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Patrick Gage Kelley / Flickr StateImpact Ohio and the Columbus Dispatch’s joint coverage of the misuse of seclusion rooms in Ohio schools resonated with readers and lead to new rules about the use of seclusion and restraint in Ohio schools. Now our work has been recognized by our peers, the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors [...]
Republican lawmakers introduced several bills in the Ohio House yesterday that, if passed, would mean employees in unionized workplaces can no longer be required to pay union dues as a condition of employment. That includes teachers unions. “The people have already spoken during the Senate Bill 5 campaign so it’s unfortunate that we have to [...]
From the East Coast to the Midwest and beyond a backlash is developing to the Common Core – a new set of national education standards that schools in many states are already in the process of implementing. Opposition began with Tea Party groups. But now teachers unions in Ohio say they have their own concerns, [...]
A student at La Salle High School in Cincinnati is in critical condition after he pulled out a gun during class this morning and shot himself in the head. The student was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, and school officials say all other students at the Catholic all-boys school are safe. School spokesman [...]
Dan Honda / Contra Costa Times/Landov This fall Ohio will lift a moratorium on the creation of new online schools, allowing up to five new online schools to open. But a provision inserted into the House version of the state budget earlier this month could expand online education in Ohio even further. Under the provision, Ohio’s existing online schools could [...]
A mayoral commission approved Friday a set of recommendations that would give city officials greater say over how Ohio’s largest school district operates. The Columbus Education Commission unanimously approved proposed changes that commission members say will put Columbus schools “on the track for success,” WOSU reports:
A new Ohio law aimed at protecting student athletes after they’ve received a concussion goes into effect today. Last fall, of the more than 46,000 high school football players in the state, 175 were pulled out of games because they got concussions. Of those, 14 were cleared and sent back into play. Under the new [...]
A commission appointed by Columbus’ mayor is recommending a slate of changes that would give the mayor and other city officials a greater say in the Columbus school district’s operations, but stop short of a mayoral takeover WOSU’s Mandie Trimble reports that the proposed changes include: Creating a panel–separate from the district’s school board–to spend [...]
Former state Rep. John Carey will be the new leader of Ohio’s public university system. Gov. John Kasich appointed Carey chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents today, effective Monday. His appointment is subject to state Senate approval. Carey says his biggest goal will be to better align higher education to the jobs that are [...]
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was in Cleveland last week to tout the Cleveland Plan. StateImpact Ohio caught up with him and managed to ask him about a few other topics as well. Here’s how the country’s top education official feels about Common Core naysayers, the reliability of data, and pre-K education.
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