- The CEO-style Academic Distress Commission is on the mind of the PD’s Patrick O’Donnell this week. Fist up, he took a look at the hopes and fears of officials in Lorain as said CEO-style ADC ramps up there. Mostly at the fears, though. (Cleveland Plain Dealer, 5/27/17) Then Patrick took a look at the state of play in Youngstown, the only other district currently operating under the aegis of a CEO-style ADC, including rants, raves, and worst-case scenarios. Mostly the rants and the scenarios, though. (Cleveland Plain Dealer, 5/30/17) And just in case you’ve missed a recent update on just how “ranty” things are in Youngstown, here’s a reminder. Apparently, the school board and the CEO are “communicating” largely via Vindy articles these days. Good for circulation numbers, I’m sure. Probably not so good for kids. (Youngstown Vindicator, 5/24/17)
- Speaking of things that are good for kids, summer is apparently not one of them, if the recent spate of articles clipped here are to be believed. Here is a look at all of the efforts afoot in the city of Columbus to keep local kids safe and engaged over the extended break from school. Of interest to Gadfly Bites is the summer school program from Columbus City Schools, which has openings available and is free for elementary and middle school students but inexplicably costs $100 for high schoolers. Perhaps that impending “graduation rate apocalypse” I’ve been reading about isn’t quite as pressing as others make it out to be. (Columbus Dispatch, 5/30/17)
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