CLEVELAND – For the second time in three years, Cleveland State University has produced the second highest number of Fulbright scholars in the nation. The second-place ranking for the 2012-2013 academic year was shared among eight universities, which each produced five Fulbright scholars. Three schools led the ranking with six Fullbrights (Pennsylvania State at University […]
KENT, Ohio – For the second time this year, the Kent State Campus is buzzing over one of its sports teams. First, the baseball team made it to the College World Series for the first time ever. Now, the football team is nationally ranked 17th in the BCS and could play in a BCS Bowl […]
MASSILLON, OH (WOIO) – The basketball coach accused of hiding cameras and secretly recording boys in the Jackson High School locker room went before a judge Thursday morning. Scott Studer’s bond was set at $2 million dollars. For 25 years, Jackson Township parents trusted Coach Studer, but police say he abused that trust and victimized countless boys. […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – One issue voters in Cuyahoga County will decide is the future of Cleveland Schools. A levy on the ballot that some say could make or break the district. Several members of the Urban Educational Justice League are letting it be known they don’t want to see Issue 107 passed. “Vote no for issue 107″chanted the […]
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) -The Cleveland Heights school district has stated that the Cleveland Heights High football team will be in the playoffs. Today in court, the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School district prevailed on a motion for a temporary restraining order against the Ohio High School Athletic Association, OHSAA that vaults the Tiger football […]
CLEVELAND, OH – Giving to the Cleveland schools has been a passion for former Cleveland Mayor and United States Senator George Voinovich and his wife Janet for 32 years. In October of 1979, the Voinovichs’ nine year old daughter, Molly, was hit and killed by a van on her way to O.H. Perry school in Cleveland. During a […]
CLEVELAND – Friday night high school football is a staple in the lives of many people across northeast Ohio. It’s almost a rite of passage for some young teens. But one doctor is saying it’s too dangerous and should be banned. Dr. Paul Butler, a school board member in Dover, N.H. and former high school […]
NORTHEAST OHIO (WOIO) – The State Auditor is back taking a whack at School Districts and how they keep track of their kids. This comes on the heels of Ohio Auditor Dave Yost’s scathing report earlier this month attacking the way the Cleveland Metropolitan School District keeps it’s attendance records. In the first half of his […]
(WOIO) – The University of Phoenix plans to shut down 115 locations across the nation, including two in Northeast Ohio. The Westlake satellite office, which currently only has about 24 students, will stop enrolling students immediately. The Independence branch will also stop enrolling students immediately. The Beachwood location, however, will remain open. The Beachwood branch […]
(WOIO) – Additional preliminary Local Report Card data for district, traditional school, community school and STEM schools were released Wednesday by the Ohio Department of Education (ODE). The updated spreadsheet includes preliminary district/school ratings, Performance Index and attendance rate information. Spreadsheets containing preliminary results can be found by clicking HERE. This spreadsheet will include all […]
A math professor at Michigan State University allegedly stripped naked, ran naked through his classroom and screamed “There is no f*cking God!” before police apprehended him, according to several reports. The professor’s name has not yet been released, but online, students said he was “eccentric,” and that they “could probably have seen this coming.” A […]
CLEVELAND – For parents of children in under-performing schools in Ohio, it may seem like there are no options short of moving, but there are. Programs are in place to help parents whose children attend schools that consistently rank in the academic watch or academic emergency categories. EdChoice, for example, is a state program that […]