January 2010

State agency calls on teachers to do more with technology »

January 6, 2010
 
Encarnacion Pyle
 
The Columbus Dispatch
 
Technology will never replace a good teacher.
 
But more Ohio teachers could use technology to better prepare students to succeed in school and life, a new state report finds.
 
“Just as literacy has the power to reduce barriers to success and advancement, technology has the ability to open new doors and opportunities [...]

Motivated teachers should be welcomed into Ohio’s classrooms »

January 6, 2010
 
The Columbus Dispatch editorial
 
Those who care about public education should know by now that long-established methods haven’t been serving poor urban or rural students for a long time. More and more effort and money have been poured into traditional approaches but yielded only modest improvement in student achievement.
 
Significant improvement is going to require, [...]

Columbus poised to get federal school funds: Ohio districts, teachers must agree to reforms to cash in »

January 2, 2010
 
Jennifer Smith Richards
               
The Columbus Dispatch
 
The Columbus school district and its teachers union are among a few groups statewide that have agreed to adopt reforms needed to secure millions in federal grant money for Ohio schools.
 
The federal Education Department has said the more than $4 billion in Race to the Top grants will [...]