Some Ohio State University seniors are unhappy they’ll receive just four tickets for the school’s commencement ceremony this spring, in part because President Barack Obama will give the commencement address at Ohio Stadium. “Obama does NOT take precedence over MY family at MY graduation!” one student wrote on Ohio State’s Facebook page.
Mock election results from more than 80,000 Central Ohio students tell us this: Kids like Barack Obama, tax levies and Josh Mandel–even more than their parents do. Here’s how the results from the 2012 Kids Voting Central Ohio General Election compare with the real General Election results for Franklin County.
In the days after Ohio voters voted “no” on collective bargaining referendum Issue 2, some speculated the defeat of Issue 2 could help President Barack Obama win a second term. Did that happen? Take a look.
Hunter Martin / Getty Images Tuesday is Election Day 2012. Today and tomorrow are your last chances to cast your ballot for president, federal offices, state offices and local issues and levies. Seven state Board of Education seats are up for grabs, a dozen teachers are running for the statehouse, and nearly 200 school issues are [...]
Ohio has been called the only state that matters this fall. StateImpact Ohio went to talk to some of the Ohioans who matter most: The children.
Coming Up This Week Monday-Tuesday: Ohio is the focus of two school success stories on NBC’s Education Nation event. The Cincinnati school district gets kudos for “cradle to career” support for students. And Steubenville’s Wells Academy is recognized for using a highly scripted curriculum that tells teachers what material they should cover every day. (We’ve written [...]
Despite some differences of opinion on how to improve education, teachers say they still back President Obama this year because, they say, the alternative would be worse.
Former Ohio superintendent of public instruction Deb Delisle has been confirmed as the federal Department of Education’s Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. The U.S. Senate confirmed Delisle yesterday along with about 20 other federal appointees. Delisle served as Ohio’s Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2008 to 2011. She previously worked as an elementary school teacher and later [...]
Building on the success of the K-12 Race to the Top program in encouraging states to change their education policies and systems, President Barack Obama proposed a second, $1 billion Race to the Top for America’s colleges during a speech today at the University of Michigan. Congress would need to approve the plan and, well, [...]
Education came second only to Jobs, Jobs, Jobs! in President Barack Obama’s 2012 State of the Union remarks Tuesday night. Making college less expensive for students continues to be a key talking point for the Obama administration. (The president highlighted student loan “Know Before You Owe” efforts in his speech at Shaker Heights High School near [...]
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