Lakota schools' budget ax falls
When Lakota students start next school year, they will see fewer teachers, staff specialists and have fewer course options, thanks to about $10.5 million in sweeping budget cuts approved Monday night...
View ArticleLakota backing off ballot push
When it comes to asking for a school tax hike, timing can be everything, Lakota school officials said Monday evening.
View ArticleLakota losing principals at high rate
The financial woes of one of the area's highest-rated school districts has helped drive away more than half its principals in the last two school years.
View ArticleLakota makes hire, approves open enrollment
The Lakota Board of Education Monday night approved the hiring of a new superintendent and a new open enrollment policy, which allows children of Lakota employees who don't live in the school district...
View ArticleState delays school report cards amid ethics 'cloud'
Ohio's much-anticipated annual school district report cards will be delayed until at least September after a unanimous and unprecedented vote Monday by the state school board.
View ArticleShare your first day of school photos
As students across the area return to classes we want to see your photos from the first day of school.
View ArticleShare your first day of school photos
As students across the area return to classes we want to see your photos from the first day of school.
View ArticleSix at Summit are AP Scholars
The College Board has named five 2012 graduates of The Summit Country Day School and one current senior National AP Scholars. Altogether, 59 Summit students were recognized by the College Board for AP...
View ArticleTeachers get new marching orders
Teachers in Ohio are feeling a little overwhelmed these days. They're told they must help students master Ohio's current academic requirements and pass annual state tests this spring. But teachers also...
View ArticleIN OUR SCHOOLS: Common Core - More thinking, learning
Eileen Gorman likes to watch her students struggle.
View ArticleUrsuline performing arts grads continue studies in college
Seven Ursuline Academy graduates of the Class of 2013 will take their love of the stage off to college where they will continue their education in their specific performing arts discipline.
View ArticleSchools scurrying to meet 3rd-grade reading guarantee
In a classroom on the second floor of Rothenberg Preparatory Academy, a dozen boys sat around desks and took turns reading from a book called "Earthquakes."
View ArticleIn wake of Newtown, local schools map out security changes
When it comes to improving school security there is no such thing as a summer break this year for local officials.
View ArticleIn wake of Newtown, local schools map out security changes
When it comes to improving school security there is no such thing as a summer break this year for local officials.
View ArticleBYOT? Schools are warming to student tech tools
The next wave of learning technology headed to schools will be carried there in your teen's backpack.
View ArticleThe days of long summer vacations long, long gone
School start dates have been creeping earlier into August as school districts across the country try to combat a pair of growing concerns: students' summer learning slide and their ever-important test...
View ArticleView your school district's report card grade
Don't expect Ohio's new report cards on schools and districts to be as simple as a typical student's report card.
View ArticleView your school's report card
Ohio's new report card launched today, marking the largest overhaul of the state's school and district grading system since its inception roughly a decade ago.
View ArticleUpdate: State unveils revamped report cards
Some of the most highly regarded school districts in Greater Cincinnati had schools with D's and F's on state report cards released this morning.
View ArticleAfter report cards, confusion about charter schools' fates
Charter school critics and supporters alike agree the tough new Ohio report cards are a step in the right direction to raise the bar on charter school quality in the state.
View ArticleFire drills, tornado drills — and now, add killer drills
Gone are the days of hiding in a closet, waiting for police. Now teachers and kids are being taught how to evacuate, when to lock down, how to barricade doors, and — as a last resort — how to distract...
View ArticleFire drills, tornado drills — and now, add killer drills
Gone are the days of hiding in a closet, waiting for police. Now teachers and kids are being taught how to evacuate, when to lock down, how to barricade doors, and — as a last resort — how to distract...
View ArticleMelting pot of students puts pressure on school budgets
In recent years the number and costs of non-English-speaking students in our region has spiked upward in ways never before seen in some districts and with no end in sight, say local school officials.
View ArticleMelting pot of students puts pressure on school budgets
In recent years the number and costs of non-English-speaking students in our region has spiked upward in ways never before seen in some districts and with no end in sight, say local school officials.
View ArticleTristate schools close in rates of graduation
Graduation rate changes now comparable in the Tri-State. We look at how our local high schools fared
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