1,706 Applications Received for EdChoice Scholarships Available to Income Eligible Families

Approximately 1,700 kindergarten students applied for the Educational Choice Scholarship Program, or EdChoice Scholarship under an expansion to the program passed as part of the FY 2014-2015 budget.

Ohio Selects PSAT for New College-Career Readiness Assessment

Ohio high school sophomores will take the PSAT assessment beginning in October 2014 so that students will know if they are on course to graduate ready for college or a career.

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.