7/30/08 Canton Repository Editorial Gov. Ted Strickland is traveling around the state, letting Ohioans tell him how to solve the problems that plague public schools. He probably won’t hear anything new. But he’s sure to learn how soon they want him to solve these problems (now) and how effective they expect him to be (very). [...]

7/30/08 Columbus Dispatch Letter Has anyone noticed that the lottery system is now using our schoolchildren in an advertisement to sell lottery tickets? With the many problems that exist within families relating to gambling, the lottery system is now using schoolchildren to promote the sale of lottery tickets. If the state authorities wanted the lottery [...]

7/30/08 Columbus Dispatch Short takes The first round Ohio Graduation Test results for Metro High School are a validation of the concept launched two years ago by the Franklin County Educational Council, Battelle and Ohio State University. The school has posted passing rates for the test that rank it with the top schools in the [...]

7/29/08 Plain Dealer Thomas Ott Go into one of seven barbershops Saturday morning and you may get more than a little off the top. You could get a chance to change a high school student’s life. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland and Cleveland schools are recruiting men to mentor boys at four high [...]

7/29/08 Columbus Dispatch Editorial Ohio legislators should reject the Department of Education’s request for a law that would ban efforts to repeal new school-tax levies. The idea, included in a “legislative wish list” from the State Board of Education, would be to protect levies from repeal for a yet-unspecified period of time after they’re passed. [...]