October 2009
Ohio students’ math proficiency doesn’t add up: State, national tests differ widely »
Thursday, October 15, 2009
The Columbus Dispatch
Jennifer Smith Richards
Ohio’s state tests say more than 78 percent of fourth-graders are proficient in math. A highly regarded national test says it’s more like 45 percent.
The disparity also exists in eighth grade where, as in the fourth grade, Ohio students’ performance on the National Assessment of Education Progress in [...]
Parents are key to education, CCS board candidates say »
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
ThisWeek
David J. Cross
All six candidates running for the Columbus school board’s three full-term seats stress the need for more parental involvement in the education of their children.
Columbus voters will cast ballots Nov. 3 to fill three four-year terms, as well as an unexpired term left open by the resignation of former school [...]
Key Facts About South-Western City Schools »
This eight-page KidsOhio.org report, ”Key Facts About South-Western City Schools,” provides information about the district from state and county sources. To download the report, click the link below.
Several community leaders have asked KidsOhio.org to provide key facts about the South-Western City Schools. The district is proposing a 7.4-mill operating levy on the November 3rd ballot. Voters have rejected [...]
