- I noted jokingly on Twitter on Friday that it was futile trying to understand EdChoice expansion by asking primarily opponents of vouchers. But I’m not so sure about this event: a panel on charter school accountability convened by a Democratic state senator could actually be interesting and enlightening. (Gongwer Ohio)
- Discussion of parents opting out of standardized testing is all the rage in Ohio, including at an anti-testing event in Sylvania earlier this week. (Toledo Blade)
- Cleveland appears to be undergoing an unexpected "brain gain" and everyone’s happy they are heading for the future. But why the Columbus hate? Can’t we all just get along? (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
- A federal judge has ruled that Upper Arlington did not discriminate against a local Christian school when it utilized exclusive zoning to refuse the school’s request to relocate. Interesting in a number of respects. (Columbus Dispatch)
- As noted last week, Lorain schools will be undergoing their first review by ODE in the wake of the appointing of an Academic Distress Commission. The only other district in the state under an Academic Distress Commission is Youngstown. Youngstown’s ODE review begins next week. (Youngstown Vindicator)
- Apparently, once you have one district doing away with its standalone high school building, others will follow. North Olmstead is looking into the possibility of combining its middle school and high school into one spiffy new building. The march to do away with traditional grade levels starts here – you heard it from me first. (Northern Ohio Morning Journal)
