- In case you missed, it Fordham assisted in the release of a new report documenting the opportunities and challenges facing charter schools in Ohio in terms of obtaining and maintaining proper facilities for their work. You can find great coverage of the report and of the release event we co-hosted yesterday in Gongwer. (Gongwer Ohio, 2/2/17)
- There was a little more talk yesterday about Governor Kasich’s proposal to include business leaders as ex-officio members of elected school boards across the state. (Cleveland Plain Dealer, 2/2/17)
- Swanky Ottawa Hills school district in suburban Toledo is looking for a few good recruits to top out its student enrollment numbers. Just five kids would do the trick, but they have to be able to pay the out-of-district tuition, which is estimated at over $13,000 per year. “What?!” you ask. “How can it be that a public school district – open to all – could charge tuition when there is an existing open enrollment mechanism they could avail themselves of?!” You’re probably thinking this is about money. But let the soothing words of the school board president reassure you: “This isn’t about the money. It’s about populating our district with kids so that we can offer the programs that we want to offer… So whether they’re paying tuition or move in, either way, that’s a win for us.” Oh yes. There will definitely be a winner or two out of this deal. (Toledo Blade, 2/3/17)
- The PD continued its profiles of high schools of choice in the CLE. Yesterday, it was the heavily-named but really interesting Facing History New Tech High School. (Cleveland Plain Dealer, 2/2/17) Today, it was the High School for the Digital Arts. Also really interesting. (Cleveland Plain Dealer, 2/3/17)
- Speaking of high schools, here’s an update on the brand new Intro to Engineering course at Youngstown East High School. You will recall that CEO Krish Mohip, parents, and teachers agreed that STEM opportunities were sorely lacking at East. This is the first step of Mohip making good on his promise to fix that imbalance. (Youngstown Vindicator, 2/2/17)
