One-to-one
Students at the Graham School in Columbus recently received vital and valuable charitable support for their pandemic-required remote learning: laptop computers. Kudos to the Kids in Need Foundation, Chipotle restaurants, and the Round Up for Real Change initiative.
Out of this world
If all goes to plan, students at Dayton Early College Academy will be receiving some very special science lessons: beamed directly from the International Space Station. These will be courtesy of a local entrepreneur—a long-time supporter of the school and its families—who will be among the first private citizens to crew a flight to the ISS. Amazing!
Team up for teens
In northwest Ohio, a new organization called StartHuddle is run by teenage entrepreneurs—including a senior at Toledo School for the Arts who is already a seasoned businessperson—and aimed at other teens who want to learn how to develop their business ideas from pitch to start-up and beyond.
Hope
Grown-ups in the Toledo area recently spoke about their hopes for the future of public education over the next four years of the Biden Administration. Those interviewed include Pam Haynam, board chair of the Ohio Council of Community Schools, who expressed hope for the end of politicization in education and policies which emphasize that “there are different paths for different people” through K-12 education and into college or career beyond.
Budget cuts reversed
Citing sales tax revenue which is beating the dire pandemic-influenced estimates of six month ago, Governor DeWine recently announced that he would reverse $160 million in previous cuts to K-12 education.
Event registration
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is hosting a webinar on February 3, outlining their key recommendations to the Biden Administration for strengthening PreK-12 public education. You can register by clicking here.
