
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 4/14/08 Students must learn concepts behind facts Q&A about the new science, math and technology middle school Akron Public Schools' presentation on the new math & science school
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/14/08 Canton tops schools list in paddling of students
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/14/08 Joanne DeMarco says she was born for job Teachers' union president retiring
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 4/13/08 Five high-profile local districts are looking for new leaders, as well as at least 35 districts in Ohio. We asked three education leaders to explain what the pressure-cooker job requires and how districts can pick the right person for the job.
• Paul D. Houston - Look at the job as CEO of nation's future • Mike Brandt - Many potential pitfalls await new leaders • Lawrence J. Johnson - What's needed is a leader and manager
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/12/08 Closing schools slated to be fixed District to spend $4.4 million
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 4/9/08 State office challenges Brennans' committee donations Akron businessman, wife told to prove they didn't give aid illegally to 4 Republicans
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/11/08 Ohio probes campaign giving by charter school operator White Hat owner, wife gave $733,300 in 2007
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/11/08 Schools' food unit wasting money Director to step down this summer and be reassigned
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/11/08 State may fine major GOP donor Charter-school operator likely gave too much, official says
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/11/08 - EDITORIAL Consolidation of local governments might be tough sell in Ohio
GONGWER NEWS SERVICE 4/11/08 Urban Homestead bill would expand school voucher program, education groups say
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/10/08 Enrollment drop makes it tough to plan new Cleveland schools
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/10/08 High-cost elections stun Cuyahoga County cities, schools Some increases are more than tenfold
THE YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR 4/10/08 Youngstown schools facing $10,380,000 budget deficit
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 4/9/08 Both Clinton and Obama Attack No Child Left Behind Act
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 4/6/08 Cleveland boy says he took bus wheel to steer away from semi
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 4/8/08 – COLUMN A loss of innocence among the youth Don't blame the schools; they didn't do it
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/9/08 Homework for parents: Help at school or pay Controversial bill would require volunteering
THE TOLEDO BLADE 4/9/08 – EDITORIAL
THE YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR 4/9/08 Youngstown BOE to fight school pullout Half of Coitsville would go to Hubbard and half to Lowellville under the proposal.
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 4/8/08 High diesel fuel costs strain school budgets across region
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/8/08 Runaway school bus unregistered Student grabs wheel to avoid crash with truck
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/8/08 - EDITORIAL Cleveland schools must try to do right by two sets of admirable parents - editorial
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/7/08 You could be just what Ohio is looking for as it tries to add 230,000 students to state campuses by 2017
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/7/08 High-schoolers at college: Who'll pay?
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/7/08 Merit part of lottery for schools
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 4/7/08 Luckie wants moratorium on new charter schools
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 4/6/08 – EDITORIAL The Ohio Elections Commission appropriately lowers the boom
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 4/4/08 North Akron building offers 36 apartments with affordable rents St. Martha Manor costs $4.3 million
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 4/4/08 Ohio ethics panel says charter school group tied to Brennan illegally transferred funds
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/4/08 Ohio scores a bit better than national average
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/4/08 – EDITORIAL Accurate graduation-rate measure is more important than just boosting numbers
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 4/3/08 – EDITORIAL Ted Strickland reiterates his commitment to repair school funding
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 4/3/08 Schools may take bet on interest rates
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/3/08 Ohio students writing test results prompt praise, concern
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/3/08 Elections panel fines Brennan group $5.2 million All Children Matter PAC handled $850,000 illegally, Ohio Elections Commission rules
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 4/3/08 Gov. Strickland and legislative leaders have reached a deal to pump $1.57 billion into the state's economy to create jobs and halt the "brain drain"
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 4/2/08 Report: Low graduation rates in many city school districts
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/2/08 District may reconsider all-girls academy in Warner-Turney neighborhood
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 4/1/08 Police arrest suspect in gym at 2:30 a.m. Classes to resume today
THE CANTON REPOSITORY 4/1/08 – COLUMN No Child Left Behind struggles to survive
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 4/1/08 Census: Ohio high in school spending
THE PLAIN DEALER 4/1/08 NE Ohio's urban-suburban graduate gulf is wide
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 4/1/08 Clark State offers college program for high school seniors
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 4/1/08 Nursing home will become charter school
GONGWER NEWS 4/1/08
EDUCATION WEEK 4/1/08 Report: Low Graduation Rates in Many City School Districts
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 3/31/08 Vandalism closes Akron's North High
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 3/31/08 New Ohio graduation rates will look worse
.THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 3/31/08 Decision close on Northside school
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 3/30/08 – EDITORIAL Strickland sharpens focus on Ohio education
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 3/30/08 – EDITORIAL Rules for school-building contractors could mean another hit for taxpayers
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 3/30/08 - COLUMN Strickland says blasting Zelman wasn't ploy to get off the hook
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 3/29/08
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 3/28/08 – COLUMN
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 3/28/08 Teachers' group seeks IRS tax-status check on White Hat group
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 3/28/08 Gov. Strickland conducting series of meetings to seek improvements
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 3/28/08 Teachers union asks IRS to curb charters Union asks IRS to probe state's largest operator
THE PLAIN DEALER 3/28/08 Union: White Hat schools claim tax-free status illegally
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 3/28/08 – EDITORIAL Common end-of-course test will ensure that all Ohioans learn the material
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 3/28/08 Court upholds firing of principal Ruling cites 'failure to act' after assault
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 3/26/08 District's First Student buses to be relabeled 'Columbus City Schools'
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 3/28/08 Governor lists ideas to retool education Among Stricklalnd's proposals is to create a director of education.
GONGWER 3/28/08 Governor releases summary of education reform proposals
GONGWER 3/28/08 Teachers’ union asks IRS to investigate White Hat charter schools’ tax exempt status
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 3/27/08 Teachers' union challenges tax status of charter operator White Hat By staff and wire reports
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 3/27/08 – EDITORIAL CARTOON
THE PLAIN DEALER 3/27/08 Gov. Ted Strickland collects ideas for reforming Ohio's public schools
THE PLAIN DEALER 3/27/08 – EDITORIAL Cleveland's Promise Academy offers dropouts a chance to drop back in
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 3/26/08 New CPS chief faces challenges
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 3/26/08 Facilities commission requirement School builders to report payroll
GONGWER 3/26/08 Group cites candidate support of “eSchools”
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 3/25/08 Perks at “Garbucks” include polishing students' resumes
THE PLAIN DEALER 3/25/08 Drug sweep at John Marshall High School is first of many for Cleveland schools Nothing found at John Marshall, but 'strong message' delivered
THE PLAIN DEALER 3/25/08 Promise Academy offers a future to struggling Cleveland high schoolers
THE PLAIN DEALER 3/25/08 – EDITORIAL No CSU-Akron merger, but Chancellor Fingerhut must keep pushing new ideas
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 3/24/08 – EDITORIAL No Child Left Behind law needs to differentiate better among schools with problems
THE TOLEDO BLADE 3/24/08 Programs help high school students get higher education credits
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 3/23/08 CPS checks out Atlanta schools Elementaries there shine
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 3/22/08 – EDITORIAL School district record on records lousy
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 3/21/08 Strive coalition releases report
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 3/21/08 – EDITORIAL A road map to get better schools
THE PLAIN DEALER 3/21/08 Cleveland schools budget off state's endangered list
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 3/21/08 – EDITORIAL Teenagers' body clocks aren't set for early-morning classroom schedules
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 3/21/08 – EDITORIAL Think tank says education money should be linked directly to student needs
GONGWER 3/20/08 New director pushes school health care board to move forward on best practices
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 3/19/08 West Akron wants to keep its high school
THE PLAIN DEALER 3/19/08 Ohio's rankings for preschool quality are dismal, study shows
THE PLAIN DEALER 3/19/08 State autism education program flawed, Policy Matters Ohio says
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 3/19/08 Teacher absences up 35 percent from last year, records show Union president attributes tougher working conditions in wake of school levy failure.
THE YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR 3/19/08
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/16/07 One teacher fired, one suspended at charter
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER - Editorial - 11/16/07 New rules for teacher discipline
THE PLAIN DEALER 11/16/07 Cleveland students' scores on National Assessment of Educational Progress rise, lag Eighth-graders' results up while 4th-graders' barely budge
THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER - Editorial - 11/16/07 Editorial: It's not that teacher personnel records should be open; it's that they already are
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL - Editorial - 11/16/07 Don't forget those ambitious words about school funding
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 11/16/07 Board of Education Picks Lee to replace Littlejohn
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/15/07 Law calls for deeper background checks
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/15/07 Mercury spill closes North High School Students being checked for contamination, moved to Linmoor
GONGWER NEWS SERVICE 11/15/07 GOVERNOR SIGNS NEW LAW EXPANDING CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER - Editorial - 11/15/07 New rules for teacher discipline
THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER 11/15/07 Weapons screenings planned at Cleveland high school games, after-school events
THE CANTON REPOSITORY - Editorial
- 11/15/07
THE TOLEDO BLADE 11/15/07 Ex-official at defunct Toledo school faces 28 counts State says man, wife owe nearly $120,000
THE NEW YORK TIMES 11/14/07 Study Compares States’ Math and Science Scores With Other Countries’
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/14/07 Study condemns old-school ways
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/14/07 School-bus driver who had drugs sent to prison
GONGWER NEWS SERVICE 11/13/07 STATE SCHOOL BOARD SIGNS OFF ON TEACHER DISCIPLINE RECOMMENDATIONS; OSBA ADDS TO LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
THE PLAIN DEALER 11/14/07 Study says early behavior problems don't predict failure in school
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 11/14/07 $14.8 million for Innes Middle School approved; bidders short on using Akron residents, minorities
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS - Editorial - 11/14/07 Our View: Brave Dayton school board would appoint David Bohardt
THE TOLEDO BLADE 11/14/07 Public school students' data available to anybody
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/13/07 Emergency plans still a must to prevent 'chaos,' official says
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/13/07 The ABCs of betrayal | Transparency needed, board agrees Vote likely today on recommendations to tighten system of teacher discipline
THE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL 11/13/07 Akron school district faces change in new era
THE CANTON REPOSITORY 11/13/07 Kent Stark program helps students apply to college
THE CANTON REPOSITORY - Editorial
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THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 11/13/07 Retired teacher up for board seat
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 11/13/07 High school in session today after cause first was believed to be electrical.
THE TOLEDO BLADE 11/13/07 TPS promotes parent-teacher face time Sessions touted to help students
THE TOLEDO BLADE 11/13/07 Couple sued district over care, education of disabled child
THE TOLEDO BLADE - Editorial - 11/13/07
THE YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR 11/13/07 Y-town school officials deny rumors about town
THE PLAIN DEALER - Editorial - 11/12/07 Editorial: Hats off to retiring Akron schools Superintendent Sylvester Small
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/11/07 ABCs of Betrayal | Contracts crafted to shield teachers
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/11/07 No fix in sight for school funding Strickland doesn't have a plan to confront key campaign issue
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/10/07 Teachers' saucy Web profiles risk jobs
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/10/07 Enrollment higher than expected Class sizes set at 36 students for some Columbus teachers
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH - Editorial - 11/10/07 Strickland, Fingerhut aim to expand college education among Ohio's black men
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH - Editorial - 11/9/07 Not good enough: Congress' inaction on the No Child Left Behind Act leaves flaws uncorrected
GONGWER NEWS SERVICE 11/9/07 TEACHERS UNION CHALLENGES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN OHIO SUPREME COURT CASE
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 11/10/07 School board says it will be upfront this time around
THE CANTON REPOSITORY - Editorial
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THE CANTON REPOSITORY - Editorial - 11/10/07
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 11/12/07 What is the school board's future? Election results mean uncertainties with the direction the board will take and questions about leadership changes.
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS 11/12/07 School board split could crack further
THE TOLEDO BLADE - Editorial - 11/11/07
THE NEW YORK TIMES 11/8/07 Ohio Goes After Charter Schools That Are Failing
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE 11/7/07 Vouchers go down in crushing defeat Vouchers' money man says Utahns 'don't care enough about their kids'
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/8/07 Teacher legislation sails to governor
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 11/8/07 Just over half of 200 school tax requests were approved in Tuesday's election
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH - Editorial - 11/8/07 Editorial | Hard work ahead: Columbus school board has one year to lay groundwork for new levy
THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER 11/8/07 Levy failure pushes CPS toward cuts and second try
THE CANTON REPOSITORY Levy losses: What will they mean to you?
THE CANTON REPOSITORY - Editorial - 11/8/07 Where will schools’ downward spiral end?
THE TOLEDO BLADE 11/8/07 2 say election tilts TPS board in union's favor
THE YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR 11/8/07
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