By THOMAS HARGROVE, Scripps Howard News Service
Ohio officials consider more oversight of charter schools
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and other state leaders want increased oversight of charter schools after disclosures that dozens of so-called "dropout recovery" schools get millions of tax dollars for thousands of habitually absent students.
Ohio spends millions on students who rarely go to class
Ohio taxpayers have spent more than $100 million to educate thousands of high-school students who rarely or never show up for class, part of a growing trend of absenteeism at privately operated schools.
School entry, dropout ages by state
State policies for compulsory education vary considerably by student age in the United States, with most states not requiring enough time to ensure high-school graduation. The following are the current ages by which students are required to enroll and the earliest age at which they are allowed to drop out.Alabama .................. 7-16Alaska ................... 7-16
Details on the Scripps survey about charter schools
The following are selected findings from a survey of 1,003 adults conducted by the Scripps Survey Research Center at Ohio University from May 11-28.
State laws for truancy, dropouts vary greatly
States have struggled with the issues of truancy and high-school dropouts for many years, trying to weave regulations and compulsory education laws that will increase the number of youths who graduate from high school.But the result of their attempts is a wide array of different policies.
Public school attendance rates by state
The following are estimated public school attendance rates, based upon a survey of more than 88,000 schools conducted by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. The rates are for the 2003-04 school year.STATE NAME ...... ATTENDANCE RATEAlabama ................. 91.0Alaska .................. 89.4
What is it like to go to a school next to a cocktail lounge?
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Every weekday a few minutes before 8 a.m., more than a dozen teen-agers line up in front of The Lobby cocktail lounge in a strip mall located in a blue-collar neighborhood.Across the street is an adult book club. Down the block is a gentlemen's club featuring exotic dancers.
Findings of Scripps poll of White House candidate rumors
The following are selected findings from a survey of 1,015 adult residents of the United States conducted by Scripps Howard News Service and Ohio University's Scripps Research Center by telephone from Sept. 15 through Oct. 2.
Vaccine polll highlights
The following are selected findings from a survey of 811 adults conducted by the Scripps Survey Research Center of Ohio University by telephone Sept. 24 to Oct. 10, 2007.
Poll: Americans see both need, potential dangers of vaccines
Most Americans believe vaccinating our children is best for all, but a majority also say parents should be allowed to refuse the shots.
