Court Grants Stay; Department of Education Will Not Sponsor VLT Academy

COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Department of Education, Office of Sponsorship will not send nearly $300,000 of taxpayer money to the poor performing VLT Academy because of a court ruling Thursday.

Ohio Straight A Fund Governing Board Recommends Applicants for Approval

Awardees Expected to Save More Than $200 Million

COLUMBUS –– Building on the success of the first round of Straight A Fund grants, the Straight A Fund Governing Board recommended 34 innovative and cost effective grants be funded in fiscal year 2015 at their meeting Friday. The recommended grantees estimate savings and spending reductions of $246.7 million over five years.

88 Percent of Ohio Third Graders Meet Third Grade Reading Guarantee Promotion Score

More than 110,000 third graders, an increase of more than 25,000 students from the fall, are ready for fourth grade according to preliminary reading scores on the Ohio Achievement Assessment (OAA). 

Attendance Data Investigation Continues for Four Districts

The Ohio Department of Education is expanding its investigation into evidence of improper reporting of attendance data to the 2012-2013 school year for four districts.

Ohio’s New A-F Report Cards Praised

While many states are struggling to create school accountability systems that are easy to find, meaningful to parents and filled with useful data, Ohio has been praised for the design and understandability of its new A-F report cards.