Not much education news to report on from the weekend. In fact, there’s very little in the following pieces that has to do with education. More about adult interests, as usual. How very sad.
- As if only hearing about this CEO lark for the very first time last week, lots of folks in Lorain decided to speak up about it over the weekend. The Lorain-area NAACP prez says she is very upset with the elected school board. After last week’s theatrics, I’m sure you can guess why. (Northern Ohio Morning Journal, 7/21/17) At last week’s emergency school board reorganization meeting, Lorain’s police chief felt compelled to speak out against the ADC and its CEO search process, citing the Colossus of Lorain (a.k.a. the schmancy new-ish high school building) and some unspecified football victories as proof positive that all was well in the district. In this piece, Chiefy adds that the barely-extant Lorain Alumni Association is another sign that all is well in Lorain City Schools. (Northern Ohio Morning Journal, 7/21/17). Like the good public servant that it wants to be, the Vindy offered up dueling guest editorials on the whole ADC/CEO search situation. The argument to stop the CEO search process comes from a Lorain city councilmember and former school board member. (Northern Ohio Morning Journal, 7/21/17) The argument to continue with the CEO appointment from the current list of finalists comes from the head of the search firm. (Northern Ohio Morning Journal, 7/21/17) Editors in Lorain opined on the matter themselves on Saturday. (Northern Ohio Morning Journal, 7/22/17)
- And what of the other news outlet following the drama in Lorain? Intrepid reporter Katie Nix of the Elyria Chronicle got some inside dope on the search process from a local applicant who didn’t get on the short list. No, not that local applicant. A different one. One who feels that her eventual interview was “superficial and insincere.” FYI: the Lorain ADC is supposed to meet at 5:00 today to presumably name a CEO. (Elyria Chronicle, 7/22/17)
- Meanwhile, in other weird news, Mansfield Schools, citing the “distraction” of social media to student learning, is banning all personal electronics use for students during the school day. I too, remember, how distracting it was when my high school classmates’ pagers went off in history class back in 1985; and don’t get me started on the noises that laser pointers make. (Both also banned.) I will go out on a limb and predict a surge in suspensions in Mansfield for 2017-18. Not banned yet: drones. You’re welcome, Tyger Nation. (Mansfield News Journal, 7/19/17)
