Columbus schools put off levy try until 2013

The Columbus school board will appeal to voters next year instead of in November, agreeing with Superintendent Gene Harris and a citizens’ committee that recommended delaying a property-tax request.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich signs Cleveland schools plan into law (video)

Gov. John Kasich on Monday signed into law the school improvement plan that city, legislative and school district leaders have sought for five months.

Career test for kindergarteners in the works

A new digital tool to test academic and behavioral skills will target students starting in kindergarten.

Franklin County changes plan for disabled students

The two schools operated by the Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities will start the 2014-15 school year with a new curriculum designed to help students ages 14 to 22 transition to adult services and jobs.

Schools air funding beefs during Ohio House hearings

The spending-per-pupil statistic is often used to measure efficiency of school districts across Ohio, so when Chris Pfister saw that his small, low-income, rural district’s number was higher than those of other nearby schools, he scratched his head.

Harris supports delaying Columbus school levy vote

With the Columbus school board set to vote on Monday on whether to seek a levy in November, Superintendent Gene Harris now says she supports waiting until 2013, she told board members by memo this afternoon.

City schools may face 3 audits over attendance records

The Ohio Department of Education told Columbus City Schools it has two weeks to turn over records and communication concerning district administrators changing student attendance records.

Cleveland school district headquarters for sale to any charter school with $19 million

Any charter school that wants the Cleveland school district's historic headquarters, speak up now. You get first dibs on it for 60 days -- if you have $19 million to spare.

How Ohio Spent $103 Million a Year on Private School Vouchers

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that found Ohio’s private school voucher program did not violate the separation of church and state. Vouchers are publicly funded subsidies — some prefer the term scholarships — for private school tuition.

Paving the Way for Ohio’s First Public Boarding School

In about a year, teachers in Cincinnati will be opening Ohio’s first public boarding school. The state will spend about $30,000 per student on the school, about three times the average per-student cost at other public high schools.

Early College Kindergarten

An innovative high school at the University of Dayton is breaking new ground with plans to open the nation's first K-12 early college school this fall.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich signs third grade reading guarantee bill into law

Gov. John Kasich on Monday signed a bill that steps up public education standards across Ohio and includes a requirement that some third-graders be held back if they cannot read at grade level.

Kasich set to sign education policy bill in Cincinnati area today

Ohio Gov. John Kasich is preparing to sign a sweeping education bill that seeks to strengthen ties between the state's employers and public schools and makes dozens of other policy changes. Kasich is to sign the bill today in Cincinnati. The event takes place at Fifth Third Bank's operations center in Madisonville.

Schools pruned records, four say

A team of data-processing workers inflated Columbus schools’ attendance figures by routinely and purposely removing large numbers of absent students from the rolls, four former district data analysts told The Dispatch. At the same time, district administrators summoned school principals to the Kingswood Data Center. There, they were schooled in how to alter other students’ attendance data to improve the schools’ academic standing.