August 2009
Ohio Education Matters report: The Pursuit of High-Quality High Schools »
Click here to read a report about Ohio’s highschool dropout rate by Ohio Education Matters: http://www.ohioeducationmatters.org/sites/default/files/Pursuit%20of%20High-Quality%20High%20Schools.pdf.
Editorial: Try again; Charter school shows grit by acknowledging failure and starting over »
8/30/09
The Columbus Dispatch
No excuses is part of the mantra for the Knowledge is Power Program, and backers of Columbus’ first KIPP charter school aren’t making any.
The KIPP Journey Academy, part of a growing network of high-profile charter schools around the nation, got an F on its Ohio Department of Education report card for last [...]
Honolulu Advertiser: More than half of Hawaii high school grads head to college; Study looks at how well Isle schools prepare kids for life after graduation »
August 26, 2009
By Loren Moreno
Advertiser Staff Writer
About 51 percent of Hawai’i’s 2008 public high school graduates continued on to college, with a third entering a four-year university, according to a new study.
Kalani High School sent the most students to college, about 79 percent. Meanwhile, Wai’anae High School sent the fewest students, at about 30 percent, [...]
Plain Dealer: Cleveland schools face a critical year with budget, building and personnel issues »
August 25, 2009
CLEVELAND, Ohio - This is a critical school year in Cleveland, even by the standards of a district that has been mired in political, economic and academic crises for two generations.
A new state report card, to be released today, shows a hint of promise.
Although the district remains in academic watch, officials said it [...]
Columbus school district sees bright side as schools keep C grade »
Saturday, August 22, 2009
By Jennifer Smith Richards
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
For the third year in a row, the Columbus school district has earned a C on its state report card.
And for the second year in a row, district students met six of 30 state testing, graduation and attendance goals.
But the district is cheering progress on a measure [...]
