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School Officials Respond to Auditor’s Attendance Data Fraud Investigation
The Ohio ChannelOhio Auditor Dave Yost presents the findings of the first part of his investigation into attendance data fraud at Ohio schools at a press conference. Yesterday, State Auditor Dave Yost...
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Auditor: Criminal Charges Likely In Columbus Schools Data Rigging Investigation
Ida Lieszkovszky / StateImpact OhioBill Owen is chief legal counsel for the Ohio auditor of state. He says it's likely individuals at the Columbus school district will be referred for criminal...
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The Top 10 Ohio Education Stories of 2012
Leo Reynolds / Flickr Whether you call it reform, revolution, transformation or transmutation, the pace of change in the world of Ohio education continues to speed up. As we move into what’s likely to...
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Cleveland Schools CEO: No Evidence of Wrongdoing in Cleveland Data Scrubbing
Cleveland school district CEO Eric Gordon said yesterday the state auditor has found “no evidence of intentional wrongdoing” in its audit of the Cleveland school district’s attendance records. But the...
View ArticleColumbus School District Could Face State Takeover For Data Scrubbing
The Columbus school district could face state takeover because it improperly altered student records, if a provision inserted into the state budget is approved. The amendment (starting on p. 248)...
View ArticleU.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Common Core Naysayers, Student Data,...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was in Cleveland last week to tout the Cleveland Plan. StateImpact Ohio caught up with him and managed to ask him about a few other topics as well. Here’s how...
View ArticleColumbus Board Weighs Changes To ‘Policy Governance’
As state auditors wrap up their investigation into alleged data rigging in the Columbus City Schools, the district is set to make big changes on how it’s run. The new president of the Columbus school...
View ArticleAuditor Says “Bunker” Culture Led to Data Scrubbing in Columbus Schools
AUNTIE P. / FLICKR Data scrubbing in the Columbus City Schools went far beyond manipulating attendance data to inflate the district’s standing on the 2010-2011 report card. The report released from...
View ArticleHandling of Student Data Still An Issue in Columbus Schools
A new internal audit by Columbus City Schools found administrators continued marking students as having withdrawn without providing proper documentation, well after the superintendent vowed the...
View ArticleFormer Columbus Superintendent Avoids Jail In Data Scandal
Tom Borgerding / WOSU The highest ranking public official convicted in the Columbus City Schools’ data rigging scandal will not do any jail time. Superintendent Gene Harris was meted a suspended...
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