For several years now, Ohio Local Report Cards have reflected progress (or sometimes lack thereof) on high school Prepared for Success indicators. The challenges schools face in raising their Prepared for Success performance are amplified when it comes to Ohio's new-but-not-fully implemented graduation standards: Not enough students have access to graduation pathways in which they… Continue reading Successful and Not-So-Successful Strategies for Preparing Each Student for Success
Category: Ohio Graduation Series
Breaking Down Silos: Increased collaboration among secondary schools, colleges and government are key to student success
EEP Guide to Ohio’s New Graduation Requirements, PART 4. A guest post by Dr. Trista S. Linden-Warren. Last week, a public radio initiative out of Boston, On Campus, reported on Ohio’s progress increasing access to college in high school, also known as early college or dual enrollment. About a quarter of Ohio high school students have… Continue reading Breaking Down Silos: Increased collaboration among secondary schools, colleges and government are key to student success
ODE analysis shows most of Class of 2018 were well on the way to graduation with two years to go
EEP Guide to Ohio's New Graduation Requirements, PART 3 An analysis of the Class of 2018’s performance on end-of-course exams through last spring makes maintaining Ohio’s overall graduation rate of 83 percent seem less out-of-reach than many of us previously thought. Two out of every three members of the Class of 2018 are highly likely… Continue reading ODE analysis shows most of Class of 2018 were well on the way to graduation with two years to go
How to infuse industry credentials in traditional high schools
EnvisionEdPlus Guide to Ohio’s New Graduation Requirements, PART 2. A guest post by Samuel Caputo, Instructional Supervisor at the Mahoning County Educational Service Center. Our friends in Mahoning County are doing great work building college and career pathways within different school settings, including early colleges, traditional high schools and a career center. This work, aligned with… Continue reading How to infuse industry credentials in traditional high schools
Ohio’s new grad requirements: right for kids
EnvisionEdPlus Guide to Ohio's New Graduation Requirements, PART 1 Ohio’s new graduation requirements are causing so much concern among school leaders that legislators and the State Board of Education are now scrambling to avoid a feared backslide in graduation rates across the state. While we at EnvisionEdPlus might be grateful for short-term political solutions in… Continue reading Ohio’s new grad requirements: right for kids