- Not much going on in ed news across Ohio. Must be all the anticipation of Election Day coming up. Speaking of which, interdistrict open enrollment is an important issue in regard to the levy on the ballot in Coventry Local Schools. To wit, the district is one of those “net losers” in terms of funding from so many students leaving to attend school in other nearby districts. However, Coventry has been in fiscal watch and/or fiscal emergency for more than 15 years, so there’s that. If the current levy doesn’t pass, district officials suggest they may seek a merger with one of those nearby districts – perhaps Akron City Schools, which is the largest recipient of open enrollment students leaving Coventry. (Akron Beacon Journal, 10/26/17)
- Not too far away from Coventry, editors in Youngstown this weekend opined bluntly in support of ending litigation against the law which created the CEO-style Academic Distress Commission under whose aegis Youngstown City Schools currently operate. (Youngstown Vindicator, 10/29/17)
- Speaking of school districts operating under the aegis of a CEO-style Academic Distress Commission, the other such district – Lorain City Schools – was unfavorably namechecked during a “community chat” event with officials in the nearby Oberlin school district last week. To wit: a candidate for school board opined with dismay over recent new hires in Oberlin who had come from Lorain. Another candidate for school board also had some negativity to express in that forum as well. (Elyria Chronicle Telegram, 10/29/17)
