In a new policy report, #StudentsFirst: Empowering Parents to Help Students Regain Lost Learning, Buckeye’s Greg Lawson outlines how empowering parents, funding students first, and enhancing school choice can counteract the ill effects the pandemic had on learning loss for Ohio’s K-12 students. The report offers four commonsense policy solutions that will improve the K-12…
How Most American Kids Are Kept Out of the Best Public Schools Historically, children have been assigned to public schools based on their home address. For some students, this works out fine. But for many others, geographic assignment locks them into schools that don’t meet their needs. What can be done to break the link…
Trazando el curso de la Vida Fecha: 17 de Mayo, 2021 Hora: 5:00 – 7:00 pm A lo largo de nuestras vidas, nos enfrentamos a preguntas y buscamos respuestas que nos ayudarán en nuestro camino hacia una vida plena y significativa. Esto es válido para todos, en particular si usted o alguien cercano a usted…
This series is designed to improve understanding of the medical, behavioral, social, sensory, and educational issues related to Autism Spectrum Disorders. An emphasis will be placed on practical intervention techniques. Presenters are local and national experts in their field of autism. Virtual Seminar Series on Zoom from 5 – 6 pm on Wednesday evenings: SESSION…
The Ohio Parent Teacher Association (PTA) invites parents, caregivers, and family members to learn how schools are using whole child approaches to education at the next Parent Academy session on Wednesday, April 28 at 7 p.m. Ohio Department of Education team members from the Office of Integrated Student Supports will present a session titled, “What…
The passage of Senate Bill 89 in November 2020 made several key changes to the EdChoice Scholarship Programs. Changes impact both the income-based (expansion) EdChoice and the traditional EdChoice Programs. Effective with scholarships awarded for the 2021-22 school year, the income eligibility level for the income-based EdChoice program increases from 200% of the federal poverty…
Did you know that in many parts of Ohio, students can attend a school district other than the district where they live? This option is tuition-free and referred to as open enrollment. Last year, more than 90,000 students participated in open enrollment. Districts can decline to participate in open enrollment. Typically, about 100 districts, primarily…
This past year saw educational technology become a necessity. The Ohio Educational Technology Conference will take place from February 8-12, 2021. More information is available here: https://oetc.ohio.gov
After the turkey and shopping ‘til you drop at the mall or online, take a moment to join a day of global generosity. Tuesday, December 3 is the ninth annual GivingTuesday. GivingTuesday was launched in 2012 as a simple idea: to create a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past seven years,…
Have some time on your hands? Did you know the State Board of Education streams their meetings via the Ohio Channel? The Ohio Channel makes it easy to catch the latest episode of the State Board (or binge-watch multiple meetings) through its extensive library of meetings. In case you’re not familiar with Ohio’s State Board…
If you believe every child deserves the opportunity to have an educational setting that works best for them, you’re likely looking forward to January to celebrate National School Choice Week Jan. 26 – Feb. 1, 2020. Whether you’re a school, a home schooling family or just an organization interested in raising awareness and support for…
