Education

Cleveland Plain Dealer - September 9, 2008
In this era of academic accountability, the test scores of thousands of Ohio public-school students are being left behind.
The districts they attended collected state money for their education.
They took the appropriate state achievement and graduation tests.

Here is a good story that has has completely been lost locally. I was familiar with Michelle Rhee's appointment to lead the troubled DC school system, but it was only today I found out she grew up in the area (apparently Rossford).

6TH Annual Gathering - THEY WALKED HERE BEFORE US - A Woodland Indian Celebration

DATE: September 27 - 28, 2008

LOCATION: Perrysburg, Ohio - 27174 Hull Prairie Road
The Buttonwood Park/Betty C. Black Recreation Area off River Road/ State Route 65, 1 mile West of Fort Meigs State Memorial Park

TIMES: Gates Open @ 10:00 a.m. Saturday & 11:00 a.m. Sunday

With spirit comparable to the young, energetic cheerleaders, Toledo Public Schools Superintendent John Foley blew his whistle, twirled his baton, and marched with a large, black-feathered Busby hat to rally community support for his schools.

He was a cheerleader at the last levy kickoff and couldn’t do that again.

The Toledo School for the Arts has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as one of 320 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools for 2008.

The award recognizes schools that have helped students achieve at high levels or make significant progress in closing the achievement gap.

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080915/NEWS04/809159...

This link, http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/sunday/main3445.shtml, looks at the business of home-schooling.

Toledo Public Schools gave a $1 million pat on the back yesterday to its hardworking teachers and staff.

Through the Teacher Incentive Fund, bonus checks were handed out to the staff of 23 schools that achieved at least two of the district's three goals for the 2007-08 school year. It meant incentive payments of $1,000 or $2,000 to 792 teachers, principals, and paraprofessionals.

The WebSites of both Carty and Marge Brown have been updated!

http://www.cartyfinkbeiner.com/ and www.margebrown.com

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The African American Parents' Association is having an Informational Forum for parents, students and community members who are interested in learning how to advocate for keeping students in school as opposed to suspensions, expulsions and removals.
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August 26, 2008 - The Toledo Public Schools today announced that they reached the Continuous Improvement (CI) designation with a Performance (PI) Index of 80.1. The PI was just barely above the minimum 80 required for a CI designation. The change over last year was 1 point or 1.26% increase. more...

A fundamentalist Christian group that claims to help young people overcome drug and alcohol addiction through Bible study and prayer has given up a federal grant after Americans United for Separation of Church and State protested the funding.

(CNN) -- The 3-year-old came home in tears from his public pre-kindergarten program, unable to adequately describe what had happened to him or how he had sustained bruises that stretched around his hips to his stomach.

Gut wrenching, confounding, and complex, Rich-Heape Films have released their long awaited documentary titled “Our Spirits Don’t Speak English: Indian Boarding School.”

Lucas County commissioners today are expected to decide whether to put a 0.16-mill, five-year additional levy on the November ballot to reopen COSI.

Yesterday, representatives from four local businesses said they would escalate their efforts to campaign for the levy — and would help the museum create new exhibits if the levy passes.

Question's for those in the world of Swampbubbles...

What Toledo neighborhoods have the highest crime rate (pertaining to our youth)?

What elementary and middle schools in the Toledo Public School system have the lowest test scores?

by Warren Woodberry
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  of time.   This is shocking, and another example of dramatic reforms needed. 

Read about this cool program:
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Josh Sandwisch of Toledo, Ohio says the experience allows him to offer more than a lesson plan to his students.

Thursday July 24, 2008 - 9:00 AM - in front of Scott High School*- 2400
Collingwood Blvd.
Save Our Scott (SOS) will hold a press conference in front of Scott High
School (Collingwood Blvd. Side) to publicize our efforts to save Scott, and
to make the community aware of what will happen if Scott is not renovated. We
will ask the public to sign our petition, and list the ways in which they

Ok, so yesterday around noon, I used the TPS Web contact form and asked a simple question on if there is a regularly scheduled meeting this month. Well I have not heard a response from TPS. You can watch the counter on the right to see how long it takes TPS to answer a question from their Web site.

TPS is not responding to ABLE's request:

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality Inc. yesterday filed a lawsuit in Lucas County Common Pleas Court against Toledo Public Schools Superintendent John Foley seeking public information.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080712/NEWS02/84...

Also in by e-mail:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 9, 2008
Contact: Matthew Sheaff

Matthew.Sheaff@strongamericanschools.org

NEW POLL: STRONG MAJORITY OF WOMEN IN MISSOURI AND OHIO EXPRESS OUTRAGE AT FAILING PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Women see a strong connection between basic education skills –reading, math and science – and children’s economic success

I ask this question because back on 6/17 I asked TPS for a quote/plan for Scott High School. The answer I got is they would prepare something, I have yet to see something.

TPS will be talking more about Scott High School and the building plan at their meeting tomorrow night. If you did not hear Eye on Toledo last Thursday, you can learn more about Scott High School and what is going on there by listening to the recently posted podcast on the Eye on Toledo site.

http://www.wspd.com/main.html