The Ohio Department of Education publishes an annual Report Card to provide input on the performance of Ohio’s K-12 schools- traditional public and community schools. Ohio’s K-12 Report Card consists of the following elements: Achievement- number of students who passed and how they performed on the state tests; Gap Closing- measures performance expectations for vulnerable student populations; […]
The Ohio General Assembly introduced a $2.6 B state Capital Budget in companion bills, Senate Bill 266 and House Bill 529. The legislature generally approves a capital budget every two years with the goal of funding needed improvements to public services and facilities across the state, including schools, roads and bridges, waterways and parks. As usual, […]
By Kimberly McConville, CAE No matter your industry, chances are there’s a community issue you champion and support. Consider distracted driving, education, poverty, health. While we can forge ahead as individual organizations to deliver solutions, what if instead we joined forces? In the non-alcoholic beverage industry, we are achieving progress by doing just that. Through […]
2018 will be a year dominated by politics and some policy in the Ohio Statehouse. 99 Ohio House seats and half of the 33 Ohio Senate seats are up for grabs in 2018. With 2018 being an election year, and one in which many are predicting a potentially challenging year for Republicans, legislative leaders are […]
America lives in the age of political chaos. You don’t have to look at Washington to understand this statement. Look at the politics of the Buckeye State. Ohio is a political state that is in play for both Republicans and Democrats nationally in every Presidential election. The upcoming 2018 statewide elections in Ohio illustrates this […]