- We start with an update on a few stories we’ve been following. First up, here is a more detailed look at the State Auditor’s (yeah, him again) report on the plusses and minuses of interdistrict open enrollment. (Columbus Dispatch, 11/28/16) The PD digs a little deeper into the recent court ruling in the ongoing kerfuffle between Ohio’s largest online school and the state department of education. (Cleveland Plain Dealer, 11/29/16) Finally, the Louisville (Ohio) teachers union voted on Monday to end their strike. Classes in the district were cancelled yesterday to help ease their return. (Canton Repository, 11/28/16) If all has gone as planned, Louisville’s teachers are back in their classrooms this morning. However, it does not seem from yesterday’s Canton Rep update like everything has been ironed out nor an agreement signed with the district just yet. We’ll keep an eye on all three of these stories. (Canton Repository, 11/29/16)
- A guest commentator in the Enquirer yesterday opined in favor of the state’s higher graduation standard. (Cincinnati Enquirer, 11/29/16)
- "The Ohio Department of Education finds that any proposal to incorporate 'similar students' [measure for school ratings] into Ohio's accountability system is neither valid nor useful," says a new report released by ODE yesterday. What they said. (Cleveland Plain Dealer, 11/29/16)
- Ohio State University undergrad KayMesha Knox is one of two winners of the university’s inaugural President’s Prize, her proposal fitting the description of a bold idea “aimed at solving the world’s most pressing problems”. The problem she’s tackling? One that she knows well – navigating the info maze (and the culture shock) to get into college for students with a number of roadblocks before them. She will receive a stipend and funding to achieve her goal of getting 50 seniors from one Columbus high school into college by the same means that she got there: mentorship, technology, and guidance. Ambitious, but clearly doable. Best of luck to her! (Columbus Dispatch, 11/30/16)
