KidsOhio.org endorsed the education policy recomendations in Beyond Tinkering: Creating Real Opportunities for Today’s Learners and for Generations of Ohioans to Come. Recommendations have been shared with Governor Ted Strickland, the 128th Ohio General Assembly and the State Board of Education.
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A new report from the Education Trust (EdTrust) claims that additional funds intended for low-income students in Ohio often don’t reach the schools with the greatest needs. According to the EdTrust, Ohio has made some significant progress in improving equity across districts [...]

The Ohio Department of Education provides a teacher information database at the following web address, http://ilrc.ode.state.oh.us/Power_Users.asp. Simply click ‘Begin’ at the bottom of the page. When the next page appears, look for the icon entitled ‘Teacher Data.’ The database includes information about average teacher salary, student-to-teacher-ratio, teacher attendance, teacher certification, years of teacher experience, teacher [...]

This document outlines Ohio’s standards for the teaching profession, for principals and for professional development, which were adopted in 2005. Standards for the teaching profession can be found on pages 12 to 39.
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According to this report by The Education Trust, “low-income students, Hispanic students and African-American students in the 50 largest school districts in Texas are less likely to be assigned to fully certified teachers, less likely to be assigned to experienced teachers, and less likely to attend a school with a stable teaching force …