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- The Franklin County judge (Unicorns 4ever!) overseeing the legal case against the EdChoice vouchers program is currently pondering a summary judgment which will either stop the case with a dismissal or clear it to proceed to trial later this year. This is an excellent summation (see what I did there?) of the positions each side has taken on the various constitutional matters at issue. Wonky and a bit dry, but worth a read. No idea when a decision to stop or go will be rendered. (Ohio Capital Journal, 8/5/24)
- The elected school board that runs Akron City Schools this week approved a transportation plan for students with disabilities and students experiencing homelessness after several previous stalls over the last few months. Somehow, the new deal will supposedly save the district nearly $3 million, despite the fact that it’s nearly identical to last year’s plan and addresses none of the problems with that plan that were outlined previously as needing to be fixed. (Cleveland.com, 8/6/24) The elected school board that runs Columbus City Schools last night congratulated district administrators for providing one of the best school readiness analyses they say they have ever heard. Among the important nuggets: The district is only 75 percent staffed up in terms of bus drivers and everyone in charge wants to assure families that many buses will be late (among other likely problems not noted in the piece, I reckon) for at least the first couple of weeks. I’m no transportation planner, but you know what might help with that bus problem? Fewer half-empty schools to stop at. But the elected board members kicked a decision on that question down the road to a future meeting…again. (Columbus Dispatch, 8/7/24)
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