WKSU 89.7 presents Learning Curve: Examining the Past, Present and Future of K-12 Public Education in Ohio.
Learning Curve is looking at the state of funding, opportunity gaps, curriculum, services offered and the impact of the pandemic. The series is also exploring what’s next for public education and how public educators, researchers, government officials and advocates are using the pandemic to improve public education for the future.
The series runs through the Spring of 2021.
Have a comment, suggestion or question? Use the OH Really? form to the right on this page or email us at learningcurve@wksu.org
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If House Bill 1 – known as the Fair School Funding Plan – passes, many of the changes would have Ohio following in the footsteps of states already touted for their education funding models, including New Jersey and Wyoming. -
After a year of virtual learning, but the stress and isolation from the pandemic have created mental health concerns that kids are bringing with them back to the classroom.
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Although the pandemic caused preschool education to stop for many, a local kindergarten readiness program's enrollment is recovering as it expands services.
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Preschool got walloped in the pandemic, and kids disappeared from classrooms. The loss was greatest in communities of color and poverty, but coming out of the shutdown, efforts are underway to recover and, perhaps, grow preschool post-pandemic.
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Immigrant families struggle to support their kids and communities in an age of online learning.
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College students explain what it's like to learn and work in the field in the midst of a pandemic.
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The Warrensville Heights City School District has a plan to get students caught up after a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Superintendent Donald Jolly, who added that “there’s been significant loss.”
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Leagues of Women Voters of Hudson, Kent, Akron and Greater Cleveland have come together for a Real Talk discussion about the Fair School Funding plan. Real Talk is a series of honest dialogues that address issues of inequity and discrimination.
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Community educators examine the pros and cons of online learning and how it affects some kids better than others.
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Public schools in Ohio have until April 1 to submit a plan to the state for dealing with “learning loss” caused by the pandemic.
Previous Stories on K-12 Public Education Challenges and Opportunities
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Amid concerns about learning days lost because of the pandemic, a listener and former teacher asked "OH Really?" if now might be a good time to consider moving to a year-round school calendar.
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State lawmakers had hoped to cancel this year's testing. Now they've got to figure out how to use the results.
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Some parents in Ashtabula County say their kids have fallen behind during remote learning because they lack adequate internet access at home.
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Beachwood city schools redesign learning for efficient and accessible pandemic-friendly education for students.
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Some schools have reinvented virtual learning to keep students engaged as they learn from home.
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Remote learning, hybrid schedules, and socially distanced classrooms have forced teachers to adapt to a radically new version of schooling.
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When schools went remote, it meant coming up with new ways to connect students with the additional services they would typically get in person.
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Wraparound service workers support families with food, technology, coping and life skills while students are learning remotely.
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A new proposal in the Statehouse could overhaul Ohio's school funding formula, which has been deemed unconstitutional multiple times. We look at the history of the problem as we begin exploring K-12 education in Ohio in our series Learning Curve.
