News Digest: Lottery Money for Schools Reaches $771 Million

Lottery haul sets record for schools – $771 million, about 6 percent of state education funding. Dayton Daily News

Cincinnati doesn’t want to sell old school building to charter schools – ”Ohio law requires districts to give charter school operators first dibs on buying the buildings. Some board members think the district should instead be able to sell its assets as it chooses.” Cincinnati Enquirer

Dayton “ministry” misspent $892K, Ohio Department of Education says – ”Karla Randall Ministries reported receiving $2.9 million in government grants in 2009 and 2010 to administer two Ohio Department of Education programs that distributed free meals to low-income children and adults in the Dayton area, according to tax filings.” Dayton Daily News

Same pay, different job – “The man who many say is at the center of an attendance-record tampering investigation in Columbus schools will oversee the district’s territory transfers.” Columbus Dispatch