Ohio School, District Ratings Nearing Release
Officials have rescheduled the release of Ohio school and district ratings that have been delayed amid a statewide review of student-attendance data.The Ohio Department of Education now tentatively...
View ArticleCollege Readiness Exam Replacing Ohio Grad Test
State education leaders have agreed to replace the Ohio Graduation Test with a nationally standardized college readiness test, such as the ACT, and 10 subject-area exams.The college readiness test...
View ArticleNational Teaching Expert Calls “Value Added” Performance Metric Unreliable
A national education expert last week delivered a less-than-stellar assessment of the nation's school reform efforts before a Cleveland audience. Linda Darling-Hammond is an education professor at...
View ArticleSchool Board Hears Ideas on School Safety, Likely to Reject Arming Teachers
School safety was the top topic for the state board of education, which hoped to learn about how to make buildings, staff and students more secure. But Ohio Public Radio’s Karen Kasler reports, one...
View ArticleOhio Offsets $19 Million In Federal Cuts to Schools
The Ohio Department of Education says the state is redirecting $19 million to help school districts offset federal budget cuts.Ohio Superintendent Richard Ross announced Monday that $11 million in...
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