Patrick O'Donnell
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Cleveland, OH, United States
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Ohio vouchers mired in confusion after heated debate, with clarity 60 days away
Families, schools and educators will have to wait 60 days for Ohio legislators to resolve the state's tuition voucher controversy after the state House and Senate could not strike a deal → Read More
Cleveland schools, businesses should add more manufacturing training to East Side, business group says
Cleveland's East Side and eastern suburbs train far too few people for all the manufacturing jobs open in the area, the Manufacturing Works group says. So businesses and the Cleveland school district should add training prorams. → Read More
Ohio charter schools want more tax dollars
Ohio's charter schools want more money from the state because they have much less than school districts. Can the troubles schools be trusted with more money? → Read More
ECOT closure brings cheers - and howls that the state wouldn't budge
The vote to close the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT) online charter school is applauded by some, but criticized by others for forcing kids to change schools mid-year → Read More
Cleveland and other charter school sponsors doing a better job, new ratings show
Charter school sponsors in Ohio scored much better in state ratings this year than last year, especially Cleveland and the sponsor of the ECOT online school → Read More
Bill would ban suspensions of non-violent young students to keep them in class
State Sen. Peggy Lehner wants Ohio schools to stop suspending young students and start teaching them how to behave. → Read More
Is "equity" in education just about money? Educators debate strategies (video)
Educators debate the role of money and other strategies in improving equity in schools at the Council of the Great City Schools national conference in Cleveland. → Read More
Bill Gates wants to boost education through data, "big-bet" innovations and charters, he tells nation's big-city school leaders
Microsoft founder Bill Gates told the Council of the Great City Schools national conference today that his investments in education have brought some valuable findings. He also gave a broad outline of plans to spend $1.7 billion over the next fibe years. → Read More
Schools add "social and emotional" skills to reading, writing, arithmetic
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) like resolving conflicts, teamwork and managing emotions are becoming an important part of schools, along with traditional academics → Read More
Even experts disagree on what state report card grades mean
Educators and advocates don't agree on whether school and district report cards and grades are about rankings, accountability, parent choice or civil rights. → Read More
Anti-bullying talk at high school by religious speaker raises concerns about separation of church and state
Two planned talks at Kenston High School today by religious speaker Bob Lenz today have raised a controversy and debate over the separation of church and state. → Read More
Cleveland Catholic Diocese and State Sen. Huffman rally support for expanding tuition vouchers
The Cleveland Catholic Diocese joins State Sen. Matt Huffman is seeking support for increasing Ohio's private school tuition voucher program → Read More
Judge orders ECOT to give state student log-in records
The Ohio Department of Education today won a court order forcing e-school giant the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT) to provide student log-in records for an audit of the charter school → Read More
ECOT online charter school loses bid to block attendance and funding audit
The giant Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT) online charter school won a temporary block to an audit of how long its students spend of classwork → Read More
Cleveland teachers consider a fall strike as frustration grows over evaluations, Cleveland Plan
The Cleveland Teachers Union is asking teachers to authorize a strike in the fall, which both the district and union leaders reject a proposed new contract from a fact-finder. → Read More
Is the charter school run by state superintendent candidate Robert Sommers a good one? Report card says no
The Carpe Diem charter school run by state superintendent candidate has poor grades on state report cards → Read More
Teacher strike, Kasich connections dominate talk of state superintendent finalist Tina Thomas-Manning
State superintendent finalist Tina Thomas-Manning improved schools as a principal, but her role in the 2014 Reynoldsburg teacher strike and her connections to the Kasich administration draw the most attention. → Read More
Ohio Superintendent finalist Shonda Hardman comes with Chicago, Houston experience
Shonda Huery-Hardman, one of four finalists to be state superintendent for Ohio, has held major leadership roles in giant urban districts like Houston and Chicago → Read More
Ohio superintendent finalist Penny Schwinn takes Texas job
Penny Schwinn, a finalist for Ohio's state superintendent's job, has taken a job with the Texas Education Agency → Read More
Gov. John Kasich wants more arts classes in STEM schools, but isn't paying for them
Gov. John Kasich hopes to make STEM schools into STEAM schools with more arts, but isn't offering any money to make it happen. → Read More