How much are Ohio students learning in the wake of the pandemic? We’ll find out this morning when the state releases its first star-rating school report cards. In the spring of 2021 and 2022, students took standardized tests, but districts and schools were not assigned an overall grade, nor were low-performing schools penalized. Now the state is returning to overall grades – though the rating is no longer under an A-F system and instead uses five stars, in half-star increments. An Ohio State University professor who analyzed scores found that third-graders last year learned 10% more in English language arts than they did typically before the pandemic. In math, improvements still are needed. The state rates schools in achievement, progress, early literacy, graduation and gap closing. College, career, workforce and military readiness also is analyzed. We’ll have all the data on cleveland.com. – Laura |
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Ohio's school and district report cards will have an overall ranking for the first time since the pandemic. And the rating system will be new, stars in half-star increments, compared to the A-F grades formerly used. |
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School report cards: Ohio School Report Cards, which provide the public information about school and district performance, will be released online today, featuring the first overall rating since the pandemic, reports Laura Hancock. Today in Ohio: An Illinois billionaire who largely funded the failed proposal to make it harder to change the Ohio Constitution is helping Frank LaRose -- one of the measure’s most vocal backers -- in his campaign for the U.S. Senate. On Today in Ohio, we’re talking about how the Ohio secretary of state said Issue 1 would protect Ohio from outside interests and how he’s getting his campaign cash from outside interests. |
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Redistricting: Ohio’s latest state legislative redistricting process stalled almost as soon as it started Wednesday, thanks to infighting among Statehouse Republicans over who will co-chair the redistricting commission, reports Jeremy Pelzer. The dispute comes amid a looming battle between House Speaker Jason Stephens and Senate President Matt Huffman over the speaker’s gavel in 2025. The biggest question, of course, is how the commission will alter Ohio House and Senate district lines, which plays a crucial role in determining how many Statehouse seats Republicans and Democrats will win. Biden impeachment: House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan, who vocally defended Donald Trump when the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives impeached the former president over his Ukraine activities andhis role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, will play a key role in the impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden, reports Sabrina Eaton. |
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Refugees: Cuyahoga County needs people to reverse its decades-long population decline and millions of people throughout the world need somewhere safe to go. So why not bring them here? Lucas Daprile reports that the county is seeking a national certification for immigrant/refugee inclusiveness and creating a “multi-service center” to help them access public benefits and job training. CLE neighborhoods: Decades ago, Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood was synonymous with urban decline. The uprising that occurred in 1966, in which four people died, was perhaps the ultimate result of years of disinvestment. Fast forward five decades and Hough continues to evolve and progress, reports Susan Glaser in our Get to Know Cleveland Neighborhoods series. The opening this summer of the new Cleveland Foundation headquarters at Euclid Avenue and East 66th Street is just the latest development in the neighborhood’s ongoing evolution. |
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Skyscraper for sale: A fixture of Cleveland’s skyline is now on the market: The owners of the 200 Public Square office tower are looking for a buyer. Sean McDonnell reports the 45-story tower, often still called the BP Tower or Standard Oil Building by Clevelanders, is owned by DRA Advisors. Cleveland Clinic: Well-regarded restaurant owner and chef Doug Katz is influencing food service at the Cleveland Clinic locations, consulting with Morrison Healthcare, a food and nutrition services company contracted by the Clinic. Paris Wolfe reports the mission is to elevate hospital food for employees and patients. |
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Turtle trafficking: A Pennsylvania man, suspected of peddling red-eared slider turtles in Ohio, faces charges of striking a state wildlife officer, reports Olivia Mitchell. A grand jury in Hamilton County handed up an indictment involving Alonso Oliver-Tucker, 37, who is charged with assault on a police officer and failure to comply with an order of a police officer, both felonies. New trial? Cuyahoga County prosecutors have yet to decide whether they will pursue a new trial for a New York man who spent 35 years in prison for a murder conviction that a judge overturned in April. Dwayne Brooks, 57, was freed from prison after a judge found that Cleveland police withheld statements of two witnesses who said Brooks wasn’t at the scene of the 1987 slaying, Cory Shaffer reports. East CLE chief: Former East Cleveland Police Chief Scott Gardner faces new legal heat, this time from a federal judge whose orders he is accused of ignoring, reports Adam Ferrise. Gardner failed to provide documents required in a civil case over whether the police department harassed and improperly impounded the van of a political opponent and also failed to show up for a virtual hearing earlier Tuesday that he was required to attend. Gun theft: A Cleveland man will spend an extra four months in prison and a year on house arrest for his role in the smash-and-grab theft of 30 guns from a Bath Township gun store, reports Adam Ferrise. Zaveeyon Teasley, 20, also will spend three years on probation after he is released from federal prison. Operation 216: A federal task force arrested a man and a juvenile Wednesday and accused them of homicides in Cleveland, reports Olivia Mitchell. The suspects were wanted by police on warrants involving aggravated murder. |
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Ask Lucas: With a new COVID-19 variant spreading, what if you don’t want to follow mask requirements? Lucas Daprile writes that you should wear an industrial gas mask around town, even when you’re not required to. Tost: Tost has been serving loaded deli sandwiches and picnic sides on Madison Avenue in Lakewood since it first opened on St. Patrick’s Day of 2021. Now, Alex Darus reports, the shop is preparing to open a second location in Tremont and has plans for future stores. Apple picking: Northeast Ohio apple orchards are ready for harvest. In addition to pick-your-own apples, many offer family-friendly, farm-focused entertainment areas. Paris Wolfe lists where to pick. Candy corn: For some folks, sweet colorful candy corn is a fall tradition. It can become a year-round experience for fans who win the Brach’s Candy Corn Club Contest, reports Paris Wolfe. New season-driven Brach candy-corn flavors will soon be available throughout the year. Christmas Ale: Great Lakes Brewing Co.’s first-pour party to launch its popular seasonal Christmas Ale is set for Oct. 12. Marc Bona reports a barrel-aged version is set to return and a holiday seasonal Cookie Exchange Milk Stout also is scheduled for release. |
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