- The PD is going out on a limb to announce the name of Ohio’s interim state superintendent a smidge early. It’s a pretty sturdy limb, though, since only the one name was actually put forward by state board members for consideration. A vote will be held on Tuesday of next week. (Cleveland Plain Dealer, 12/10/15)
- Comparing their proposal to the parental “broccoli rule”, legislative sponsors discuss the merits of a new bill introduced earlier this week to overhaul truancy policies in Ohio. (WBNS-TV, Columbus, 12/9/15) I kid our elected officials, of course, because there are some really good things in this legislation. Including one of my favorites: trying to get at why kids are absent from school, compiling this data, and actually addressing what is found. Should be more coverage of this when hearings begin. (Gongwer Ohio, 12/9/15)
- When city and school district boundaries don’t align – which happens often in more-developed parts of Ohio – things can get weird. For example, an effort by the city of Lorain to build a swanky new housing development within its municipal borders is causing alarm in the neighboring Amherst Local Schools, where most new residents’ children would be assigned to go to school. What’s the beef? Tax abatements proposed to make those $250K houses more attractive to both builder and buyer. Oh, and there’s some talk about an increase in “impervious surface”, but only city planners would care about that. (Northern Ohio Morning Journal, 12/10/15)
