- Another day, another round of praise for Youngstown Early College High School. This time, an editorial from the Vindy opining on its awesomeness, and noting that our own Jamie Davies O’Leary found YEC at the top in her recent blog post on high school awesomeness across the state. (Youngstown Vindicator, 4/6/16)
- A previously-awarded grant from Ohio’s Straight-A Innovation Fund for a project in Fairfield County has been rescinded due to troubles getting the project off the ground in a timely fashion. To the tune of $4 million. (Gongwer Ohio, 4/4/16)
- Dayton mayor Nan Whaley gave an update on her City of Learners initiative earlier this week. There are a few other items here, but her main focus seems to be the same as in most big cities in the state at the moment: high-quality preschool. Specifically, finding money to expand it. (Dayton Daily News, 4/4/16) Same goes for preschool in Cleveland, both in terms of expansion and funding. (Cleveland Plain Dealer, 4/5/16)
- Also on the minds of folks in the CLE: the “digital gap”. 350 students in Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority developments will be receiving tablets AND broadband access through a federal grant program and agency partnerships in the city. (Cleveland Plain Dealer, 4/5/16)
- Folks in Montgomery County have technology on their minds too. Specifically, technology related to standardized testing, the window for which opened Monday. Everyone is hoping to avoid technology-related “chaos” this year, such as students neglecting to turn off their Chromebooks at the end of the previous day and missing out on vital updates. That’s not chaos; that’s anarchy I tell you! (Dayton Daily News, 4/6/16)
- We’ll stay with the theme of technology to round out the day. If you have ever wondered how many school lunches your local school district served on a given day (don’t deny it, Aaron), there’s now an app for that. At least in Columbus City Schools. (Columbus Dispatch, 4/6/16)
