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Governor:John Kasich
Superintendent of Public Instruction:Stan Heffner
Quality Counts state grade:C+
Pre-K-12 enrollment:1,754,191
Number of school districts:955
Number of public schools:3,758
Number of public school teachers:109,282
Unadjusted education spending per student:$11,224
Percent minority students:25.8%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:42.5%
Percent of students with disabilities:14.8%
Percent of English-language learners:2.1%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:45.3%
8th grade math:38.9%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:33.7%
8th grade reading:36.9%

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The state has refused to sponsor four new charter schools because state officials said the for-profit company running them, White Hat Management, would have wielded too much power.
March 6, 2012 - Education Week
Both critics and proponents of school choice say growth in state special education voucher programs could pave the way for broader school choice initiatives.
February 27, 2012 - Education Week
November 15, 2011 - Education Week
The vote sends the state's GOP a clear message that it went too far in reining in the rights of teachers and other public employees.
November 10, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week
Biometric technology is being used in school cafeterias in an effort to improve the speed and accuracy of the breakfast and lunch lines.
November 8, 2011 - Education Week
A measure will decide the fate of new limits on the bargaining rights of teachers and other public employees.
November 1, 2011 - Education Week
Less than a week after being named state schools superintendent, Stan W. Heffner is fending off accusations of ethical misconduct.
July 19, 2011 - McClatchy-Tribune
Columbus schools are expected to save $1.37 million a year through a new electricity contract. In the future, solar panels could become part of the energy mix.
July 18, 2011 - McClatchy-Tribune
Ohio Gov. John Kasich's education adviser has told school officials that schools that remain in the state's bottom 5 percent for three years will be closed if the governor's proposals pass the legislature.
May 9, 2011 - McClatchy-Tribune

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