July 27, 2013

Columbus Dispatch - July 27th (two retire / rehires are being dismissed!) - two-school-executives-to-resign

July 26, 2013

Columbus Dispatch, July 26 - Columbus-public-schools-food-service

This was an issue I worked on for years.  The loss is not really a loss, it is mainly due to students using other students lunch codes - and the parents not wanting to pay for lunches their students never ate.  The lunch system that tracks the student / lunch charges did not interface at all with CCS student systems, and the MIS department and the Food Service department did not play well together - this mainly being the fault of the ever ready to fail management in CCS-MIS.  Sysco dropped their school lunch contract with CCS a couple of years ago when they had to eat a $500,000 loss.  Doesn't look like things have improved.

July 24, 2013

Columbus Dispatch, July 24 - voters-can-expect-big-levy-push

Columbus Dispatch Education Blog - columbus-interim-chief-jumps-right-in

July 23, 2013

Columbus Dispatch, July 23 - interim-boss-plans-to-cut-high-level-positions

July 21st, 2013 - This could get interesting...

Columbus Dispatch, July 21 - new-chief-says-hes-cleaning-house

July 20th, 2013

Columbus Dispacth, July 20 - few-charters-would-share-new-money

These two stories appeared together in the online version of the Dispatch. Coincidence? I think not!

July 19th, 2013

Columbus Dispatch, July 19 - Two-Columbus-schools-administrators-resign

July 18, 2013 -- break it up, people, 20% of that pie is better than no pie at all...

Columbus Dispatch, July 18th - columbus-schools-could-legally-break-up-fall-levy

The Cincinnati Enquirer , July 18 - lockland-board-fires-chief-for-good

July 17, 2013

Columbus Dispatch, July 17 Education Blog - bills-co-signee-cute-but-outside-district

These two stories appeared together in the online version of the Dispatch. Coincidence? I think not!

Columbus Dispatch, July 17 - CCS-special-meeting

July 15th, 2013

Columbus Dispatch, July 15 - Kasich_signs_ed_bill

Columbus Dispatch Editorial - savings-plan-for-schools  (What Bullshit!)

July 14th, 2013

Columbus Dispatch, July 14th - high-school-teachers-interviewed

July 11, 2013. Fat Chance! - more detail on 'Epic Fail'

Columbus Dispatch, July 11 - Columbus-Schools-money

July 10th, 2013

Columbus Dispatch, July 10 - Columbus-schools-levy-charters-hearing

Columbus Dispatch Blog, July 10 - columbus-plan-signing-to-have-protesters

July 9th, 2013

First, some foreshadowing to the story...



Columbus Dispatch, July 9th - Columbus-schools-cost-savings-advice

July 7th, 2013. Cop is on the job.

Columbus Dispatch, July 7th - former-cop-drafted-for-data-probe

Columbus Dispatch editorial, July 7th - legal-bill-raises-500k-question

July 3rd, 2013

Columbus Dispatch, July 3rd - legal-bill-at-500k-and-counting

Columbus Dispatch Education Blog, July 3rd - columbus-schools-new-leader-pleases-yost

July 1, 2013

A story from the Akron Beacon-Journal.  Surprise!  The new budget awards much more money to David Brennan's low performing Life Skill's centers, and cuts per pupil allocation to the high performing charters.

This is what we get when a person that makes hefty political contributions is allowed a say in how budget money is allocated.

And now Columbus, in a special law, will have to give property tax money to charter schools run by David Brennan, owner of White Hat, Inc.

White Hat is the state's largest for-profit charter-management company and Brennan and associates are the largest political campaign contributors to Republican leadership among the charter school interests.

Akron Beacon Journal, July 1 - ohio-budget-rewards-low-performing-charter-schools