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The National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers have convened to develop ‘Common Core’ national standards in English and mathematics. Forty-seven states are participating in this venture (including Ohio), and the Obama Administration is putting millions of dollars behind this endeavor.
 
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Saturday,  August 22, 2009 
By Jennifer Smith Richards
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
For the third year in a row, the Columbus school district has earned a C on its state report card.
And for the second year in a row, district students met six of 30 state testing, graduation and attendance goals.
But the district is cheering progress on a measure [...]

6/25/09
Columbus Dispatch Op-Ed
Pat Smith
After months of attempting to craft an education plan that would satisfy the education establishment and that the state could afford, Gov. Ted Strickland finds himself with too many obstacles to overcome. The governor and lawmakers would be better off sticking with the status quo until several issues can be dealt with. [...]

6/10/09
Columbus Dispatch
Simone Sebastian
Public schools that serve some of Ohio’s neediest students do a better job than some state measurements suggest, according to a study released yesterday by KidsOhio.org.
The report by the education-advocacy group shows that charter schools and traditional urban schools rank better when judged by how much students grow academically each year than when [...]

5/28/09
Columbus Dispatch Editorial
June will not be pleasant for Ohio lawmakers. They’ll have to spend the month either slashing services that Ohioans hold dear, raising taxes or both.
Not pleasant, but unavoidable. The state constitution requires a balanced budget by June 30, and at present, projected state revenues for the 2010-11 biennium fall far short — some [...]