Archive for the ‘School Life’ Category

The Tests Are Biased

I came across this video on The Onion and felt this breaking news needed to be shared: A new study finds that tests are biased against students who don’t care about their education. I will warn you, this video contains several examples of foul language. And even though I do not condone the language in [...]

Awash in Federal Money

If you thought selling taxpayers on a levy this fall would be difficult because Ohio recently secured $400 million in Race to the Top grant funding, just wait. Today the Ohio Department of Education announced preliminary allocations for the recently passed federal Ed Jobs legislation. While Race to the Top funding will be split over [...]

Superintendent McIntyre gets good grades from Knox school board

Should We Rate High Schools Using College Remediation Rates?

There’s an interesting article in today’s Columbus Dispatch. Reporter Charlie Boss takes a closer look at the disconnect between grades earned in high school, school ratings and college readiness of some Ohio graduates. Do good grades mean a high-school graduate has mastered the material and is ready for the next level? That’s hard to determine, [...]