Ohio State Board of Education
Ohio State Board of Education narrows state superintendent search to three finalists
The Ohio State Board of Education narrowed down the state superintendent search to three candidates during their special meeting on Tuesday. The candidates are: Jeffrey Greenley —Belpre City Schools Superintendent Paul Craft — Buckeye Valley Local Schools Superintendent Julia Simmerer — Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Senior Executive Director for the Center for Teaching, […]
Ohio’s State Board of Education sets new timeline to pick state superintendent
Ohio’s State Board of Education hopes to pick a new superintendent by Christmas. After pausing their search due to last month’s litigation, the search firm Ray & Associates will reopen their superintendent application search on Wednesday. State board of education members voted to approve a new timeline for the superintendent search during Tuesday’s meeting. Here […]
Gov. DeWine taps Steve Dackin as head of Ohio K-12 education, despite previous ethics investigation
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine nominated Steve Dackin to lead the new Department of Education and Workforce — despite Dackin’s previous ethics investigation during his less than two-week stint as state superintendent. Dackin previously served as the vice president of the Ohio State Board of Education and had access to the job applications for the state […]
Judge rules overhaul of Ohio K-12 education can begin, DeWine names interim education director
Control over Ohio K-12 education can officially start to transfer to Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration after a month-long battle in court. Retired Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Richard Frye denied a preliminary injunction request to stop the transfer of power of K-12 education from the state school board to the governor’s office on Friday, […]
Despite Ohio State Board of Education President canceling meeting, 11 members met anyway
After Ohio’s State Board of Education President Paul LaRue initially canceled this month’s meeting, 11 members went ahead and had a meeting anyway Tuesday, saying they have an obligation to continue their duties while a law transferring much of their power to the governor’s office remains blocked by a temporary restraining order. LaRue notified board members […]
Franklin County judge orders temporary restraining order to stop overhaul of Ohio K-12 education
A Franklin County judge has issued a temporary restraining order to block lawmakers’ attempts to overhaul Ohio’s K-12 education system. Seven members of the Ohio State Board of Education filed a lawsuit against Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Tuesday in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas to stop the transfer of power from the Board […]
Ohio GOP effort introduced to make all state board of education positions elected and partisan
An Ohio Republican bill that would eventually make all members of the State Board of Education in Ohio elected officials with party labels was introduced Tuesday. But House Bill 235’s sponsor, state Rep. Sarah Fowler Arthur, R-Ashtabula, told the Ohio House Primary and Secondary Education Committee that the bill also addresses what she claimed is […]
State Board of Education of Ohio discusses changes coming with budget approval
In their first meeting since the state budget was approved with sweeping changes to Ohio’s State Board of Education, the group discussed the impacts it will face. “This is going to be another chapter here and I want to be as proactive and on top of this chapter as I can, and as we can,” […]
Bill to reduce Ohio’s State Board of Education to elected-only positions introduced
A bill that would reduce the size of Ohio’s State Board of Education and eliminate governor-appointed positions has been introduced with GOP support in the Ohio House. On July 5, House Bill 235 was introduced by sponsor state Rep. Sarah Fowler Arthur, R-Ashtabula. Fowler Arthur, a former state education board member herself, entered the potential […]
Final Ohio education budget expands vouchers, limits board of ed powers
With Gov. Mike DeWine spending the day before a holiday poring over a 1,200-page document debating line-item vetos, he had a lot of input from advocacy groups as to the final education budget. A conference committee of Ohio House and Senate leaders reached an agreement last week, and on the last day of the month, […]
Ohio lawmaker polls: Governor should decide education leader, state laws should regulate bathrooms
Recent polling of the Ohio General Assembly showed majority lawmaker support for executive-branch level selection of the new Ohio Department of Education leader, and legislative regulation of school bathroom policies. The polling, conducted regularly by Gongwer News Service and Werth PR, showed expected partisan splits on issues regarding education, children, and parents. Democrats polled by […]
K-12 advocates react to Ohio Senate’s state budget proposal
Public and private education supporters had a mixed bag of reactions to the state budget proposal released by the Ohio Senate GOP on Tuesday. Public school advocates criticized the bill’s provisions making private school vouchers almost universal at 450% of the federal poverty level, allowing those who may be able to pay for the private […]