11/20/2023
The Department regularly posts rules for public comment. Recently, rules related to the Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program, standards for measuring sponsor compliance, early child education screening and assessment and pupil transportation opened for comment.
Additionally, draft revisions to rules related to homeschool education and non-chartered, non-tax supported school standards are newly posted.
Find previously announced public comment opportunities for rules and related deadlines on the Department’s website. Check back often as additional rules may be added throughout the week.
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11/20/2023
There is a vast amount of information on the web and in libraries. Students may feel overwhelmed when they lack the skills to effectively search for and find the best materials to support their learning. Educators can become a guide for students and help them find and make sense of that information and place it in a context that applies to their studies.
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11/20/2023
Each year, the Ohio STEM Learning Network’s Sticker Design Contest provides a place for students to showcase their creativity and artistic skills. Students can submit sticker designs for this year’s statewide design challenge, the #STEMorbitsOhio Design Challenge, presented in partnership with Starlab.
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11/20/2023
Approaching deadlines or important dates mentioned in earlier editions of EdConnection.
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11/13/2023
To achieve a High-Performing Educational Service Center designation, an ESC must generate total cost savings of at least 5% across five core service areas for its client school districts as compared to the district providing the services themselves or from another third-party provider. The percentage of savings for Ohio’s ESCs far exceeds this 5% benchmark, averaging 40% savings in 2023.
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