- State Rep. Dani Isaacsohn is new around the General Assembly, so I’ll try not to snark too harshly over his op-ed piece here where he talks about the House’s praiseworthy work (if he does say so himself) on building a state budget bill. Lots of presents for everyone, bipartisanishly he says, except of course for the “huge and unnecessary increases in private school vouchers and charter school funding” that got in the final bill unipartisanishly, apparently. (Cincinnati Enquirer, 5/1/23) Speaking of voucher grouchers, the ones pushing the legal case against EdChoice here in Ohio have, in case we didn’t already know, some temerity. In case you doubt me, let the words “a subpoena served to the President of the Ohio Senate” roll around in your head for a minute. (Gongwer Ohio, 5/1/23)
- Toledo City Schools held the district’s first ever “signing day” at Bowsher High School earlier this week. Ostensibly, this is to celebrate seniors who have enrolled at college, enlisted in the military, or have employment locked in for after graduation in a few weeks. Being Toledo City Schools, however, it is somewhat…less than that. Take a look and see if you think I’m being too cynical about the bread and circuses nature of it. (Toledo Blade, 5/1/23)
- I have heard it said that Miami of Ohio is a world unto itself. This Miami-only version of College Credit Plus, which is available to every kid in the state, is a pretty good example of that maxim. While it sounds good enough, it also sounds very exclusive (any charter schools students in the Cincinnati area that might benefit from your fancy college credits?) and far more prescriptive that CCP. Almost as if they prefer it that way. (Cincinnati Enquirer, 5/1/23)
- Speaking of CCP, early college credit is one of the opportunities being promoted by Lt. Governor Jon Husted as he announced a new state resource for helping Ohio’s students understand and access various postsecondary pathways as early as possible. Nice! (Fox28 News, Columbus, 5/3/23)
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