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Draft of NGSS document available for review
Ohio is one of the lead states in the development of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The work began in September 2011. The first public draft of the NGSS... (more)
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The latest ORC-On explores differences between primary and secondary sources and provides strategies for pairing historical thinking and skills with content using... (more)
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Technology
bulletZanesville area teachers use technology to flip classroom
Times-Recorder (Zanesville), 05/09/2012

Science
bulletReport: 8th-grade students still lag in science
The Vindicator (Youngstown), 05/10/2012

Reading/English Language Arts
bulletAuthor shares Holocaust diaries with Center students
The Vindicator (Youngstown), 05/10/2012
bulletMaurice Sendak, Author of Splendid Nightmares, Dies at 83
The Times (New York), 05/09/2012
bulletNew e-novel by Ruth Myers­— This writing game’s for a dame
News (Yellow Springs ), 04/26/2012

Social Studies
bulletStudents’ research moves legislators to honor black Union soldiers History class finds black Ohioans in famed Union unit
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), 05/10/2012

Curriculum/Teaching
bulletOnce for the elite, AP surges in popularity as broad range of schools looks to raise standards
The Blade (Toledo), 05/05/2012

Special Needs
bulletDragonfly Academy director defends school
The Repository (Canton), 05/08/2012

Higher Education
bulletStudents get hands-on at IMMS
SunHerald (Biloxi-Gulfport), 05/10/2012
bullet‘Charter’ university plan stalls: Parts of proposal still implemented; Kasich remains committed.
Press (Oxford), 05/09/2012
bulletPartnership at YSU helps businesses get into exporting
The Vindicator (Youngstown), 05/09/2012
bulletFuture looks mixed for new graduates: Some job fields rebound rapidly, others stay sluggish
The Blade (Toledo), 05/08/2012
bulletStudent upset at how OSU handled sexual-assault case involving wrestler
The Dispatch (Columbus), 05/08/2012
bulletEnquirer In-Depth: Is college worth it? Bleak job market, high tuition changing the way Americans view higher education
The Enquirer (Cincinnati), 05/06/2012

Students
bulletFood-fighters to trash grades but get graduation; and other school collisions
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), 05/10/2012
bulletDrivers who text: Teens take test runs on driving simulator
The Times (Marietta), 05/09/2012
bulletTeacher helped fashion career: As senior fashion show nears, Crestline grad says educator was her 'biggest influence'
The News Journal (Mansfield), 05/09/2012
bulletStudents raise funds: Tornado victims to benefit from Eastern students' generosity
News Democrat (Brown County), 05/09/2012
bulletLocal students rise above, earn Phoenix Awards
Times-Recorder (Zanesville), 05/09/2012
bulletSouth Toledoan makes grade with diploma: Man, 59, student speaker at Owens graduation rites
The Blade (Toledo), 05/09/2012
bulletInnes Middle school musicians given new instruments
The Beacon Journal (Akron), 05/09/2012
bulletPerry seniors in food fight get chance to walk at graduation
The Repository (Canton), 05/09/2012
bulletClass project pays double dividends: Students sharpen skills; military families save
The Blade (Toledo), 05/08/2012
bulletHeimlich maneuver being taught to local sixth-graders: Area teacher writes curriculum for Heimlich Heroes program.
Press (Oxford), 05/08/2012

Policy
bulletOhio Senate approves of changes to education reforms despite Gov. Kasich's objections
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), 05/10/2012
bulletWest M 5th-graders moving up
Times-Recorder (Zanesville), 05/09/2012
bulletSchools to feature high-tech security
Newsgroup (SDG), 05/09/2012
bulletKasich upset education plan altered: Governor says Senate Republicans weakened his efforts
The Dispatch (Columbus), 05/09/2012
bulletKasich fights GOP on education changes
The Dispatch (Columbus), 05/08/2012
bulletOfficial: Public can fight school privatization
The Vindicator (Youngstown), 05/08/2012
bulletCleveland schools' teacher cuts are catching up to loss of students
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), 05/06/2012
bulletTPS summer school returns: New format enables district to resume after 2-year break
The Blade (Toledo), 05/05/2012

Other Articles of Interest
bulletWalnut Hills rated top Ohio high school
The Enquirer (Cincinnati), 05/09/2012
bulletTimberstone displays talent at 2nd open house: Technology, art students showcased
The Blade (Toledo), 05/09/2012
bulletTrotwood students get instruments
The Daily News (Dayton), 05/09/2012
bullet4-year-old left on Mansfield school bus for five hours
The News Journal (Mansfield), 05/09/2012
bulletSchools may have to make up 'exotic animal' days
The Repository (Canton), 05/08/2012