Thurber's Thoughts

A collection of thoughts from a conservative in Northwest Ohio - fighting the good fight and standing for Constitutional principles

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Online school attendance, funding issue presents unique opportunity for change

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 A lawsuit filed by the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow raises bigger questions about howOhio should fund schools - or students - in the...
Friday, September 09, 2016

It's time for Ohio charter, traditional public schools to follow same standards

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In 2015 following a series of scandals and reports, Ohio passed a law that revised how charter schools and their sponsors would be evaluat...
Friday, September 02, 2016

Ohio school choice programs good, but could be better

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Ohio ranks well when it comes to providing students with educational choices, but there is still room for improvement, a new report says....
Friday, August 26, 2016

Toledo magnet school is all about community

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Community leaders greet students on their first day at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy for Boys (photo from Toledo Public Schools) ...
Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Toledo's proposed lead paint rental inspection law

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The City of Toledo is considering an ordinance that would create an inspection law for rental properties that might contain lead paint. ...
Friday, June 24, 2016

Thurber's Thoughts is back!

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photo via Wikia.com First, please accept my apologies for being gone from regular blog posts for so long. While writing for Ohio Watc...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Ohio budgets billions more than it needs to

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www.themediabriefing.com As the Ohio General Assembly debates the state’s biennial budget, a new report says the state is spending too ...
Friday, May 08, 2015

Toledo pools will open - without government funding

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Apparently, the City of Toledo has learned a valuable lesson:  It open city pools and doesn't have to spend limited tax dollars to do so...
Tuesday, April 07, 2015

QOTD: Core beliefs

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"These things I believe:   That government should butt out. That freedom is our most precious commodity and if  we are not etern...
Tuesday, March 03, 2015

Ohio should adopt education savings accounts

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Photo Credit: Independent Institute Let's face it, the demographics are not on our side. Based upon 2030 census projections, ther...
Monday, March 02, 2015

Ohio looks to overhaul charter school laws

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Some of the issues raised in a lawsuit against White Hat Management are addressed in a bill to overhaul Ohio's charter school law....
Thursday, February 26, 2015

If Pickett were a charter school, it'd be closed by now

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"Whenever people talk glibly of a need to achieve educational "excellence," I think of what an improvement it would be if o...
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Monday, January 26, 2015

National School Choice Week 2015

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It's National School Choice Week - a week dedicated to celebrating options students have for an education. Lest you think this is all ...
Monday, January 12, 2015

Who is responsible for your health?

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This ad is from the CDC which is no longer just the Centers for Disease Control,but is now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...
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