http://www.catalyst-ohio.org/index.php/c/Cover_Stories Catalyst Ohio Magazine - Cover Stories en-us lenz@catalyst-ohioorg (Charlise Lyles) webmaster@catalyst-ohio.org (Mark Royko) H1 Content Management System August 2010: Graphs comparing the state's achievement gaps based on poverty and ELL status. http://www.catalyst-ohio.org/news/index.php/item/978/cat/23 Fri, 6 Aug 2010 16:20:01 CST August 2010: Chart comparing plans for reform in the Cleveland and Columbus school districts. http://www.catalyst-ohio.org/news/index.php/item/977/cat/23 Fri, 6 Aug 2010 16:15:10 CST August 2010: Graphic comparing achievement gaps in Ohio. http://www.catalyst-ohio.org/news/index.php/item/976/cat/23 Fri, 6 Aug 2010 16:09:14 CST August 2010: The middle level-grades can be troublesome for school districts. Students are undergoing some of the most intense biological changes of their lives and their social and emotional needs are caught between the co-dependence of elementary school and the independence of high school. http://www.catalyst-ohio.org/news/index.php/item/968/cat/23 Fri, 6 Aug 2010 15:16:52 CST August 2010: Education reform often focuses on results: More college graduates, increased high school graduation rates, reduced achievement gaps on high-stakes tests. But it may be difficult to fix struggling elementary, middle and high schools without first investing in a child's earliest years. http://www.catalyst-ohio.org/news/index.php/item/967/cat/23 Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:55:15 CST August 2010: Most of Ohio's urban districts are underperforming academically, and many more are making drastic cuts to make ends meet financially. None, however, share the money and academic woes of the Youngstown City Schools, the only district in the state to at once be categorized in "Academic Emergency"-the equivalent of an F on the state's school report card-and to also be under state fiscal oversight. http://www.catalyst-ohio.org/news/index.php/item/966/cat/23 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:23:45 CST