6/25/09 Columbus Dispatch Op-Ed Pat Smith After months of attempting to craft an education plan that would satisfy the education establishment and that the state could afford, Gov. Ted Strickland finds himself with too many obstacles to overcome. The governor and lawmakers would be better off sticking with the status quo until several issues can [...]

6/24/09 Suburban News Khalila Perrin * Students are taking Ohio Graduation Tests again this week, hoping to pass and get diploma. Nearly 300 Columbus students are hoping they have enough correct answers to graduate as they try again to pass the Ohio Graduation Test this week. If students pass the test this week, they’ll be [...]

6/24/09 Suburban News Khalila Perrin Come August, Columbus City School students will get a little more time to sharpen their skills and so will district staff. If the Ohio Department of Education approves the district adminstration’s request, three school days in the 2009-10 school year will be converted into three in-service days for staff professional [...]

6/22/09 New York Times Sam Dillon The Obama administration has made opening more charter schools a big part of its plans for improving the nation’s education system, but Education Secretary Arne Duncan will warn advocates of the schools on Monday that low-quality institutions are giving their movement a black eye. “The charter movement is putting [...]

6/20/09 Dayton Daily News Editorial Identifying a failing school is trickier than it looks. Consider a school that, for three years, has been rated in the state’s bottom categories of “academic emergency” or “academic watch” because its kids have posted state test scores that, on average, show they are not proficient in the basic skills [...]