Education

Parents, ACLU Oppose Creationism Curriculum in Spingboro

Associated Press — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:35:00 +0000

Some parents and a civil rights group oppose policies to insert creationism and other religious issues into a western Ohio school district's classrooms.

The Dayton Daily News reports the Springboro School Board took comments on the proposed policy changes at a meeting Thursday night attended by parents, students and teachers.

The American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter Thursday to the board urging members to abandon the plan to list to add creationism and evolution as discussion issues appropriate for students.

Plan to Change College Student Voting Rules Might Be in Trouble

Jo Ingles (Ohio Public Radio) — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:04:45 +0000

It looks like a controversial bill affecting student voting might not have enough support to make it in the budget after all.

Democratic State Representative Debbie Phillips says courts have ruled college students who attend Ohio universities full time can vote as Ohioans if they want. She’s taking issue with a part of the proposed budget that would mandate state universities to lose money if they give these students credentials needed to vote.

Study: Ohio Superintendents Support the Common Core

Emily McCord — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:35:00 +0000

A new study released Friday by the Fordham institute gauged Ohio superintendents' views on education reform in the state. One notable finding is that the majority of Superintendents support the Common Core, an initiative that has caused some controversy. Emily McCord spoke to the Fordham Institutes' Terry Ryan and the lead researcher on the project, Steve Farkas and began by asking Terry about the purpose of the study.

Superintendents Like Controversial Education Reform Plan

Emily McCord — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:27:14 +0000

A new study released this week gauges the views of Ohio school superintendents on education reform in the state. As Emily McCord reports from Ohio Public Radio member station WYSO, it finds superintendents favor the initiative known as the Common Core.

More Money for Preschool Likely in Ohio budget

Jo Ingles (Ohio Public Radio) — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:22:09 +0000

Some conservative Ohio lawmakers and some faith leaders who generally support conservative causes want to put millions of additional dollars into more preschool for at risk children, something a lot of Democrats have championed in the past, and the push is on at the Ohio Statehouse to get more money for early childhood education.