August 2007
Parents’ top 5 questions »
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
8/19/2007
Cleveland schools Superintendent Eugene Sanders set up a telephone hot line Tuesday to answer questions by parents who are anxious about a variety of changes in the new school year, including a requirement that students wear uniforms.
The back-to-school hot line will remain open until Friday. Operators are available from 7 a.m. to […]
Social studies: Newest tests prove tough for students »
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
8/19/2007
By Charlie Boss
Whenever there’s an opportunity to link social studies with other lessons, fifth-grade teacher Michael Vincent takes it.
Writing exercises range from diary entries to poems inspired by American Indian life and perspectives. And when Bexley students struggle with a concept, the Maryland Elementary teacher has kids pose as a character — Benjamin […]
Ohio charter schools: You can do a lot better (An Editorial) »
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
8/17/2007
Charter schools took a one-two punch from state agencies this week, with reports detailing both financial shenanigans and abysmal academic results.
Audits of 19 charters run by Akron industrialist David Brennan’s White Hat Management found repeated instances of improper credit card use and outsized compensation for board members.
Brennan has purchased the affection of […]
Public schools: You’re accountable; get over it (an editorial) »
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
8/17/2007
The irony of educators complaining about how they’re graded isn’t amusing. It’s infuriating.
The whining started almost from the moment the state and federal governments began a drive for academic accountability more than a decade ago. This week’s release of Ohio’s district and school building report cards has again roused the chorus: It’s […]
Columbus improves but 8 local school districts lose ‘excellent’ rating »
State report cards
The Columbus Dispatch
8/14/07
Eight central Ohio school districts lost their “excellent” rating on the latest state report cards, including two that slipped to the equivalent of a C.
State data released this morning for the 2006-07 school year show that nine of the 49 central Ohio districts snagged the top rating of “excellent,” while 27 […]
