Law Change Will Keep GED Cost From Rising

Language included in the new state budget guarantees that first-time GED^® test takers will not have to pay any additional money when costs for the new computer-based version triple in 2014.

State Board of Education Graduation Committee to Meet

The State Board of Education Graduation Committee will meet three times during the next six weeks to review and revise Ohio high school graduation requirements.

Department of Education Announces First-of-its-Kind Career-Tech Report Card And Releases Grade Simulations for Career-Tech Schools

The Department of Education today released simulated report card grades for Ohio’s new career-technical education accountability system. The new rating system is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation to use A to F letter grades and to exceed the requirements of the federal Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act.

State of Ohio to Help Schools Make up for Federal Sequestration Cuts to Education

The Ohio Department Education announced Monday that it is allocating a total of $19 million to minimize the impact of federal sequestration cuts on Ohio schools. The sequestration and its resulting cuts in federal education funding are the result of acts passed by Congress and signed by President Obama in 2011 and 2012.

Ohio Department of Education Announces New E-schools for 2013-14

The Ohio Department Education announced Monday the approval of three new e-schools that will be opening for the 2013-14 school year.