- Only 30 students nationwide were chosen to be pages in the U.S. Senate this year. Dayton Early College Academy junior Jocelyn Martin was one of them. She’s just finished her term (which she could not talk about while it was ongoing) and is now allowed to tell all. The work sounds fascinating, and she sounds like a rock star. Awesome! (Dayton Daily News, 7/1/16)
- It’s week two for Youngstown CEO Krish Mohip. On his agenda this week was a community meeting to gather input to inform his school improvement plan – due to the Academic Distress Commission within 90 days of his start date. Seems like the attendee list for this week’s meeting was a bit heavy on school employees, but I’m sure they had plenty to say. (Youngstown Vindicator, 7/6/16)
- Speaking of noobs, the newest state board member is no stranger to state government in Ohio. But she’s got an unusual and interesting take on the education needs of her rural and Appalachian constituents. (Gongwer Ohio, 7/1/16)
- The New Beginnings dropout prevention program in Lorain City Schools looks likely to stay in business for the 2016-17 school year. The board approved a letter of intent to lease the St. Mary School building (which, far as I can tell, has been closed for quite a while) for one year while they figure out what to do long term. Whew! One unanswered question from this piece for me: why does the board expect the student population of New Beginnings to nearly double next year? (Northern Ohio Morning Journal, 7/5/16)
