The ESC BRIDGE
Bridging Resources, Information, and Data from
Government and Education
FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 27, 2013
FEATURED NEWS
SENATE GOP OUTLINES SCHOOL FOUNDATION FUNDING CHANGES HANNAH
Senate President Keith Faber (R-Celina), flanked by nine members of the Senate Republican
caucus, said Thursday that the Senate version of the FY14-15 budget increases funding for
primary and secondary education by nearly $717 million over the current biennium, bringing the
total to nearly "three-quarters of a billion dollars." He called it the "largest investment [in
education] in at least the last 10 years." He went on to explain that the Senate "kept the
governor's framework" while "expanding on the work done by the House." Thursday's news
conference focused specifically on the school foundation funding formula as well as early
childhood education and the "Straight A Fund."
BILL WITH SIMILARITIES TO "CLEVELAND PLAN" COULD SOON PASS FOR COLUMBUS SCHOOLS
STATE IMPACT OHIO
It’s been a rough school year for Columbus City Schools. The district is under investigation by
the State Auditor’s office and the FBI for tampering with student attendance data and grades.
And the struggling district has a history of less-than-stellar academic results. StateImpact Ohio’s
Ida Lieszkovszky reports now there’s a bill making its way through the Ohio House that aims to
improve the district. Some education officials around the state say that’s great – as long as the
bill stays specific to Columbus.
NATIONAL, FEDERAL AND US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
OBAMA PUSHES CONGRESS ON STUDENT LOANS WASHINGTON POST
President Obama urged Congress on Friday to pass a new student-loan bill within the next
month to prevent what he said would be a doubling of rates on government-subsidized loans for
the nation’s college students. Appearing in the White House Rose Garden before an audience
of students, Obama said: “If Congress doesn’t act by July 1, federal student loan rates are set to
double.” He said the average student would rack up an additional $1,000 in debt. Obama urged
students to lobby lawmakers to improve on a House bill that the White House argues does not
go far enough. He said it “fails to lock in low rates for students next year” and “eliminates
safeguards for low-income families.”
TEACHERS UNION FILES SUIT TO HALT CLOSINGS CHICAGO TRIBUNE
The Chicago Teachers Union filed a lawsuit Wednesday that seeks to keep 10 schools from
being shuttered, the third such action aimed at reversing the Board of Education's approval last
week of closing 49 elementary schools and a high school program. Unlike two federal lawsuits
filed by parents that, among other things, allege discrimination, the CTU's lawsuit in Cook
County Circuit Court argues that Chicago Public Schools did not follow proper procedure in the
10 closures.
OHIO LEGISLATION UPDATE (RECENT BILL ACTION IN RED)
130TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Introduced
HB 178 SCHOOL SAFETY DRILLS (PHILLIPS D) To amend with respect to school safety drills
STATUS: Introduced; Referred to House Education Committee
HB 180 CARDIAC ARREST-YOUTH ACTIVITIES (PILLICH C) With regard to sudden cardiac
arrest in youth athletic activities STATUS: Introduced; Referred to House Health & Aging
Committee
HB 181 PERSONAL IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION-STUDENT (BRENNER A) To prohibit
submission of a student's personal identifiable information to the federal government without
direct authorization of the local school board STATUS: Introduced
House
HB 1 OHIO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT LAW (DERICKSON T, ROMANCHUK M) To
require a local workforce investment area to use OhioMeansJobs as the local workforce
investment area's job placement system, to rename county one-stop systems, and to make
other changes to Ohio's Workforce Development Law STATUS: Passed by House, Vote 81-11
HB 4 LOCAL GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT GRANT PROGRAM
(STAUTBERG P, BLESSING III L) To establish the Local Government Performance
Measurement Grant Program STATUS: Introduced; Referred to House State & Local
Government Committee
HB 8 SCHOOL SAFETY LAWS (ROEGNER K, KUNZE S) To revise the school safety law
STATUS: Introduced; Referred to House Education Committee
HB 10 FISCAL TOWNSHIPS-MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS FISCAL OFFICERS (HAGAN C)
To establish education programs and continuing education requirements for the fiscal officers of
townships and municipal corporations, to establish procedures for removing those fiscal officers,
county treasurers, and county auditors from office STATUS: Introduced; Referred to House
State & Local Government Committee
HB 14 SCHOOL RECORDS-ABUSED-NEGLECTED-DEPENDENT CHILD (PELANDA D) With
respect to a school district's withholding or transfer to another district or school of the records of
a child who is alleged or adjudicated an abused, neglected, or dependent child. STATUS:
(Passed by House) Referred to Senate Education Committee
HB 16 HEAD INJURIES-YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS (O'BRIEN S, HOTTINGER J) To
correct a cross reference with regard to concussions and head injuries in athletic activities
organized by youth sports organizations and to declare an emergency. STATUS: (Passed by
House) Referred to Senate Medicaid, Health & Human Services Committee
HB 17 LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUND (CERA J, GERBERRY R) To require that, for fiscal year
2014 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Local Government Fund must receive the same
proportion of state tax revenue that the Fund received in fiscal year 2005. STATUS: House
Finance & Appropriations Committee
HB 18 METAL DETECTORS-PUBLIC SCHOOLS (PATMON B) With respect to metal detectors
in public schools STATUS: House Education Committee
HB 30 EDUCATORS LETTERS OF ADMONISHMENT (JOHNSON T) Regarding letters of
admonishment to licensed educators STATUS: Introduced; Referred to House Education
Committee
HB 32 MINIMUM SCHOOL YEAR (HAYES B, PATMON B) To establish a minimum school year
for school districts, STEM schools, and chartered nonpublic schools based on hours, rather than
days, of instruction STATUS: Introduced; Referred to House Education Committee
HB 50 CHILDREN'S' RIGHTS (HEARD T, MCGREGOR R) To protect the rights of children
before and during custodial interrogations STATUS: Introduced; Referred to House Judiciary
Committee
HB 58 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERSHIP (GERBERRY R) To change the voting
membership of the State Board of Education STATUS: Introduced; Referred to House
Education Committee
HB 59 BIENNIAL BUDGET (AMSTUTZ R) To make operating appropriations for the biennium
beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2015; to provide authorization and conditions for
the operation of state programs STATUS: (Passed by House) Senate Finance Committee –
Substitute bill accepted
HB 96 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LAW (STRAHORN F) To eliminate
an exemption from the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Law for specified educational
employees STATUS: Referred to House Education Committee
HB 97 DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH (BRENNER A, LETSON T) To designate October as
"Dyslexia Awareness Month” STATUS: House Health & Aging Committee – Reported out
HB 107 CAREER EXPLORATION INTERNSHIPS-TAX CREDIT (BAKER N) To authorize a tax
credit for businesses that employ high school students in career exploration internships
STATUS: Referred to House Ways & Means Committee
HB 111 STATE UNIVERSITIES-STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS (DUFFEY M, STINZIANO M)
To grant student members of the boards of trustees of state universities and the Northeast Ohio
Medical University voting power and the authority to attend executive sessions STATUS:
Referred to House Education Committee
HB 113 HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICAL EDUCATION (ANTONIO N, HENNE M) To specify that
school districts and chartered nonpublic schools may excuse from high school physical
education students who participate in a school-sponsored athletic club STATUS: Referred to
House Education Committee
HB 115 LOCAL GOVERNMENT BRIDGE FUND (SCHURING K) To create the Local
Government Bridge Fund for the purpose of providing grants to local governments up to the
reduced amount of funds the government received in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 from the Local
Government Fund STATUS: Referred to House Finance & Appropriations Committee
HB 127 CAREER-TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
MONTH (ADAMS R) To designate the month of March as "Career-Technical Education and
Skilled Workforce Development Month” STATUS: House Education Committee – Reported
out
HB 152 RIGHT TO WORK-PUBLIC EMPLOYEES (MAAG R) To remove any requirement under
the Public Employees Collective Bargaining Law that public employees join or pay dues to any
employee organization. STATUS: Referred to House State & Local Government Committee
HB 154 LOTTERY PROFITS-EDUCATION (GERBERRY R) To require that a portion of lottery
profits be distributed annually on a per pupil basis to public and chartered nonpublic schools
STATUS: Introduced; Referred to House Finance & Appropriations Committee
HB 158 NONREFUNDABLE TAX CREDITS-NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS (BRENNER A, PATMON
B) To authorize nonrefundable tax credits for donations to nonprofit entities providing
scholarships to low-income students enrolling in nonpublic schools
STATUS: Introduced; Referred to House Education Committee
HB 167 COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (HEARD T, GROSSMAN C) To authorize school districts with
an average daily membership greater than 60,000 and located in a city with a population greater
than 700,000 to levy property taxes, the revenue from which may be shared with partnering
community schools STATUS: House Education Committee – Reported out as amended;
Passed by House, Vote 78-15; Emergency Vote 76-17
HB 168 CERTIFIED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS (HAGAN C) To create a subprogram of
the Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Program that permits students to participate in certified
apprenticeship programs STATUS: Introduced
HB 171 RELEASED TIME COURSES-RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION (MCCLAIN J, PATMON B)
To permit public school students to attend and receive credit for released time courses in
religious instruction conducted off school property during regular school hours STATUS:
Introduced; Referred to House Education Committee
HB 175 OHIO STATE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE DATABASE (DOVILLA M) To require
the Treasurer of State to establish the Ohio State Government Expenditure Database STATUS:
Introduced; Referred to State & Local Government Committee
HB 178 SCHOOL SAFETY DRILLS (PHILLIPS D) To amend with respect to school safety drills
STATUS: Introduced; Referred to House Education Committee
HB 180 CARDIAC ARREST-YOUTH ACTIVITIES (PILLICH C) With regard to sudden cardiac
arrest in youth athletic activities STATUS: Introduced; Referred to House Health & Aging
Committee
HB 181 PERSONAL IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION-STUDENT (BRENNER A) To prohibit
submission of a student's personal identifiable information to the federal government without
direct authorization of the local school board STATUS: Introduced
Senate
SB 1 OHIOMEANSJOBS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING LOAN FUND
(BEAGLE B, BALDERSON T) To create the OhioMeansJobs Workforce Development
Revolving Loan Fund, to create the OhioMeansJobs Workforce Development Revolving Loan
Program, to allocate a portion of casino license fees to finance the loan program, and to make
an appropriation. STATUS: (Passed by Senate) Referred to House Manufacturing and
Workforce Development Committee
SB 2 OHIO'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT LAW (LEHNER P, BEAGLE B) To require a local
workforce investment area to use OhioMeansJobs as the local workforce investment area's job
placement system, to rename county one-stop systems, and to make other changes to Ohio's
Workforce Development Law STATUS: (Passed by Senate) Referred to House
Manufacturing and Workforce Development Committee
SB 11 SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS (BROWN E) To require school districts to allow
alternative summer meal sponsors to use school facilities to provide food service for summer
intervention services under certain conditions. STATUS: Introduced; Referred to Senate
Medicaid, Health & Human Services Committee
SB 13 VETERANS-ACADEMIC CREDIT (GENTILE L) To enhance support and services for
veterans at state institutions of higher education and to require each institution to develop a
policy for awarding academic credit to veterans for training received while in the military
STATUS: Introduced; Referred to Senate Public Safety, Local Government & Veterans
Affairs Committee
SB 15 EDUCATION FUNDING (SAWYER T) To prescribe a system and timeline for the
General Assembly to deliberate and determine the components and cost of a high quality public
primary and secondary education STATUS: Introduced; Referred to Senate Finance
Committee
SB 21 THIRD-GRADE READING GUARANTEE (LEHNER P) To revise the requirements for
reading teachers under the Third-Grade Reading Guarantee STATUS: Passed by Senate;
Passed by House; Senate concurred with House amendments, Vote 33-0; Emergency
vote 31-2
SB 26 HEAD INJURIES-YOUTH SPORTS (SCHAFFER T) To correct a cross reference with
regard to concussions and head injuries in athletic activities organized by youth sports
organizations and to declare an emergency STATUS: Signed by Governor
SB 31 INCOME TAX CREDIT-TEACHERS (SCHAFFER T) To allow a credit against the
personal income tax for amounts spent by teachers for instructional materials STATUS:
Introduced; Referred to Senate Ways & Means Committee
SB 35 SPECIAL ELECTIONS (JORDAN K) To eliminate the ability to conduct special elections
in February and August STATUS: Introduced; Referred to Senate State Government
Oversight & Reform Committee
SB 42 PROPERTY TAXES-SCHOOL SECURITY (MANNING G, GARDNER R) To authorize
school districts to levy a property tax exclusively for school safety and security purposes
STATUS: Passed by Senate, Vote 31-2; Referred to House Way & Means Committee
SB 59 EDUCATION ENERGY COUNCIL (BEAGLE B) To authorize an eligible regional council
of governments to establish itself as an education energy council for the purpose of issuing debt
to pay for school district energy purchases STATUS: Introduced; Referred to Senate Public
Utilities Committee
SB 65 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LAW (TURNER N) To eliminate an
exemption from the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Law for specific educational
employees STATUS: Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
SB 67 AUDIT PROCEDURE-POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS (PETERSON B) To create an
agreed-upon procedure audit for certain eligible political subdivisions and to eliminate the
Auditor of State's exemption from filing a rule summary and fiscal analysis with proposed rules.
STATUS: (Passed by Senate) Referred to House State and Local Government Committee
– Reported out as amended; Passed by House, Vote 61-34; Senate concurred
SB 69 COURSE AND PROGRAM SHARING NETWORK (BEAGLE B) To establish the Course
and Program Sharing Network and to make an appropriation STATUS: Introduced; Referred
to Senate Finance Committee
SB 72 TRIO PROGRAMS (TAVARES C) To make an appropriation for the provision of state
matching funds for federal TRIO programs at Ohio institutions of higher education for FY 2014
and FY 2015 STATUS: Introduced; Referred to Senate Finance Committee
SB 74 AGENCY STANDARDS-CHILDRENS FACILITIES (TAVARES C) To require that any
privately run non-Ohio agency, home, school, camp, institution, or other entity or residential
facility to which Ohio abused, neglected, dependent, unruly, or delinquent children are
committed comply with the same standards that are applicable to in-state agencies STATUS:
Introduced; Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee
SB 93 OPEN MEETINGS ACT (JONES S) To require that further information be stated in
motions to hold executive sessions under the Open Meetings Act, to expand the fees and
expenses that may be recovered for violations of the Act, and to make other changes to the Act
STATUS: Referred to Senate State Government Oversight and Reform Committee
SB 96 HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM (LAROSE F) To require one unit of
world history in the high school social studies curriculum STATUS: Referred to Senate
Education Committee
SB 122 OFFICE OF REGIONAL SERVICES AND ACCOUNTABILITY (SAWYER T) To create
the Office of Regional Services and Accountability in the Department of Education STATUS:
Introduced; Referred to Senate Education Committee
SB 123 INTERDISTRICT OPEN ENROLLMENT (SAWYER T) To terminate interdistrict open
enrollment on that date with the possibility of renewal following the General Assembly's
examination of the study's findings STATUS: Introduced; Referred to Senate Education
Committee
SB126 SCHOOL SAFETY FUNDS (SCHIAVONI J) To require the State Board of Education to
establish criteria and procedures for the awarding of school safety funds to school districts and
to make an appropriation STATUS: Introduced; Referred to Senate Finance Committee
SB127 PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION-HOME SCHOOLED CHILDREN (JORDAN K) To create
a property tax and a manufactured home tax reduction for parents of home schooled children
equal to the taxes levied by the school district on the homestead of the parent STATUS:
Introduced; Referred to Senate Ways & Means Committee
OHIO POLITICS/BUDGET
'COLUMBUS PLAN' HEADS TO HOUSE FLOOR ON WEDNESDAY HANNAH
By a vote of 16 to 3, the "Columbus Plan" for education reform, HB167 (Heard-Grossman),
cleared the House Education Committee Tuesday evening. Committee chairman Rep. Gerald
Stebelton (R-Lancaster) said it would be on the House floor on Wednesday. The bill garnered
additional support from Columbus Education Commission Co-Chair George Barrett, chairman
and CEO of Cardinal Health, Columbus City Council President Andrew Ginther who partnered
with Columbus Mayor Mike Coleman to form the commission, and Columbus City Schools
Board of Education President Carol Perkins. They reiterated earlier testimony about the poor
performance of the Columbus City Schools and the work of the 25-member commission which
agreed unanimously to the 55 recommendations -- three of which are reflected in HB167.
OHIO HOUSE APPROVES COLUMBUS SCHOOLS BALLOT MEASURE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
The Ohio House overwhelmingly approved a bill that would put ballot questions before
Columbus school district voters in November seeking a tax levy that could be shared with
charter schools and creating an independent auditor for the district. The House voted 78-15
yesterday to pass the measure, which had been recommended by Columbus Mayor Michael B.
Coleman’s education commission.
SCHOOL AID WOULD BE BOOSTED UNDER OHIO SENATE PROPOSAL THE CLEVELAND PLAIN
DEALER
Ohio Senate leaders this afternoon proposed boosting basic state aid to districts from $6.3
billion this school year to more than $7 billion in 2014-15. By the second year of the two-year
proposal, districts would receive 11 percent more money from the state than they do now, said
Senate President Keith Faber. "That's the largest increase as a percentage in the last 10 years
– or longer," said Faber, a Celina Republican.
OHIO SENATE UPS EDUCATION FUNDING IN BUDGET COLUMBUS DISPATCH
The latest alterations to the state school-funding formula, which the Senate plans to pass next
week as part of the two-year, $61.5 billion budget, allow many districts to pick up more money
than provided under the House-passed plan. Overall, the Senate plan spends $142 million more
in basic operating funds over two years than the House version, and $717 million more than the
current two-year budget that expires on June 30. Taken as a percentage, Senate President
Keith Faber, R-Celina, said, it would be the largest two-year funding increase in at least a
decade, 11 percent. Schools were slashed by $980 million in the current two-year budget.
SENATE PLAN UPS FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Property valuation decreases in Franklin County could bring about one benefit — more state
money for schools. The change in property values, compared to elsewhere in the state, is key to
how your school district fares under the Senate’s new school-funding plan. That is good news
for Franklin County districts, where, based on three-year averages, valuation drops are
projected in 14 of 16 districts next year. The new funding plan also is good news for the state’s
largest districts – 14 of 15 would get the maximum funding increases allowed under Senate
caps, 6.25 percent next year and 10.5 percent in 2015. Among the state’s wealthiest districts,
69 percent would see the maximum funding increase.
SENATE GOP OUTLINES SCHOOL FOUNDATION FUNDING CHANGES HANNAH
Senate President Keith Faber (R-Celina), flanked by nine members of the Senate Republican
caucus, said Thursday that the Senate version of the FY14-15 budget increases funding for
primary and secondary education by nearly $717 million over the current biennium, bringing the
total to nearly "three-quarters of a billion dollars." He called it the "largest investment [in
education] in at least the last 10 years." He went on to explain that the Senate "kept the
governor's framework" while "expanding on the work done by the House." Thursday's news
conference focused specifically on the school foundation funding formula as well as early
childhood education and the "Straight A Fund."
BUDISH ANNOUNCES BID FOR COUNTY EXECUTIVE HANNAH
At the site of a new development in downtown Cleveland Thursday, Rep. Armond Budish (DBeachwood) announced his candidacy for Cuyahoga County executive. "I’m running for
Cuyahoga County executive because I know we have a tremendous opportunity to succeed as
a region if we come together and build on our strengths,” Budish said. "I’ve spent my career
bringing people together to find common purpose and positive solutions, and I am committed to
a strong, successful and sustainable future for our 59 independent communities and our unified
county."
CUYAHOGA COUNTY EXECUTIVE CANDIDATE BOB REID ANNOUNCES ENDORSEMENTS FROM
SUBURBAN MAYORS THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
Bob Reid wasn't counting on Ed FitzGerald's blessing to succeed him as Cuyahoga County
executive. FitzGerald, after all, forced Reid out as county sheriff in January -- a move that still
puzzles Reid. But Reid told The Plain Dealer on Thursday that he was surprised to see
FitzGerald come out early for State Rep. Armond Budish, a Beachwood Democrat already seen
as a favorite in next year's election.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE MORE MONEY FOR MORE PRESCHOOL IN STATE BUDGET STATE
NEWS BUREAU
Some conservative Ohio lawmakers and some faith leaders who generally support conservative
causes want to put millions of additional dollars into more preschool for at risk
children...something a lot of Democrats have championed in the past. Ohio Public Radio’s Jo
Ingles reports the push is on at the Ohio Statehouse to get more money for early childhood
education.
WITH ONE MONTH UNTIL DEADLINE, REFLECTIONS ON OHIO'S PENDING BUDGET: EDITORIAL THE
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
Ohio's proposed budget is a work in progress, currently in the hands of Senate Republican
leaders. What Ohioans have seen so far has its plusses, including elimination by Senate
budget-writers of some ill-advised items inserted into the House version. Gone is a votersuppression amendment dreamed up by House Republicans that would have penalized state
universities (with a worst-case collective tuition loss of $370 million a year) if they helped out-ofstate students prove they had Ohio addresses for voting purposes. The Senate also nixed an illjudged ban on using public transit to get younger schoolchildren to school.
CURRICULUM, ASSESSMENT AND INSTRUCTION
SCIENCE FRAMEWORK SEEN AS VALUED RESOURCE FOR EDUCATORS EDUCATION WEEK
As science educators look at the Next Generation Science Standards, some experts and fellow
teachers have a piece of advice: Don't forget to read—and reread—the National Research
Council framework. While the standards are often described as a "technical document," the
framework, published in 2011, is an accessible narrative that not only served as a blueprint for
the standards, but also explains the ideas behind them, makes the case for why they are
needed, and says what they aim to accomplish.
STATE CHIEFS: COMMON CORE REQUIRES FLEXIBILITY, NOT A PAUSE EDUCATION WEEK
The Council of Chief State School Officers is rejecting calls for a moratorium on any high stakes
tied to the Common Core State Standards, and is instead suggesting that states have almost all
of the power they need to smooth the way for what could be a rocky transition. What the chiefs
do want, however, is some flexibility from the U.S. Department of Education and from U.S.
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan—from No Child Left Behind itself or the waivers already
granted—during these next couple of tricky years as the common core is fully implemented and
common tests come on line.
COMMON-CORE ONLINE PRACTICE TESTS UNVEILED EDUCATION WEEK
Students, parents, and teachers who are anxious or merely curious about the coming online
assessments matched to the Common Core State Standards will now have the opportunity to
go through a test run of sorts. The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, one of two major
coalitions of states designing the tests, has released sets of online sample test questions for
grades 3-8 and 11 in both English language arts and math, the first two subjects to be tested.
The common-core tests will be delivered online in participating states during the 2014-15
academic year.
COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS/PREPARATION
CHANGES COMING TO GED; NEW STANDARDS, SWITCH TO DIGITAL FORMAT WILL ERASE
PROGRESS FOR TEST TAKERS LORAIN MORNING JOURNAL
Starting in 2014, new standards will erase any progress made on the current form of the test, as
higher standards are expected when the test switches to a strictly digital format. The $40 paper
test will be discontinued, making the $120 computer version the only option for test takers.
CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S NEW LEADER'S EXPERIENCE IS A PLUS: EDITORIAL THE
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
Cuyahoga Community College's incoming president, Alex Johnson, has impressive leadership
experience at two-year colleges and much-needed down-in-the-trenches familiarity with his new
job: He was the president of Tri-C's downtown campus 10 years ago. Johnson, now president of
the Community College of Allegheny County, will begin his new job at Tri-C on July 1.
COLLEGE INTERNS WILL MAKE MORE IN NORTHEAST OHIO THIS SUMMER, SURVEY SAYS THE
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
This is the time of year when many workplaces get a more youthful look with college students
beginning summer internships. In Northeast Ohio this year, not only are there a few more
internships, they've offering hefty pay increases over last year, according to a local survey of
employers. Average pay for interns this year is $13.27 an hour, up from $12.30 in 2012 -- an
increase of nearly 8 percent, according to the survey by Employers Resource Council, or ERC,
a Northeast Ohio organization focused on human resources and workplace issues and the
Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education. Wages had remained flat at $12.30 between 2011
and 2012.
UA SLASHES TUITION FOR FRESHMEN TO TAKE SELECT SUMMER COURSES AKRON BEACON
JOURNAL
The University of Akron is slashing tuition for a handful of freshman courses this summer in the
hope it will give students a leg up in their studies. The new ZipStart program will shave 43
percent off the cost of a three-credit hour class and 60 percent off two three-credit classes for
in-state students who already have committed to UA. Out-of-state students will get even greater
savings: 68 percent and 74 percent, respectively.
STATE SYSTEMS GO MOOC INSIDE HIGHER ED
Universities from New Mexico to New York will join Coursera in a sprawling expansion of the
Silicon Valley startup’s efforts to take online education to the masses. Together, state systems
and flagship universities in nine states will help the company test new business models and
teaching methods and potentially put Coursera in competition with some of the ed tech
industry’s most established players.
EARLY LEARNING
ED. DEPT. LAUNCHES COMPETITION FOR KINDERGARTEN ENTRY ASSESSMENTS EDUCATION
WEEK
States will have a chance to vie for $9.2 million in funds intended to help them create
kindergarten entry assessments, which evaluate young children on several domains related to
school readiness. The description of the funding opportunity says that the U.S. Department of
Education expects to make two grants. Groups of three or more states working together will be
given an edge in the competition. The deadline for the notice of intent to apply is June 24;
applications are due July 8.
RESEARCH
TEENAGERS ARE WIRED FOR PEER APPROVAL, STUDY SAYS EDUCATION WEEK
It's true: Adolescents really do want to jump off a bridge just because their friends are doing it.
But new research suggests changes in how teenagers view risks and rewards around their
peers are not only a critical part of their development, but may also provide a key to motivating
them. From the DARE anti-drug program to abstinence-only curricula, education has been full of
high-profile attempts to curtail risky behavior that have met with mixed success at best. The
emerging evidence suggests, however, that changing teenagers' behavior demands accounting
for their social circles, not just asking them to stand up to their peers.
STUDENTS WANT, BUT AREN'T GETTING, 21ST-CENTURY-SKILLS TRAINING EDUCATION WEEK
A new Gallup poll shows that young adults recognize the value of 21st-century skills, such as
problem-solving, global awareness, and communication, but say they didn't get enough of an
opportunity in high school or college to develop them. Those who did, however, reported higher
job satisfaction. The national telephone survey of about 1,000 18- to 35-year-olds in April found
that 28 percent of those with a high school diplomas or less say they "often" worked on a long-
term project that took several classes to complete, compared with 50 percent of college
students or graduates and 65 percent of those with postgraduate work or a degree who say the
same.
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
PRIVATE
NATIONAL CENTER FOR FAMILY LITERACY INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR FAMILY LEARNING
LITERACY PROGRAMS NATIONAL CENTER FOR FAMILY LITERACY (DEADLINE: JUNE 24, 2013)
The National Center for Family Literacy is accepting applications from organizations and
educational institutions for projects that engage families in literacy and mentoring. Through the
Toyota Family Learning initiative, NCFL will award five three-year grants of $175,000 each, as
well as a wide range of NCFL training and communications support, to implement services that
engage families in learning together, mentoring other families in learning together, and family
service learning projects.
GTECH SEEKS PROPOSALS TO CREATE AFTER-SCHOOL COMPUTER LABS FOR AT-RISK
YOUTH GTECH (DEADLINE: ROLLING)
GTECH's After School Advantage Program provides nonprofit community agencies and public
schools with state-of-the-art computer labs designed to give inner-city children between the
ages of 5 and 15 a safe, meaningful, and fun learning experience during afterschool hours. The
program provides up to $15,000 in computers, online technology, computer software, and
volunteer hours to afterschool programs in inner-city communities where the online gaming
company has an office. GTECH employees will work with each agency and school to design
and develop a fully operational computer center.
NORTHEAST OHIO SCHOOLS
WILLOUGHBY-EASTLAKE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT LEVY
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