Ohio House panel passes bill that will require school standardized testing, but without sanctions and penalties Laura Hancock, cleveland.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio House committee advanced a bill Wednesday that extends deadlines for K-12 standardized tests this spring and removes sanctions and penalties on low-performing schools and districts.
House Bill 67 was originally written to instruct the Ohio Department of Education to ask the U.S. education secretary to waive testing this spring, due to the pandemic forcing at-home learning for many Ohio children. Lawmakers passed legislation a year ago to waive last year’s testing.
But last week, the administration of President Joe Biden stated that it expected tests to occur, but that it would give permission for the assessments to be offered in a shorter format and at later dates than normal. It expects states to publish school report cards so parents and the public can see the impact on learning during the pandem
Ohio AG wants Cleveland councilman suspended: Overnight News Links
Updated Feb 28, 2021;
Posted Feb 28, 2021
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Friday asked the Ohio Supreme Court to commence suspension proceedings against indicted Cleveland Councilman Ken Johnson.
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