Vol. 38: Changes to State Report Card

Representative Duffey's Report Card Bill

Vol. 37: Bullying and Suspension Policy Changes

Senate Bill 246 and House Bill 360

Vol. 36: House Bill 512

Should Governor Receive Increased Educational Power

Vol. 35: Government Shutdown Averted

Trump Signs $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill

Vol. 34: New Federal Budget Bill Includes Increases for Education Spending

Fingers crossed it passes

Vol. 33: Response to Parkland Tragedy

Legislation to prevent school shootings

Vol. 32: Use Increased Funding for Education!

Extra funding should be used for education.

Vol. 31: Budget Updates

Congress temporarily lifts budget caps.

Vol. 30: Government Shutdown Ends

CHIP recieves funding for 6 years, fate of DACA dreamers still in question.

Vol. 29: Ohio's ESSA Plan Approved

The U.S. Department of Education approves the state's plan

Vol. 28: Graduation Requirements Extended

Options given to the class of 2018 are also given to the classes of 2019 and 2020

Vol. 27: New Program Cuts in the New Year

Funding for several essential programs are hanging in the balance

Vol. 26: Ohio House Bill 176

Proposed changes to consistent standards will hurt students

Vol. 25: Ohio Senate Bill 216

State Senate proposes legislation that deregulates the hiring of educators

Vol. 24: Urgent Action Needed on Federal Tax Bill

Contact your Senators now and tell them to oppose the new tax bill

Vol. 23: Midpoint Update for Statehouse Legislature

Terms are halfway over so we look at what's happening at the state level for education policy

Vol. 22: State Report Card

CMSD received feedback from the state on what's going well and what areas need improvement

Vol. 21: Urgent Action Needed on Healthcare

Contact your Senators now to tell them to vote against repealing ACA

Vol. 20: ESSA Update

Governor Kasich approves the ESSA plan for the state of Ohio

Vol. 19: Zero Tolerance Policy

What is zero tolerance policy and why does it matter?

Vol. 18: Medicaid in Schools Part III

A health care victory - for now

Vol. 17: Third Grade Reading Guarantee

Students have to be able to read before entering fourth grade

Vol. 16: Final State Budget Comments

Even though the budget was signed by the governor, there are still looming problems.

Vol. 15: Medicaid in Schools Part II

Necessary action is needed to protect Medicaid reimbursements to schools.

Vol. 14: Medicaid in Schools

Medicaid in Schools could be impacted by proposed Affordable Care Act replacement.

Vol. 13: State Budget Recommendations

Good news from the state but looming problems from the federal government

Vol. 12: Federal Education Budget, Its Coming Cuts And Impact

What the White House Proposal Means to Us

Vol. 11: Progress and Promise of Cleveland Plan

Promising Progress Has Occurred

Vol. 10 Latest Updates: Delayed Submission of Ohio's ESSA Plan and Federal Budget

A Timely Delay and Much Uncertainty

Vol. 9: Cleveland Metropolitan School District's Comment on ESSA

Our Comment on Recent Ohio State Plan

Vol. 8: Ohio's ESSA Plan Released for Comment

What We Have Pursued Shall Continue

Vol. 7: Ohio Graduation Requirements

How to Better Current Requirements

Vol. 6: 2016 Presidential Election and Its Impact on ESSA

What Is Likely to Remain Constant

Vol. 5: ESSA and Ohio State School Report Card

How It Can Be Better for All Districts

Vol. 4: Ohio Department of Education Meetings on ESSA

What We Can Do At This Stage

Vol. 3: Every Student Succeeds Act: Guiding Principles

What We Want ESSA to Achieve

Vol. 2: Value Added Analysis and Assessment

Value-Added Modeling

Vol. 1: Every Student Succeeds Act

ESSA v. NCLB, What are the Differences?