Faced with a budget shortfall of $1.3 million heading into the 2012–2013 school year and the unpopular prospect of shuttering one of the district’s elementary schools to help close the gap, Buckeye Valley School School Board members on Wednesday agreed to a compromise plan that could allow North Elementary to remain open for at least a couple more years.
The Buckeye Valley Board of Education on Wednesday approved a budget reduction plan and ballot measure that could keep Buckeye Valley North Elementary open for a couple more years.
Buckeye Valley North Elementary School may still be on the chopping block as district officials seek ways to close a projected $1.3 million budget gap ahead of the 2012–13 school year, but it is likely that elementary students will continue to have physical education, art, music and library services.
WASHINGTON — A funny thing is happening between President Barack Obama and many Republican governors when it comes to improving America’s schools: They are mostly getting along.
Hundreds of Buckeye Valley School District residents had an opportunity to air their grievances to school board members Wednesday night about the two options presented by superintendent Jamie Grube to reduce the district’s budget by at least $1.3 million ahead of next school year.
CHARDON — A teenager described as a bullied outcast at his suburban Cleveland high school opened fire in the cafeteria Monday morning, killing one student and wounding four others before being caught a short distance away, authorities said.
COLUMBUS — He’s fresh off a bruising fight and ultimate defeat over the rights of unionized public workers. His approval ratings among voters are low.
COLUMBUS — Several Republican state senators have been reviewing for weeks the idea of repealing Ohio’s new elections law that trims early voting days in the presidential battleground state and makes other election changes, the leader of Ohio’s Senate said Thursday.