- We start today with a Fordham cite—always fun. Our 2016 analysis of the EdChoice Scholarship Program is quoted extensively in this piece, which is in turn a review/analysis of a recently-completed master’s thesis on the topic of racial imbalance observed between community population and student body in Cuyahoga County school districts. Odd thing is, the Fordham report doesn’t seem to be part of the thesis. Weird. (Cleveland Scene, 7/15/20)
- Here’s what Cleveland.com thinks you need to know about e-schools. Just in case you were considering one. It is similar to what Pepe LePew thinks you need to know about Limburger cheese. (Cleveland.com, 7/13/20) Here, in humble contrast, is what your humble clips compiler humbly thinks you should know about online education. Rising Youth, indeed. (ThisWeek News, 7/13/20)
- Here is an interesting piece describing the efforts that Polaris Career Center in Northeast Ohio went through to help their students complete certification in hands-on fields like Baking and Pastry Arts, construction, and cosmetology. A little extra time and a bit of ingenuity allowed students, especially high school seniors, to complete their labs in person and earn their credentials before graduation this year despite the ‘rona. You know: the point of the school. Very nice. (Cleveland.com, 7/13/20)
- We also read in the previous piece about the plans that Polaris has put in place for when school resumes in August. Wonder how reopening plans are coming along elsewhere in Ohio? Dayton City Schools is still dithering on details of its god-awful (if I do say so myself) new transportation plan. I can’t really tell here, but I think that the pointed advice on transportation sent around last week by the state supe may actually have served to make Dayton’s plan worse. (Dayton Daily News, 7/14/20) Akron City Schools haven’t finished all the details of their planning either, but it appears that not only will the district start at least a week later than originally scheduled, the district’s I Promise School—which has previously touted the benefits of its longer school year—will now follow the rest of the district’s schedule…whatever that ends up being. (Akron Beacon Journal, 7/14/20) Finally, while we’ve read a lot about school districts offering up lots of options for families to choose from in the fall, it’s good to remember that sometimes you don’t get a choice even when you’re offered a choice. Lebanon City Schools announced this week that its in-person classes are at full capacity and that any student enrolling after Wednesday will have to enroll in a fully-online school run by the district (they could call it Logged-On Learning in Lebanon, right?) (Dayton Daily News, 7/14/20)
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