/tags/columbus-city-school-board Columbus City School Board en-US Copyright Fri, 18 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2025-04-18/franklin-county-democrats-endorse-in-columbus-school-board-race-leave-city-council-to-voters The county party's screening committee weighed endorsing or not in both races, but opted to move ahead only with the three open seats on the Columbus City Schools' Board of Education. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2025-04-18/franklin-county-democrats-endorse-in-columbus-school-board-race-leave-city-council-to-voters George Shillcock /politics-government/2024-05-29/ohio-auditor-warns-columbus-school-board-may-have-violated-open-meeting-laws School board member Brandon Simmons claims that a leaked document was a collaboration, which suggests the board shared drafts or met outside of public meetings. Wed, 29 May 2024 18:07:09 GMT /politics-government/2024-05-29/ohio-auditor-warns-columbus-school-board-may-have-violated-open-meeting-laws Allie Vugrincic /politics-government/2024-05-24/columbus-school-board-member-apologizes-for-leaked-document-board-considers-investigation In a social media apology, Columbus school board member Brandon Simmons said he “let the district down,” but he maintained he did not write the divisive document alone. Fri, 24 May 2024 14:11:27 GMT /politics-government/2024-05-24/columbus-school-board-member-apologizes-for-leaked-document-board-considers-investigation Allie Vugrincic /news/2024-05-21/columbus-education-association-calls-for-school-board-members-resignation-after-document-leaked The Columbus Education Association obtained a document they say was written by Columbus City Schools board member Brandon Simmons. The CEA says the document details an effort to suppress the union for disagreeing with the board and are calling for Simmons to resign. Tue, 21 May 2024 21:01:27 GMT /news/2024-05-21/columbus-education-association-calls-for-school-board-members-resignation-after-document-leaked Renee Fox /news/2023-12-20/columbus-city-schools-hire-out-of-state-firm-to-assess-facilities-to-determine-improvements The board voted 6-1 to hire South Carolina project management firm Sightlines LLC over objections from the NAACP and the board's president calling for the district to hire a more local firm. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 21:06:25 GMT /news/2023-12-20/columbus-city-schools-hire-out-of-state-firm-to-assess-facilities-to-determine-improvements George Shillcock /politics-government/2023-06-20/columbus-city-schools-board-of-education-to-vote-on-improvement-levy-for-november-ballot The levy would raise school district property taxes by nearly $270 for a home worth $100,000, if approved by Columbus voters. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 19:57:14 GMT /politics-government/2023-06-20/columbus-city-schools-board-of-education-to-vote-on-improvement-levy-for-november-ballot George Shillcock /politics-government/2023-04-25/columbus-city-schools-columbus-education-association-file-to-add-substitutes-to-teachers-union The Columbus City Schools Board of Education and the teacher's union announced Monday that the two voluntarily agreed to add substitutes to the CEA bargaining unit. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 18:36:53 GMT /politics-government/2023-04-25/columbus-city-schools-columbus-education-association-file-to-add-substitutes-to-teachers-union George Shillcock /news/2019-11-05/2019-election-democrats-fend-off-progressive-challengers-in-columbus From Columbus City Council to the school board, the Franklin County Democratic Party maintained its dominance of city government on Tuesday. See the full… Wed, 06 Nov 2019 00:04:20 GMT /news/2019-11-05/2019-election-democrats-fend-off-progressive-challengers-in-columbus Gabe Rosenberg, Nick Evans /news/2019-10-22/columbus-school-board-candidates-gather-for-downtown-forum Local education groups are hosting a forum of Columbus school board candidates at Columbus Downtown High School on Tuesday night. The six people running… Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:37:58 GMT /news/2019-10-22/columbus-school-board-candidates-gather-for-downtown-forum Nick Evans /news/2019-08-22/columbus-teachers-begin-new-school-year-without-a-union-contract Students at Columbus City Schools head back to class this morning for a new academic year. Their teachers enter the school year under the relatively-rare… Thu, 22 Aug 2019 09:00:00 GMT /news/2019-08-22/columbus-teachers-begin-new-school-year-without-a-union-contract Nick Evans