School taxes on ballot in Ohio special election
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio voters are being asked to approve school taxes that, in several cases, theyve already rejected at least once. The Ohio Secretary of States office says school issues make up...
View ArticleCincinnati Schools to Cut 10 Percent of Teachers
One of Ohios largest districts is cutting about 10 percent of its teaching staff next school year to save an estimated $20 million as it copes with a budget hole twice that size. The Cincinnati school...
View ArticleOhio Lawmakers Consider Teacher Pension Changes
The latest plan to help maintain the pension system for Ohio public school teachers would have them pay more into their retirement accounts. The Columbus Dispatch reports the plan has been approved by...
View ArticleThe Year Ahead in Education
2012 saw many education reforms in Ohio. . Students got new tests and requirements. Teachers got a new evaluation systems. Charter schools and universities saw changes as well. But as StateImpact...
View ArticlePoliticsOhio: State Budget Won't Relieve School's Financial Woes, Says Lawmaker
Kettering Republican Senator Peggy Lehner was appointed this week to continue her work as chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Education. She previewed what's ahead this year with Emily McCord....
View ArticleNational Teaching Expert Calls “Value Added” Performance Metric Unreliable
A national education expert last week delivered a less-than-stellar assessment of the nation's school reform efforts before a Cleveland audience. Linda Darling-Hammond is an education professor at...
View ArticleKasich Will Unveil His School Funding Plan This Week, Culminating In Town...
This week, Gov. John Kasich releases his long-awaited school funding formula to school superintendents and officials, and then statewide in a live virtual town hall meeting Thursday night. Details are...
View ArticleKasich Unveils Education Overhaul Plan
Ohio's governor is proposing a school-funding overhaul he says will help poor districts compete more evenly while introducing changes to promote innovation and performance. The plan unveiled by...
View ArticlePoliticsOhio: Senate Education Chair On Governor's School Plan
Governor Kasich has released his long awaited plan for funding Ohio’s schools. Kettering Republican Senator Peggy Lehner is the Chair of the Senate Education Committee. She joins McCord to discuss the...
View ArticlePoor and Rural School District Officials Say Funding Shortchanges Them
Gov. John Kasich got the attention of nearly every school official in Ohio when he said this while rolling out his school funding proposal in January. “If you are poor, you’re going to get more; if...
View ArticleOhio's New Budget Leaves Two Clark County Schools Without More Funding
Ohio's new state budget includes $19 billion dollars for Ohio schools over the next two years. But the new funding formula used in the budget will leave two Clark County School districts without...
View ArticleSchools May Be Missing Out On Casino Revenue
When Ohio voters gave the "okay" for casinos to hit the state more than five years ago, there was a catch. Operators would have to pay a 33 percent tax on their revenue, calculated by subtracting...
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