4/29/09
Columbus Dispatch Letter
As a current school-board member, a retired teacher and private citizen, I find Gov. Ted Strickland’s break-the-bank education plan absolutely shocking (“Schools plan gets vote of support,” Dispatch article, Friday).
He wants to phase in a 20-day increase in the school year. This will add 12 percent in employee costs to the local board.
Do [...]

4/29/09
Sam Dillon
The achievement gap between white and minority students has not narrowed in recent years, despite the focus of the No Child Left Behind law on improving black and Hispanic scores, according to results of a federal test considered to be the nation’s best measure of long-term trends in math and reading proficiency.
Black and Hispanic [...]

4/28/09
Suburban News
Khalila Perrin
* Officials will start with science labs and security upgrades for high schools.
 
Columbus City Schools officials are just months away from beginning afresh on its effort to apply recently approved tax dollars to school upgrades.
Voters approved the district’s levy-bond combo, last fall giving officials the green light to continue carrying out the district’s [...]

4/26/09
Dayton Daily News Editorial
The hype and fury about Gov. Ted Strickland’s education reforms are overblown. Schools are not going to be much different, at least in the next two years.
The governor and lawmakers have just 60 days to agree on a two-year budget. Some of the big changes the governor wants probably will make it [...]

4/25/09
Columbus Dispatch Editorial
In response to the recent Dispatch editorial “Big-city education plan?” it’s important to note that Columbus City Schools is different from districts in the cities mentioned. Our school district continues to demonstrate measurable, positive results, such as improvement in academic and operational accountability.
Columbus City Schools gratefully has the confidence of its community because [...]