Sunday, November 29, 2009   The Columbus Dispatch editorial Superintendent Gene Harris came under some mild criticism from Columbus Board of Education members at a recent public meeting. That shouldn’t be noteworthy, because school-board members ought to question the work of district employees when they aren’t satisfied — and they should do so publicly, because [...]

Friday, November 27, 2009   The Columbus Dispatch editorial     Four months ago, The Dispatch opined that the state budget’s mandate for all-day kindergarten next school year is ill-defined and too expensive for many school districts. Since then, little has changed except that the State Board of Education has gotten into a squabble over [...]

Two principals – one male, one female – to lead Columbus City Schools’ new single-gender middle schools were hired this week. Michael D. Owens, who currently is assistant principal at Arts Impact Middle School, will run the boys school. Theresa A. Pettis, principal at Southmoor Middle School, will run the girls school. Both will start [...]

November 18, 2009   The Columbus Dispatch   Steve Wartenberg   It seems college degrees really do pay off, not just for the graduates but also for the cities in which they live, work and pay taxes.   The Columbus economy would gain about $1.3 billion annually if it could increase the number of adult [...]

November 18, 2009   The Columbus Dispatch   Bill Bush   Columbus school Superintendent Gene Harris was required to deliver a report to the school board last night on how the district is doing as far as student academic achievement.   It said that Columbus is doing pretty well, but several board members thought the [...]