- It seems like Dayton City Schools is advocating here to receive money for pre-K kids they don’t have. But I’m probably misreading it. (Dayton Daily News, 10/30/17) At the very same meeting where pre-K funding was discussed, the board also decided to initiate two separate reviews of district technology use. Of particular interest is a look at whether one-to-one student tech devices are being used “effectively.” Good question, as long as “effectively” is well defined. (Dayton Daily News, 10/31/17)
- Mahoning Valley Opportunity Center – a charter school in Youngstown – closed its doors suddenly on Monday, with leadership citing a lack of funding to keep going. Staffers interviewed have questions. Someone should probably talk to their sponsor too. Just sayin’. (WKBN-TV, Youngstown, 10/31/17)
- “Hillbilly Elegy” author J.D. Vance spoke at Wittenberg University in Springfield Monday night, and the audience was filled with folks who wanted to know if Vance had any answers for them about how local kids could overcome the problems plaguing small-town Ohio and find a bright future for themselves. (Springfield News-Sun, 10/31/17) I hope he gave them some good answers, ‘cause Middletown’s clearly still got problems. (Middletown Journal-News, 10/31/17)
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