Wednesday, November 17, 2010  02:51 AM BY RITA PRICE THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Suburban school districts more known for their affluence are seeing double- and triple-digit increases in the percentage of students considered to be economically disadvantaged. A report to be released this week by KidsOhio, a Columbus-based education nonprofit organization, found that nearly half of the disadvantaged [...]

Through a three-part series, KidsOhio reports on the increase in student need among Franklin County school districts: The report, More Franklin County students are economically disadvantaged; many attend suburban schools, provides a brief overview of the increase in student poverty among the 16 Franklin County school districts since 2005. KidsOhio asked the superintendents of Reynoldsburg and Worthington schools to [...]

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