Advocacy Alerts

New ODE Gifted Studies/Guidance Available – As part of SB310 in 2020, ODE was required to do a study on possible incentives for rural gifted

Speaker Surprise – In a surprising move, the Ohio House voted Rep. Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) to be the next Speaker of the Ohio House. Scott Oelslager

To be honest, I had already written the first paragraph of this update yesterday – predicting that the Ohio House would indeed go along with

12.7. 22 Update – The Ohio Senate Primary and Secondary Education Committee voted out SB178 on 12.6.22. Governor DeWine has indicated that he supports the

In 2018, during the Kasich administration, then-Representative Reineke introduced HB512, which would have consolidated several agencies, including the Ohio Department of Education, into one super-agency

ODE released the component information for the 2021-2022 school year. No overall grade was assigned. You can find a guide to reading the newly revamped

ODE Fall Gifted Regional Meetings – The Ohio Department of Education gifted team has released their schedule for fall regional meetings. They are both in-person and

While we wait for ODE to release the new report card, it might be good for gifted advocates to familiarize themselves with the changes to

Advocacy Update – 8.8.22 – School Begins; Legislators Still on Summer Break  Back to School News – As Ohio’s children head back to school, there is

Report Card Rules Finalized – At long last, the report card rules are finalized. The State Board of Education held a Chapter 119 hearing on

On Tuesday, March 15th, the State Board of Education voted to accept the new report card rules passed by the Performance and Impact Committee in

After two days of debating the proposed changes to the report card, the State Board of Education Performance and Impact Committee is seeking comment on