State Education News
Students
continue to struggle in Ohio’s high-poverty school districts
Columbus
Dispatch 1/21/2016
The latest round of report
card data once again highlights a stark reality in Ohio schools: poverty levels
have a dramatic impact on academic performance.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/01/20/new-report-card-data-shows-continuing-struggle-for-high-poverty-districts.html
Fewer
college freshmen need remediation
Dayton
Daily News 1/21/2016
For the second straight
year, significantly fewer freshmen attending Ohio public colleges needed
remedial college coursework in English or math, according to the Remediation Report
from the Ohio Department of Higher Education.
http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/news/fewer-college-freshmen-need-remediation/np8ct/
Brown
bill feeds kids in summer
Portsmouth
Daily Times 1/21/2016
During the school year,
students who qualify for free school lunches can usually count on nutritious
meals. But what happens in the summer?
https://portsmouth-dailytimes.com/news/5170/brown-bill-feeds-kids-in-summer
Op/Ed
Creating
$mart Ohio through financial literacy education
Cincinnati
Enquirer 1/21/2016
Louis Terhar represents the 30th District in the Ohio House of
Representatives.
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/community-news/2016/01/20/column-creating-mart-ohio-financial-literacy-education/78678646/
Local Education News
Mahoning
superintendents warn of Twitter cyber-bullying
WYTV 1/21/2016
School district
superintendents across Mahoning County are warning students and parents about a
new type of bullying.
http://wytv.com/2016/01/20/mahoning-superintendents-warn-of-twitter-cyber-bullying/
YMCA
expanding childcare to meet toddler need
Chillicothe
Gazette 1/21/2016
The Y intends to pursue a
Step Up to Quality rating from the Ohio Department of Education and Ohio
Department of Job and Family Services.
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/news/local/positively-chillicothe/2016/01/20/ymca-expanding-childcare-meet-toddler-need/79058772/
Local
schools get environmental mini grants
Chillicothe
Gazette 1/21/2016
A pair of local schools
have been awarded mini grants from the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio’s AEP
Access to Environmental Education grant program.
http://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/news/local/2016/01/20/local-schools-get-environmental-mini-grants/79058208/
CFEVS
Improves School Safety
Geauga
County Maple Leaf 1/21/2016
The district is using an
innovative emergency response safety system known as NaviGate Prepared.
http://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/schools/chagrin-falls-schools-60/
Students
analyze 153-year-old artifacts
Willoughby
News Herald 1/21/2016
Freshmen students at Lorain
County Early College High School traveled back in time Jan. 20 as they cleaned,
analyzed and identified artifacts from the American history site of Johnson’s
Island.
http://www.morningjournal.com/general-news/20160120/students-analyze-153-year-old-artifacts
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