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Ohio’s Wells Elementary School highlighted in “How It’s Being Done: Urgent Lessons from Unexpected Schools” »
Harvard Education Letter
Volume 25, Number 5
September/October 2009
Urgent Lessons from Unexpected Schools
An Interview with Karin Chenoweth
By CHRIS RAND
In her 2007 book, “It’s Being Done”: Academic Success in Unexpected Schools, former Washington Post columnist and Education Trust senior writer Karin Chenoweth used a strict set of criteria to identify fifteen schools with challenging student demographics that were [...]
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 [...]
Letter to Governor Strickland & State Superintendent Delisle »
July 29, 2009
Dear Governor Strickland and Superintendent Delisle:
Thank you for joining 45 other states to develop common academic standards for our schools. We share your conviction that this state-led initiative will benefit students in Ohio and across the nation for several reasons.
For one, it is an opportunity for Ohio to build on the progress the [...]
New Analysis: Ohio’s 8 Large Urban Districts and Charter Schools Rank Higher on Educational Progress than on Absolute Test Scores »
KidsOhio.org’s new analysis of state education data shows that many of the state’s lowest-rated schools, both Ohio 8 schools and charter schools, rise to near the middle among schools statewide when ranked according to the state’s own “value-added” measure of annual educational progress. The full report is now available.
KidsOhio.org Briefing on RAND’s New Charter School Research »
On April 23, KidsOhio.org hosted a briefing and forum on the new RAND report on charter schools: Charter Schools in Eight States: Effects on Achievement, Attainment, Integration, and Competition. One hundred leaders from across the state attended the event, held at The Columbus Foundation’s new Davis Hall. The purpose of the event was to provide the latest facts and research on charter schools in Ohio, and encourage constructive discussion and debate.
Read more about this event and download PowerPoint presentations…