- I’m not exactly sure this qualifies as either real news (probably why it was on a Dispatch blog and not in print) or real clairvoyance, but Governor Kasich prognosticated on the content of the report cards to be issued tomorrow for Ohio’s urban school districts while on the stump this week. His prediction: not pretty. (Columbus Dispatch –Daily Briefing blog)
- I wasn’t going to clip this because I thought it wasn’t necessary to reiterate how many school districts are vocally and publicly supportive of Common Core in Ohio. But it looks like it might still be necessary after all. Another week of repeal hearings, anyone? (Newark Advocate)
- A proposal is being floated in suburban Beachwood that would consolidate three elementary schools into one building – the newest and largest of the three. The public pitch is around efficiency and good use of public dollars—enrollment trends are steady now, but how long have those buildings been underutilized?—but I suspect that everyone’s really just salivating over the flashy sports facilities proposed for one of the two closed schools. (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
- Remember that story from several weeks ago which indicated that the Norwalk school board had hired the “wrong person” for superintendent? Well, the fallout from this comedy of errors has continued unabated, with one school board member publicly questioning the manhood of another during heated discussion at a board meeting this week. I’m sure that all the students and administrators in the district are ignoring all this juvenile ugliness and are buckling down to work hard at their studies with their eyes on the prize of a high-quality education and…. Oh forget it, I don’t believe that either. (Norwalk Reflector) Note: I hope that when you view this piece online, you see the same ads I did—beer, golf, all-you-can-eat steak, a beer festival, and football. Awesome.
