Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Education released a “parents’ guide” that is designed to help parents and guardians understand the flexibility provided to states and school districts by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
According to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy…
Just last month, the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction released Ohio’s five-year strategic plan for education, titled Each Child, Our Future. The plan, which is available on the …
OSBA’s Division of Legal Services will be offering a new seminar on October 1, 2018, focusing on the basic theories and practices of collective bargaining.
At the workshop,…
Yesterday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a public service announcement…
In January, the ESC of Lake Erie West (ESC), which was the sponsor of the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT), voted to suspend the operation of the community (charter) school. ECOT suspended operations and closed shortly afterward.
Since that…
Diversity and Inclusion in the Law Workshop
Mark the date! OSBA's Division of Legal Services will host its second Diversity and Inclusion in the Law workshop for this year at our offices on …
Earlier this week, two amicus curiae briefs were filed with the Supreme Court of Ohio on behalf of the Ohio School Boards Association. In both briefs, OSBA was joined by other parties. OSBA had been asked by member school districts to prepare these briefs through its Legal Assistance Fund.
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Today, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled, in Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow v. Ohio Dept. of Edn., that the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) is authorized to base the funding of internet- or computer-based community schools,…
Tax-free holiday
From Friday, Aug. 3 at 12a.m. to Sunday, Aug. 5 at 11:59p.m., shoppers in Ohio won’t have to pay sales tax on clothing costing less than $75 per item and school supplies and instructional…
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As a reminder to school districts, Ohio law requires SERS to impose reporting and payment penalties on employers that do not meet relevant due dates. Although SERS may extend a due date for… |
