- Chad is quoted in a story on the stall in charter law reform in Ohio. The bill that was oh-so-close to passage earlier this week now appears to be delayed until at least September. (Columbus Dispatch, 7/1/15)
- With a stroke of his pen last night – well, actually a stroke not taken – Governor Kasich outlawed PARCC tests in Ohio. The full piece from the PD also includes other testing-related details included in the new state budget. (Cleveland Plain Dealer, 6/30/15)
- More opining on the so-called “Youngstown Plan” this week, which is really a strengthening of Ohio’s Academic Distress Commission protocols, still awaiting Governor Kasich’s aforementioned pen stroke. Here’s what editors in Akron had to say. (Akron Beacon Journal, 6/30/15) And here’s what editors in Canton had to say. (Canton Repository, 6/29/15)
- Speaking of Canton, here is an update on a charter school whose sponsor – the Ohio Department of Education – intends to suspend its operations due to, among other things, poor academic performance. What’s the update? The school’s operator sued to put a hold on the suspension and to try and get the closure process stopped. They lost the first one this week and the trial in the second one is set for a year from now. (Canton Repository, 6/30/15)
- Ohio Auditor of State Dave Yost (yeah, I know) said yesterday that Columbus City Schools is “halfway” to fixing the problems that we collectively refer to as the “data-rigging scandal”. Oh good. Just in time to start figuring out what’s up with what we’ll refer to as the “teacher evaluation conundrum” the Big D reported on over the weekend. (Columbus Dispatch, 6/30/15)
- Finally, editors in Cleveland urged CMSD to step up the pace of school reform. (Cleveland Plain Dealer, 6/30/15)
