- The school choice sign-up campouts in Cincinnati are over for another year. It got very cold. This is a twisted system in more ways than one that has for some reason become a “rite of passage”. Check it out for yourself. (Cincinnati Enquirer)
- Editors in Cleveland opine today against HB343. Specifically, against the provision to remove minimum salary requirement language for teachers from state law. But the headline and the major objections to the provision indicate a much larger problem the editors have. See if you can spot where their cart and their horse have ended up. (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
- We’ve talked a bit about churches and schools interacting in the past, with some negative consequences reported for districts trying to sell buildings to churches or for districts holding school events in churches. That latter instance was exemplified in the Canton area during last school year’s graduation season. However, it seems that going the other way – churches renting out district space for services and events – is not only hunky dory in Canton, it’s downright lucrative. (Canton Repository)
- The Hubbard school district has a record retention problem. As in, an outside contractor is retaining their records and refusing to return them. It’s a twisty tale of digitizing gone awry, hard drive destruction (or did they?), and restraining orders. A giant and expensive mess that will likely be dragged out in court for a while yet. (Youngstown Vindicator)
- To end on a brighter note, the Utica Shale Academy – a charter school sponsored by the Jefferson County ESC, housed in Southern Local Schools, and focused on preparing young people to enter the oil and gas industry – is getting ready to graduate its first student. The lone senior has already earned the three certifications the program offers and seems eager to get started on his career path. (WYTV, Youngstown)
