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- Here’s another look at Columbus City Schools’ transportation travesty for the 2024-25 school year. And it does not come off sounding very supportive of families and their school choices. That’s my personal take, but honestly, I think Mom says it best: “We live in Columbus, it’s the capital of the state. Set the standard.” (10TV News, Columbus, 8/29/24)
- By my reckoning, there’s a lot that one could unpack in this piece (if one was of that mindset), where an education reporter talks about his approach to the topics on his beat. I will leave it to you to do your own unpacking (if you are of that mindset), but for myself (and myself alone—as is the case with all these clips) I will say that I find this the most accurate headline I have ever encountered in my ten years of compiling media clips. YMMV, of course. (Ideastream Public Media, 8/29/24)
- At the meeting of the elected board that runs Columbus City Schools earlier this week, the work of “acting upon” the recommendations of the district’s Facilities Taskforce took the tiniest of baby steps forward. We learned that board members will be touring the buildings identified for closure and consolidation and contacting national experts for more advice on the matter. (Columbus Dispatch, 8/28/24)
- One member of the appointed school board of Cleveland Metropolitan School District is urging her colleagues to join the voucher groucher lawsuit against EdChoice by saying, “The State of Ohio has been just really very neglectful in their responsibilities in funding public education here in our schools, and it has caused just an undue burden on our citizens, and they are expressing it to us.” Doesn’t sound like anyone else is biting thus far. To which I say: You’ve resisted this long, folks. A little while longer and it won’t be an issue. Hang in there! (Signal Cleveland, 8/28/24)
- Finally today, on a (very) up note: The praise and celebration for Horizon Science Academy’s new space is fantastic to read about here. And in Lorain no less! The mayor of Lorain is among those with nice things to say (!) about the fast-growing, popular, and high-performing charter school network as it breathes new life into the long-empty Lorain Catholic High School building. “You’re educating our next generation of workforce leaders here in Lorain and Lorain County and that is the most important thing right now,” said Tony Gallo, head of the Chamber of Commerce. Out loud! And on the record!! How awesome!!! (The Chronicle Telegram, 8/30/24)
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