In the Spotlight
Coverage continued on State Superintendent Paolo DeMaria’s Tuesday visit to Bluffton Elementary School. The school was recently named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. State Board of Education member Stephanie Dodd also gave a presentation on Each Child, Our Future, Ohio’s strategic plan for education, to local leaders at the Zanesville Rotary Club.
A VIP visitor to Bluffton
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It's not every day that the Superintendent of Public Instruction from the Ohio Department of Education drops in for a visit. After all, there are 3,600 public schools in the state and 1.6 million students in his care. It happened yesterday (Oct. 9) as Paolo DeMaria visited Bluffton schools. Jamie Nygaard followed Supertendent DeMaria's visit. Accompanying the state superintendent was State Rep. Robert Cupp (4th district). Greg Denecker, Bluffton superintendent, said his visit included stops in several elementary and middle school classrooms. Later he met with Bluffton University education faculty and student.
2019-2024 Ohio Strategic Plan for Education
Zanesville NBC-18
The Ohio State Board of Education recently adopted the Ohio Strategic Plan for Education. This plan will begin in 2019 and it will last for five years. Stephanie Dodd a Member of the State Board of Education District 9 explained the plan to members of the noon Rotary Club and why the community should support it.
Ohio Department of Education News
Ohio schools getting over half-a-million dollars to improve security
Youngstown CBS-27
The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded the Ohio Department of Education over $687,000 to make schools in the state safer. The money will go toward developing a digital reporting system to help authorities identify threats. Along with that will come cell phone apps, hotlines and websites to allow students to anonymously report safety concerns. Sen. Sherrod Brown's STOP School Violence Act authorized the money for the project. The act was signed into law in March.
Ridgewood students benefit from tutoring and development programs
Coshocton Tribune
Shannon Cassidy, a freshman at Ridgewood High School, recently worked on learning numbers in Spanish with her teacher, Amy Lott, after school. It was the type of one-on-one instruction Cassidy couldn't get during the school day as Lott has about 155 Spanish students within different classes. It's also aide she might not be able to get after school if it wasn't for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant administered through the Ohio Department of Education's Office of Improvement and Innovation.
State and Local Education News
'Outstanding' Port Clinton math teacher to be recognized
Sandusky Register
Port Clinton Middle School math teacher Sarah Moore will be recognized by the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics at its 68th annual conference Thursday in Akron. Each year, the organization honors “outstanding teachers, professors, emerging leaders and friends of mathematics” in its eight regional districts, its website states. Moore, who teaches sixth-grade math, has been with Port Clinton Schools for eight years.
Local teachers step to head of class for art exhibit
Toledo Blade
An exhibition of local and state work created by members of the Ohio Art Education Association is the focus of a new exhibition that will be presented in the Ohio Art Council’s Riffe Gallery in Columbus from Nov. 1 through Jan. 5. Art Educators as Artists is a juried exhibit of almost 70 pieces by 46 educators as artists who are members of the state association. Three local educators and artists are involved in the show: Crystal Anderson, of Oregon, Ann Hymel of Perrysburg, and Toledo resident Kristin Kowalski.
Dayton students participate in 'Walk to School Day’
Dayton NBC-2
Dayton Public School students joined millions around the world in “Walk to School Day.” The district says it began in 1997 and since then, they have worked to create better school pedestrian safety. “Drivers need to put down their cellphones and not text and drive so they can pay attention to our future here that’s crossing the street right in front of you,” says parent Renee Campbell.
National Education News
Around the World, Girls Still Face Challenges in STEM Education
U.S. News and World Report
At the seventh International Day of the Girl is observed on Thursday, experts remind the public that providing a complete education for girls and women worldwide remains a challenge. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, girls are still more likely than boys to never enter into a school system, yet countries are committed to closing the gender gap by 2030 and also achieve universal completion of secondary education. According to a February UNESCO report, "Historically, girls and young women were more likely to be excluded from education."
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