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Education association celebrates advocacy wins

As families and education stakeholders around the state continue to examine the newly released state report card data , the Ohio Education Association is celebrating the work of Ohio ’ s educators to support the state ’ s students as they continue to overcome the challenges of pandemic-era learning . Further , OEA expresses its gratitude to the lawmakers who answered OEA ’ s calls for report card reform , resulting in the assessments made public .
“ OEA has long fought against the over-reliance on high-stakes standardized tests in determining the value and success of Ohio ’ s public schools and students . The adoption of House Bill 82 in 2021 and other recently enacted laws that resulted in the significant changes in this year ’ s state report cards represent
an incredibly important win in that regard ,” OEA President Scott DiMauro said . “ Gone are the misleading A-F grades , which gave an incomplete picture of a district ’ s performance at best .
“ Gone are the draconian punishments for districts that failed to measure up to the cookie-cutter standards of out-of-touch bureaucrats who clung to the report card letter grades to trigger state takeovers and wrest control from local parents and voters . Here to stay is a commitment to a more accurate and transparent assessment system for Ohio ’ s public schools .”
This year ’ s data demonstrates the average achievement component score for the state ’ s traditional public school districts is 3.5 stars compared to the 1.7 star rating achieved , on average , by charter schools in the

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OEA celebrates the new star-rating system in this year ’ s report cards , complete with explanations about what the stars mean to provide the public with context . Further , OEA welcomes the inclusion of Student Opportunity Profiles in the 2022-23 data that will be released next September .
These profiles will provide information regarding what students have been offered to enhance their success .

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