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- One elementary school in Cleveland Metropolitan School District is touting its success with boosting third grade literacy, although the message may get lost in the inevitable static. Louisa May Alcott Elementary rose from a 2.5-star rating on last year’s state report card to a 4-star (out of 5) rating this year. And all for the low low price of $20 per student. Yep. You guessed it: It’s an AI-powered online tool called Amira, and you can read about how much everyone loves her and depends on her (yes, “her”) in this piece. Even the 30-year veteran third grade teacher. (WKYC-TV, Cleveland, 11/12/24)
- The good folks at I Know I Can here in central Ohio are clearly convinced that the students they serve can make it into college and they do everything they can to ease the way. Which is lovely. Unfortunately, the only students they serve are those that attend specific traditional districts in the area. Bright, eligible, motivated, and needy students attending charter, private, or STEM schools need not apply. Which is not lovely and should change. (Columbus Dispatch, 11/13/24)
- The ducks in the Ohio General Assembly may be lame right now, but their ideas sure aren’t! The Senate Education Committee held the first hearing on a bill that would, among other things, standardize the criteria for state intervention in chronically low-performing public schools, lay out specific remediation steps (up to and including closure), and (hopefully) put some teeth in the effort especially as regards traditional district schools. More details to come. Can’t wait! (Gongwer Ohio, 11/12/24)
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