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Columbus Schools, Mayor’s Commission Disagree Over Request To Review Books

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Mayor Michael Coleman handpicked 25 people to serve on the newly-formed Columbus Educational Commission a little over a month ago.

But when the group offered to review the district's books, the school board balked.

School Board President Carol Perkins said an honest discussion about the commission's request was misunderstood as an attempt to block the review.

When the commission decided to get started, they wanted to review the Columbus City Schools business operations.

Why do these people still have jobs they are using our time and money to cover up their scandal and were suppose to be ok with them getting paid for this stuff…..

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From The Columbus Dispatch...

Official says he’s a scapegoat

A retiring Columbus schools official tied to the deletion of student absences says he’s being made to take the fall for the data-rigging scandal.

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Columbus City School Board Passes Whistleblower Policy
January 22, 2013
by Mandie Trimble
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Columbus City School board members adopted a new policy last night which encourages employees to report suspected misconduct. WOSU reports the move comes as state and federal investigators look into alleged attendance rigging and improper grade changes in the district.

READ MORE: http://wosu.org/2012/news/2013/01/22/columbus-city-school-board-passes-whistleblower-policy/

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Auditor: Additional School Districts Show Evidence Of Data ‘Scrubbing’
Friday January 25, 2013 4:47 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio- Ohio’s Auditor announced on Friday that he plans to release his final report about a statewide school attendance data investigation.

READ MORE: http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2013/01/25/columbus-scrubbing-schools-investigation.html

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Kasich set to unveil school funding plan
BY JIM PROVANCE AND NOLAN ROSENKRANS
BLADE STAFF WRITERS

It’s been a decade since the Ohio Supreme Court issued its fourth and final ruling declaring the state’s funding of schools unconstitutional because it placed students in poorer districts at a competitive disadvantage with their wealthier counterparts. With that, the high court ended its participation in what had been an 11-year fight.

READ MORE: http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2013/01/28/Kasich-set-to-unveil-school-funding-plan.html

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Kasich's plan gives more money to schools
Updated: 7:22 a.m. Friday, Feb. 1, 2013
By Jackie Borchardt
Staff Writer

Gov. John Kasich’s school funding plan tackles growing disparity between poor and wealthy school districts and allows Ohio students living in poverty to attend private schools with state dollars, while boosting overall state funding for public schools.

READ MORE: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/kasichs-education-speech-under-way/nWCBT/

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Some really good articles in the past few weeks in the Dispatch. Here is an op-ed from a former school board member:

Stephanie Groce commentary: Columbus school board: Start listening
Sunday February 3, 2013

"Stop acting like this attendance scandal is just a misunderstanding of the rules. “Gosh, we couldn’t figure out what to do with all of these students, so we just kept hitting the delete key.”& amp; amp; amp; amp; #160;Think about it. In the simplest terms, this was a scheme to maximize revenue and minimize accountability.

But I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt. Let’s say that the rules are unclear and employees were simply following an approved district procedure, a procedure that would ensure kids were on the books at count week and off the books during test week.

If you and your employees don’t know that there is something wrong with that, you’ve got a big problem on your hands...

Education is the only “business” that routinely blames its customers for its failures; it’s an effective mechanism for protecting the status quo."

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2013/02/03/columbus-school-board-start-listening.html

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Key Figure In Columbus Schools Data Scandal Resigns
Tuesday February 5, 2013 4:17 PM

A man at the center of the Columbus City Schools ongoing data scrubbing scandal has turned in his resignation. Steve Tankovich resigned effective March 15 at 5 p.m., according to a copy of the resignation letter obtained by 10TV News.

READ MORE: http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2013/02/05/columbus-key-figure-in-columbus-city-schools-data-scrubbing-scandal-resigns.html

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School Issues: Wiles Stands Alone
Published on February 10, 2013 2:10 pm
By: Miriam Bowers Abbott

It’s not easy to be school board member, Mike Wiles. When he submitted a list of people’s names to be on the city school levy committee, not a single Wiles suggestion made the cut. When Carol Perkins was re-elected in January for another term as board president, the vote that put her in office was 6-1: Wiles was the “one”.

READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/school-issues-wiles-stands-alone-ma1

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Mayor Coleman Proposes “Significant Changes” To City Schools
February 21, 2013
by Mandie Trimble
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As anticipated, Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman made education the highpoint of his 14th state of the city address at South High School. WOSU reports the mayor calls for “significant” change.

READ MORE: http://wosu.org/2012/news/2013/02/21/mayor-coleman-proposes-significant-changes-to-city-schools/

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Attendance 'scrubbing' tempts low-ranked schools
Thursday February 21, 2013 1:00 PM
By JULIE CARR SMYTH
The Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — School administrators around the country are getting into trouble for improperly pulling or adding students to their rosters. When it involves fixing data, it's called "scrubbing." And it's rife with temptations: rosier district report cards, added funding and sometimes employee bonuses when performance improves.

READ MORE: http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/apexchange/2013/02/21/us--attendance-scrubbing.html

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10 Investigates Finds Hundreds Of Altered Grades At Columbus High School
Thursday February 21, 2013 4:52 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio - New documents uncovered by 10 Investigates raise questions about final grades at Marion-Franklin High School. 10 Investigates obtained documents that show some grades on final diplomas have been altered, with the school intentionally changing final marks.

READ MORE: http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2013/02/21/columbus-marion-franklin-grades-changed-investigation.html

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Columbus City School Officials Say Athletics, Transportation Spared From Budget Cuts
Monday March 11, 2013 2:53 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus City School officials say they are getting more state money than they had thought, reducing proposed cuts.

READ MORE: http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2013/03/11/columbus-city-schools-changing-school-cuts.html

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How *NOT* to Blow a Whistle at Columbus City Schools
Published on March 18, 2013 11:35 am
By: Miriam Bowers Abbott

In 2013, Columbus City Schools adopted a formal whistleblower policy for reporting of unethical conduct. Policies are helpful, but it might be even more helpful to come up with some practical, everyday guidelines for whistleblowers; a little advice to make the process run smoothly.

So here are some tips for would-be whistleblowers, from someone who has made plenty of mistakes.

READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/how-not-to-blow-a-whistle-at-columbus-city-schools-ma1

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2 Teachers Claiming Discrimination File Lawsuit Against Columbus Schools
Wednesday March 27, 2013 10:54 AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two teachers have filed a lawsuit against Columbus City Schools, claiming they were discriminated against because they are white. The focus of the lawsuit is Toia Robinson who oversees gifted education. Amy Dennis, who directs special-education and gifted programs is also named in documents.

READ MORE: http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2013/03/27/columbus-school-discrimination-lawsuit.html

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State Auditor: Noncompliance Findings For Columbus City Schools
Thursday April 4, 2013 1:18 AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio - State Auditor Dave Yost released documents overnight detailing findings from an annual audit of the Columbus City School district. The findings were for the year ending in June 30, 2012. In more than 250 pages of facts, figures and recommendations, Auditor Yost detailed a corrective action plan for the district.

READ MORE: http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2013/04/04/columbus-city-schools-state-audit-released.html

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Groce updated her website this week. It's got a funny-in-a-sad-way series of letters between a parent and an administrator. Good read, especially if you like reading other people's mail . . .

http://educatecolumbus.org/

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Columbus City Schools Cited In New Financial Audit
April 4, 2013
by Tom Borgerding
89.7 NPR News Managing Editor

State Auditor David Yost says the Columbus City Schools failed to account for $28,000 in receipts at five of its district schools.

“This is money that came in to five different schools, was collected by a former area treasurer that money never made it into the bank. So, we issued findings for recovery to retrieve that and we referred the matter to the Franklin County prosecuting attorney.” Says Yost

READ MORE: http://wosu.org/2012/news/2013/04/04/columbus-city-schools-cited-in-new-financial-audit/

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School Issues: Discipline by the Numbers
Published on April 9, 2013 2:10 pm
By: Miriam Bowers Abbott

Columbus City Schools has some problems. That seems to be the general consensus from the community, the local press, and the mayor of Columbus.

The problems, however, are not the outgoing superintendent (lauded by the mayor), or the closed administrative culture in the school system. According to the Education Commission, the problems are that there are not enough pre-schools and not enough computers. There are also not enough art-specialty schools, and not enough collaboration with private business and universities.

READ MORE: http://www.columbusunderground.com/school-issues-discipline-by-the-numbers

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Columbus City Schools Official Tied To Data Scrubbing Investigation Elects To Retire Early
Thursday April 18, 2013

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus City School official tied to the district's data "scrubbing" investigation is stepping down earlier than previously announced.

READ MORE: http://www.10tv.com/content/stories/2013/04/18/columbus-offical-retiring-after-data-scrubbing-investigation.html

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