- “Great”. “Astounding”. “Life-changing”. These are a few of the adjectives used by the editorial board of the Toledo Blade in lauding Ohio’s College Credit Plus program, which is getting ready to expand in area high schools. With these, and with the eds’ assertion that CCP has “saved” students $883 million in university tuition over the years, I feel like some circumspection is called for on the part of readers. (Toledo Blade, 7/6/22)
- Speaking of circumspection, here is a story about summer experiences for Dayton area students couched in data and discussion of how badly students fell behind during pandemic-disrupted school years. The message is that all stops are being pulled right now to help kids “catch back up” from the Covid slide. However, if you dig a bit, you will see there is less substance here than the hype would suggest. We get reiteration that Dayton City Schools has already beaten the slide, so they say, and are already back to 2019’s levels of…ahem…student achievement. One of the other districts featured here says the same. But they are soldiering on with summer learning experiences to really hammer home the gains for their kids. Another (bougie suburban) district is so confident in their work last school year that they are offering nothing at all but rest and relaxation for students and staff. It also interesting to note here—as we did last week—that most of the summer offerings discussed are already completed with nearly two months to go until the new school year. If you’re still looking for a camp for your kid, your school district might not be the place to find it. (Dayton Daily News, 7/8/22)
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