- What are the chances that the ongoing kerfuffle between Ohio’s largest online school and the state department of education regarding their recent attendance audit will be solved via legislation in the current lame duck session of the Ohio General Assembly? The D says they are slim. (Columbus Dispatch, 12/5/16)
- An informal study shows that more than 70 percent of Ohio school district faced shrinking student populations in the last ten years. Here’s an interesting look at how some Lorain County districts coped, facilities-wise. (Northern Ohio Morning Journal, 12/3/16) And here’s a follow up looking at two suburban districts in Lorain County, both of which experienced strong increases in student enrollment over the last few years. (Northern Ohio Morning Journal, 12/4/16)
- I had never heard the story of how the founder of Columbus Africentric School ended up here in our fair city before. It’s pretty interesting. And he’s still here 50 years later and looking very much forward to the opening of the brand new and super-spiffy Africentric School building scheduled for early January. (Columbus Dispatch, 12/5/16)
- While not strictly education-focused, this interview with Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance is, I think, very relevant to Gadfly Bites subscribers for several reasons. Take a look. (Cleveland Plain Dealer, 12/2/16)
