What's New...

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  •    An expose: Sex instruction in the classroom. Diana Fessler's report on controversial state and federal disease and pregnancy prevention behavior modification programs. (Revised: Jan. 5, 2000)

     

  • ]* May 11, 1999 State Board of Education discussion on Diana Fessler's report on sex education - Part 1 (February, 1999)

  • *  May 11, 1999 State Board of Education discussion on Diana Fessler's report on sex education - Part II (February, 1999)

  • *   Community Forum on sex instruction- Part 1 (Middletown, OH) in Real Audio format. (February 21, 1999)

  • *   Community Forum on sex instruction - Part 2 (Middletown, OH) in Real Audio format. (February 21, 1999)

  • Public Schools and the Cult of Condoms - by Detroit News columinist Tony snow (Oct. 14, 1999)

  • SEX ED WARNING - Following content may not be suitable for Ohio's school children - October 28, 1998 Cincinnati Enquirer editorial
  • Sex and politics at school - Update on Ohio sex ed controversy Cincinnati Enquirer editorial - December 6, 1998
  • Stop the stealth attack on parents and schools - Cincinnati Enquirer editorial - October 7, 1999
  • Experimenting with children - Cincinnati Enquirer editorial - October 7, 1999
  • A therapeutic education? A last dying gasp from the suburbs of the Woodstock Nation - George Wuerthele
    Coshocton Tribune - June 29, 1997
  • Yes, in fact, Big Brother is watching you - State Department of Education's actions just plain stink  R. Michael Johnson, Editor, Coshocton Tribune, Sunday, June 15, 1997

  1999 Board meeting summaries
         January
            February
            March
            April
            May
            June
            July

• 2000

     January - State Superintendent's Report to the State Board 

  Superintendents' Webpage - Ohio Department of Education website for local superintendents.

• A New Compact for Ohio Schools: A Report to Ohio's Educational Policy Leaders, by Achieve, Inc. - March 1999 press release

• A Total Approach - a MUST read. Joint project of the Department of Education and the Board of Regents. (PDF file)                                                                    

• A Total Approach: A report linked to SB 55. It's long but the last 10 pages contains lists of names. An easy read. Significant parts are highlighted. (HTML searchable file). Please note: the layout problems with this file have been corrected.

• Government by Committee. A summary of A Total Approach - of SB 55.

• Has Ohio's vaccine policy gone too far? by Kristine Severyn.  Hepatitis B vaccine being mandated for ALL children.

New LINKS

Achieve, Inc. (off-shoot of the National Governor's Association)
Committee on Education and the Workforce
* Council of Chief State School Officers
* Education Commission of the States
Education Week
Internet Search Tools
New Standards
*National Governor's Association
National Conference of State Legislators
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL)
Ohio Board of Regents
Ohio Education Computer Network
Ohio Legal and Law Links
Ohio Legislative Service Commission - track legislation
U.S. Congress - phone, fax, and e-mail