Ohio Public Schools have undergone significant changes since 2004 due to the Ohio High School Transformation Initiative (OHSTI). This is a plan that replaced the Ohio Schools massive and ineffective high schools with almost 60 smaller schools. The funding for this effort came from a number of both government and private sponsors.
The Problems with Ohio Schools
Ohio Schools are not in good shape. According to information from one of the supporting partners, Knowledge Works, only 32% of graduates from the Ohio Schools are ready for college after graduation, only 70% graduate, and only 30% will receive a bachelors degree within ten years. In addition, the racial gap is alarming. Only 12% of African-American and Hispanic students are considered college ready. This ranks Ohio Schools as the second lowest in the nation for this measurement.
But the problems within the Ohio Schools dont stop there. In the large Ohio Schools attendance was poor, high school students were not engaged in learning, and the expectations were low.
A Possible Solution for Ohio Schools
The OHSTI has been described as one of the nations most aggressive school improvement...
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