Changing Ohio education for a changing world
Ohio Education Matters connects the dots between great innovations and the people in local communities who can propel change. A nonpartisan public policy think tank, OEM acts as a catalyst of education transformation – providing research, advocacy, engagement and policy development that inspire others to create a new system of education for Ohio’s next generation.
What's New
Digital Learning Day in Ohio takes place February 1
In partnership with the Alliance for Excellent Education and Getting Smart, KnowledgeWorks and Ohio Education Matters are pleased to announce Ohio’s participation in the first-ever Digital Learning Day on Wednesday, February 1st, 2012. A national effort, the day's events celebrate educational practices that make learning more personalized and engaging for students and to explore educational policies to support innovative models of teaching and learning.
Tom Vander Ark, Author & Founder of Getting Smart, renown venture capitalist and Digital Learning Now luminary, as well as Lisa Duty, Director Of External Affairs, KnowledgeWorks, along with students, teachers and parents from Connections Academy, Ohio Virtual Academy, Reynoldsburg City Schools, the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, Winton Woods City Schools, and Virtual Community School will be giving testimony to the Education Committee of the Ohio House of Representatives.
There will also be a live book discussion with Vander Ark at Ohio State University and an Ohio Digital Learning Day Reception in the Statehouse Atrium.
Read the Ohio House of Representative's Education Committee announcement about the February 1 testimony.
Innovative Cleveland school hosts Ohio Digital Learning Task Force
The Ohio Digital Learning Task Force held its latest meeting Monday, December 12, at New Tech @ East Tech High in Cleveland.
The group toured the innovative school to learn how digital learning influences instruction as teachers successfully incorporate a digital platform in the classroom. The tour also showcased the evolving role of both the teacher and the student in a school with a 1:1 computer ratio.
Read more about the event here.
Strive Partnership featured in major report
Education Sector, an independent think tank, has released an in-depth report about the potential of community accountability and shared responsibility for long-range student outcomes. "Striving for Student Success: A Model of Shared Accountability" objectively examines the Strive Partnership of Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky and the accomplishments of its over 300 civic groups, businesses, non-profits, colleges, public agencies and philanthropic organizations.
Download "Striving for Success: A Model of Shared Accountability" »
Independent study recognizes the value of Community Learning Centers
The value of Community Learning Centers in Cincinnati Public Schools has been recognized through a study conducted by Innovations in Community Research, an independent resource that evaluates the work of educational and nonprofit organizations. Ohio Education Matters discussed the potential and best practices of Community Learning Centers throughout Ohio in its Ohio Smart Schools report "Towards a New Model of Educational Governance for Ohio," released in the spring of 2011.
Read the story about the study on Cincinnati.com
Download a PDF of ICR's report, "Community Learning Centers: year in Review 2010-2011"
Download the Ohio Smart Schools report "Towards a New Model of Educational Governance for Ohio" »