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This Week in
Worthington / Dispatch
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Worthington News
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Letters
to the Editor
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12/29/2010 |
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Restructuring,
money questions don't detract from district's 2010 successes |
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12/22/2010 |
Tim Dove
named Ohio teacher of the year |
Secret's out:
'Uncle Dove' is state's top teacher |
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12/15/2010 |
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We look
forward to striking up Community Conversations
Foundation's grants
enhance learning at several schools
Every vote counts
as Brookside seeks funds for shelter |
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12/08/2010 |
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12/01/2010 |
(WCMH): Phoenix Masteries Grades
(WCMH): Middle School Gives 'M' Grades, Tosses Traditional Grades & Learning
(WCMH): Students Sell Their Own Creations For School Fundraiser
Classified workers to get 1.95% raises in '11
City ready
to approve 30-year TIF |
Council tables
TIF deal, but says its support is still strong
National Honor Society
welcomes Kilbourne's leaders
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11/24/2010 |
Board,
council to hammer out TIF for Worthington Square
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Kilbourne
exposes students to professional options at fair
TIF primes Worthington
Square area for development
Students market
their own creations to holiday shoppers |
School
districts brace for state budget cuts
Staff-created
programs give Worthington Schools an edge
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11/17/2010 |
UMCH
school staff reassigned in district
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Letter:
Per-pupil costs at Phoenix are easily understandable
WORTHINGTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: Special week honors district's
accomplishments, urges support
Phoenix cost
numbers incorrectly put at $18K |
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11/10/2010 |
Worthington City Schools must close UMCH campus school |
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11/03/2010 |
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10/27/2010 |
Worthington schools may tighten belt, stay off ballot in 2011
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Five-year
forecast shows district may avoid ballot issue in 2011 |
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10/20/2010 |
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10/13/2010 |
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Worthington
Estates 'habits' help to shape young leaders
Thomas, Kilbourne
plan busy homecoming weeks |
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10/06/2010 |
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Elementary
school teachers earn Gary Smith awards
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Letter: GOP
cannot be trusted with claims to focus on education
Phoenix middle
school |
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09/29/2010 |
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09/22/2010 |
Board,
public digest hefty state audit |
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09/15/2010 |
Parent:
Phoenix cost tops that of local elite private schools
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Insurance cost
increase not easy for board to swallow
New leaders settling into routine at
Wilson Hill, Granby
Federal
government finds more cash for local schools |
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09/08/2010 |
Audit:
schools spend more than its peer districts |
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09/01/2010 |
Funds
unlikely to delay levy |
'Excellent'
again for Worthington schools on report card |
Letter:
District must explore long-term budget solutions |
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08/25/2010 |
Worthington schools expect another A+ on state report card
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2012 grads
will be done May 31
Ohio wins Race to the Top |
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08/18/2010 |
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Another
'Excellent' expected on Worthington's state grade card
Worthington children's
home issues addressed Aug. 18
Freshmen get
first day to themselves at high schools
Kilbourne band
hard at work on 'West Side Story' show
Perry's move to
McCord among middle school changes
Elementary
schools develop new strategies for learning |
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08/11/2010 |
Makeover
coming to third floor of education center
Science teachers
swap roles as Fulbright scholars
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Board gives
nod to upgrades on district center's top floor
Thomas teacher trading
places with Indian counterpart |
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08/04/2010 |
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New principal
doffs chair time for more active approach
Flashlights and
curiosity are welcome at 'Bugs' night |
Letter:
Teachers and their unions are the least of our worries
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07/28/2010 |
Students
may earn credit outside of classroom |
Excitement
builds around credit flexibility's potential in Worthington
Flat-rate fees at
high schools; Jan. 3 off at middle schools |
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07/21/2010 |
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Camp designed
to build students' interest in engineering
Team will look out for
ways to fill social, economic needs
District puts
$2.46 million toward summer renovations |
Letter:
State financial situation will have huge budget impact
Letter: Assertion
bears correcting |
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07/14/2010 |
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Changes at
McCord anticipate student influx
Law encourages schools to add exercise,
measure body mass |
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07/07/2010 |
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Linworth
labyrinth fosters contemplative state of mind
'Ravine' writer, staff
members earn national plaudits |
Letter:
Letters highlight problems caused by union salaries |
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06/30/2010 |
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06/23/2010 |
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(DISPATCH):
Editorial: Lower expectations -- Teacher pay raises must be tempered by
economic reality
(DISPATCH): Editorial: Bad dynamic
Taxpayers lose when public-sector unions and elected officials team up
(DISPATCH): Editorial: Pension peril
Double-dipping, rising health-care costs add up to unsustainable system
Letter:
Students contribute more than board member, allies
Letter:
Maintaining good, quality schools depends on all of us |
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06/16/2010 |
(DISPATCH): Two
school boards announce layoffs
Seven years at Slate Hill have been
'blessing,' Girard says
MAC to house
kindergartners next year
Webbed feet
take long trek from school to river |
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Wilson
statements tell only part of the story |
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06/09/2010 |
Use of
MAC by schools questioned
School yard rocks with Thriller
performance
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High schools'
seniors receive their diplomas Sunday
Worthington grads turn
their tassels, look to future
Foundation's
grants support creative teaching methods |
Ohio
fiscal situation hurts school districts
Letter:
District costs continue to rise without union concessions / Letter: Quality
schools keep city's home values climbing
Thanks, Worthington,
for the support |
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06/02/2010 |
Nearly
700 to receive diplomas
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Circle
organizers celebrate grandparents' commitment
WKHS students turn
their greenhouse efforts into cash |
Wilson's faulty
analysis: comparing apples, oranges
Letter: Union contracts aren't
Worthington's only issue |
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05/26/2010 |
Board
spars over words and numbers
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Another levy
in 2011? District leaders say it's needed
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Expensive union contracts drive school costs upward
Schools need equitable
funding system |
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05/19/2010 |
Closing
Perry Middle School to save $1-million a year |
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05/12/2010 |
'Three-year' levy to last two years |
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05/05/2010 |
Board
recognizes senior citizens |
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04/28/2010 |
Opponents
still hammering board over Perry closing
School board OKs
summer construction contracts |
Parents still
unsatisfied with middle school decisions
McCord hire gets thumbs
down from Schare, Wilson |
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04/21/2010 |
Principals hired for Wilson Hill, Granby elementary schools |
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04/14/2010 |
Middle-school parents blast board
Mentors needed to help kids learn to
read; goal is 1,000
(DISPATCH): State
hears Worthington school critics. Parents of students with disabilities
detail frustrations in district |
'Learning
through play' is Care After School's mission
Board gives nod to new
leaders at Wilson Hill, Granby
Peeved parents of
middle schoolers fire questions at board |
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04/07/2010 |
Worthington
school district faces review
Parents of disabled students spur new look by state |
Worthington
schools set goal of 1,000 mentors
Thomas mock trial team joins state's best |
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03/31/2010 |
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03/24/2010 |
Parents
attack plan to close Perry Middle School
Global warming no
longer hot topic for board
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Stars claim
victory on court, but there are no losers here
Restructuring rift:
Parents of middle schoolers frustrated
Volunteers,
one-on-one time push literacy to new levels |
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03/17/2010 |
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03/10/2010 |
Board
meeting turns into debate
Nine sign up to address board about how global warming is taught in schools
School board
may require vote on conference expenses |
Global
warming: Speakers, board bandy divisive issue
Student engineers take
silver with jet tail |
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03/03/2010 |
Evening
St. School becomes state leader in solar power |
Education
foundation's grants help out teachers, students
Thomas mock trial team
battles way to state competition
Pancake Day slated
this weekend |
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02/24/2010 |
High
schools must offer flex credits
Parents learn about middle school
changes
Worthington
Educational Foundation
Teachers, students to benefit from awards
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Worthington
courses now good for full college credit
Evening Street's solar
panels will be fired up next week
Team will
determine ins, outs of credit flexibility plan |
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02/17/2010 |
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Phoenix
students use extra time well
SCHOOL NOTES: Volunteers sort through
results of district's community survey |
(DISPATCH): Unfunded mandates are killing schools |
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02/10/2010 |
District
to move some middle-schoolers around next year
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Schools shut
down again as second storm wallops Ohio
Middle school
restructuring on fast track
Mock trial teams
argue their way to regional competition |
Letter:
Private financial problems don't excuse school district's |
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02/03/2010 |
City,
schools, library present united front at Groundhog Breakfast |
Cloudy skies
can't stop district's solar plans
Right to free speech is center of mock
trial students' case |
Former
board member disagrees with Wilson
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01/27/2010 |
Mother
asks board to review kindergarten bus policy
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High school's
'Phoenix' soars with national recognition
Worthington schools
join race for millions in federal cash
Business academy
slates meeting |
Wilson
doesn't like Schare questioning the status quo
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01/20/2010 |
Wilson
berates Schare, says he should not be board vice president |
Health
officials say H1N1 threat not over in schools |
Letter:
Worthington schools' plight preferable to Huntington's |
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01/13/2010 |
Keegan,
Schare elected board officers |
Schools use
first calamity day as snow falls
Board member: New vice president doesn't
deserve job |
Let's see
levy campaigns based on just the facts |
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01/06/2010 |
Operating
levy campaign
Health care provider biggest donor
Arts Center, school levies, chickens
made the news in 2009
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District
steels for 2010's financial, enrollment challenges
Thomas students will
earn wings in engineering contest |
Letter:
Teacher pay freeze wouldn't have disastrous consequences
Letter: District
should look to private sector's reductions
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