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February 20, 2019 12:49 am
Anne Evans 
During the Columbus City Schools Board meeting held at a special location (Columbus Africentric Early College) and an earlier time on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, board members approved a new proposal put forth for the first time by Interim Superintendent Dr. John Stanford to make significant changes to several schools. As a part of the […]
Columbus State Receives $3.1 Million to Create Pathways to Careers in Health
December 14, 2018 2:07 pm
Grant Walters 
The groundbreaking initiative aims to place over 1100 Columbus-area high school students in health care-related education programs
Columbus State Community College has been awarded a $3.1 million U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration grant to increase the number of economically and educationally disadvantaged central Ohio high school students entering healthcare-related professions. The college’s Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) has a goal within the next five years to place 1,125 students into allied […]
Opinion: Dominion Overcrowding a Test Case for School Board’s Ability to Make Tough Decisions
December 14, 2018 9:11 am
Vladimir Kogan 
Columbus City Schools confronts many of the familiar challenges that plague other urban school systems. The district’s “F” rating on its latest state report card means it’s less than two years away from a state takeover unless it can quickly improve student achievement. Columbus is also one of the country’s most economically segregated metro areas, and […]
Columbus Board of Education Accepting Applications for Current Vacancy
December 13, 2018 10:56 am Grant Walters 
Columbus City Schools announced yesterday that applications are being accepted to fill the Columbus Board of Education vacancy left in the wake of the resignation of Mary Jo Hudson on Dec. 6. CBE bylaws require a public application process to seek candidates when a vacancy occurs. Any resident of the Columbus City School District who […]
Q & A: Mary Jo Hudson Reflects on Columbus School Board Resignation
December 10, 2018 1:21 pm Grant Walters 
After ending her five-year tenure with the Board last week, Hudson talks more about her decision and her future hopes for city schools and stakeholders
On Dec. 6, Columbus Board of Education member Mary Jo Hudson submitted her letter of resignation, which will end her five-year tenure on Dec. 31, 2018. The letter chiefly cites Hudson’s contention with the board’s governance model, among other philosophical and functional gaps that she believes it will need to address to serve the city’s […]
Otterbein University Launches Statewide College Affordability Initiative
November 28, 2018 11:00 am Grant Walters 
On Nov. 15, Otterbein University officially announced its latest effort to increase college affordability for students attending Ohio high schools. Originally invoked as a pilot program in conjunction with Columbus City Schools to improve local high school graduation rates and increased access to post-secondary educational programs, the ‘Otterbein Commitment’ is now being expanded with the […]
Columbus City Schools Fills Board Vacancy With Interim Appointment
October 3, 2018 12:39 pm Grant Walters 
Delivering an outcome that was reported as a possibility yesterday, Columbus City Schools announced last night after its regularly scheduled business meeting that an interim appointment had been made to fill its vacant Board of Education seat. Bryan O. Steward, who served as an elected BOE member from 2011 to 2015 and is also a […]
