- Student journalists connected to the Beacon Journal are pushing hard on Horizon and Noble charter school board members. (Akron Beacon Journal)
- The big Dog himself seems not so pleased about a private school from the Akron-adjacent town of Green which is moving to a new and expanded campus in Springfield. Odd that he didn’t note that Chapel Hill has been a long-time taker of students on the EdChoice voucher program. (Akron Beacon Journal)
- Speaking of Springfield, here are some details on a Straight A grant-winning program in the district which is designed to give STEM academy students access to college courses from Ohio State remotely. (Springfield News-Sun)
- This story was supposed to be about immigration issues and their importance to Latinos in central Ohio. Instead, it turned into an education story, as it seems that Latinos in the area feel that education is their highest priority. I can’t help but sense a disconnect between the comments of Columbus City Schools’ first Latina school board member and the local mom who seems to be sacrificing quite a bit to put her daughter in a private school. Interesting. (Columbus Dispatch)
- Many Common Core haters can’t be bothered to even read the standards before attacking. But two teachers in Northwest Ohio have not only read all the standards, they’ve created an app which will help teachers determine where students are in relation to every relevant standard. Sounds very entrepreneurial to me. (Lima News)
- “…[T]he only way to get test scores higher is to put our students in front of teachers.” Thus says the school board president in South Euclid-Lyndhurst schools, in support of the longer school day for all grades which will take effect when school starts on August 25. Nice. (Willoughby News-Herald)
