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- Here’s another great look at the new interdistrict open enrollment rules for military families, going into effect in April. Among other valuable insights, we learn that there were more than 7,300 students from military families enrolled in Ohio schools during the 2022-23 school year and that many of them lived in the areas near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton and the Defense Supply Center just outside Columbus. The latter is particularly useful information, in my opinion, so that all of the bougie, high-performing school districts in those areas (whose borders have been otherwise locked up tight to all outsiders for decades) can get started searching for those rusty old keys that will unlock the moss-covered portcullises. I think you’re going to need them. (Cincinnati Enquirer, 1/27/25)
- There’s something amusing to me about a newspaper with “telegraph” in its name noting that a piece was written with the assistance of AI. Kinda like steampunk. But that’s just a silly side note to what is a pretty interesting story. Which is that Bucyrus City Schools is collaborating with local manufacturers to develop credential programs for students, aiming to enlighten the main educator purveyors in the area about local workforce needs. A recent focus group session included big companies such as Timken and Imasen (look ‘em up) and centered on determining which certifications high schoolers could earn were “essential”, “beneficial”, or “unnecessary” based on their real-world applicability on specific factory floors. Essential competencies identified for entry-level employees include NIMS Measurement, Materials & Safety, and FANUC robotics. This is key info to have, I reckon, and probably brand new news to the educators of Bucyrus. (Bucyrus Telegraph Forum, 1/27/25)
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