For Immediate Release:                                            Contact: Amanda Wurst Wednesday, September 30, 2009                                614 644-0957/614 832-7512                                                                                      Amanda.Wurst@governor.ohio.gov   Governor Proposes Plan to Balance Budget and Protect Ohio Schools   Columbus, Ohio – Governor Ted Strickland today discussed the state budget situation.  Below are his prepared remarks.   In July I signed a [...]

September 27, 2009   The New York Times   Paul Tough     “Come on, Abigail.”   “No, wait!” Abigail said. “I’m not finished!” She was bent low over her clipboard, a stubby pencil in her hand, slowly scratching out the letters in the book’s title, one by one: T H E. . . . [...]

September 27, 2009   Akron Beacon Journal editorial   Northeast Ohio practically brims with organizations dedicated to revitalizing the regional economy. All speak hopefully about the future, yet often their efforts lack the necessary focus. Which explains why CEOs for Cities caught our eye last week, the national organization joining the Northeast Ohio Council on [...]

FOR RELEASE: September 24, 2009 Secretary Arne Duncan’s Remarks at the Monthly Stakeholders Meeting Good morning and thank you so much for coming today. As you know, this is the first of a series of public conversations our department is holding here in DC on reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This is [...]

Thursday,  September 24, 2009   The Columbus Dispatch   Encarnacion Pyle       Professor Bruce Tuckman teaches four basic strategies.   Karen Reed aced her classes in high school and at Miami University’s branch campus in Middletown.   But when she transferred to Ohio State University last winter, she struggled with the accelerated pace [...]