Auditor: Probe not affected by report card release
By JULIE CARR SMYTH AP Statehouse Correspondent
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's state auditor has advised education leaders that releasing delayed state report cards won't hamper his investigation into potential tampering with school attendance numbers.
Auditor David Yost appeared Monday before Ohio's state school board. The panel postponed release of report cards last month.
State investigators are examining reasons schools withdrew students and whether the withdrawals were legitimate. Removing poor students from the books can boost performance measures that determine government aid and improve school performance rankings.
Yost said attendance tampering practices probably went on for years so this year's report cards will contain no more flaws than earlier ones.
He has engaged Ohio State University statistics faculty to build a model for identifying reporting anomalies in statewide data.
Irregular practices in Columbus, Toledo and suburban Cincinnati districts prompted the probe.
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Friday, May 24 2013 1:39 PM EDT2013-05-24 17:39:32 GMT
American Red Cross of Northwest Ohio disaster volunteer Dean Sparks is traveling to Shawnee, Oklahoma on Saturday, May 25, 2013, to help assist people affected by the recent tornado disaster. Sparks
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Friday, May 24 2013 11:00 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:00:33 GMT
The Memorial Day Parade will start at 10:00 AM. The parade is estimated to end at 12:00 PM. The route will start at Summit & Monroe. It will proceed north on Summit Street to Jackson Boulevard west on
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Friday, May 24 2013 8:53 AM EDT2013-05-24 12:53:50 GMT
High pressure will move in overnight tonight which will keep the clouds away and allow the winds to go calm. This will lead to unseasonably cold air Saturday morning. Lows are expected to be in the upper
A late season frost is expected Memorial Day weekend for parts of Ohio.
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:34 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:34:48 GMT
13abc and the Red Cross are teaming up for our Road to Recovery Phone Bank to provide information about helping the victims of the Oklahoma tornado and other disasters. Volunteers will be at the station
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Friday, May 24 2013 1:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 17:40:05 GMT
American Red Cross of Northwest Ohio disaster volunteer Dean Sparks is traveling to Shawnee, Oklahoma on Saturday, May 25, 2013, to help assist people affected by the recent tornado disaster. Sparks
A local Red Cross volunteer and Executive Director at Lucas County Children Services, Dean Sparks, is being deployed to Oklahoma to help in disaster relief. Sparks will leave Saturday for Shawnee, Oklahoma to help those affected by the recent tornado outbreak.
Friday, May 24 2013 11:00 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:00:33 GMT
The Memorial Day Parade will start at 10:00 AM. The parade is estimated to end at 12:00 PM. The route will start at Summit & Monroe. It will proceed north on Summit Street to Jackson Boulevard west on
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High pressure will move in overnight tonight which will keep the clouds away and allow the winds to go calm. This will lead to unseasonably cold air Saturday morning. Lows are expected to be in the upper
A late season frost is expected Memorial Day weekend for parts of Ohio.
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:34 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:34:48 GMT
13abc and the Red Cross are teaming up for our Road to Recovery Phone Bank to provide information about helping the victims of the Oklahoma tornado and other disasters. Volunteers will be at the station
13abc and Red Cross teamed up for our Road to Recovery Phone Bank Thursday to provide information about helping the victims of the Oklahoma tornado and other disasters.
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:10 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:10:04 GMT
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Thursday, May 23 2013 11:03 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:03:13 GMT
A Perrysburg Township packaging plant is closing this summer, affecting 126 employees at the location. We're told an agreement allowing Diamond Crystal Brands to sell Splenda sweetener will expire at
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