Ohio school district ratings nearing release

COLUMBUS — Offi­cials have resched­uled the release of Ohio school and dis­trict rat­ings that have been delayed amid a statewide review of student-attendance data.

The Ohio Depart­ment of Edu­ca­tion now ten­ta­tively plans to release the report cards Wednes­day. Results are still con­sid­ered pre­lim­i­nary as Ohio Audi­tor Dave Yost inves­ti­gates enroll­ment and atten­dance irreg­u­lar­i­ties around the state.

The Ohio Board of Edu­ca­tion voted to release the eagerly-awaited infor­ma­tion, in part because Elec­tion Day is approach­ing and many dis­tricts are pur­su­ing levy and bond issues.

The reports are nor­mally pub­lished in August.

A depart­ment spokesman said the infor­ma­tion will not be pre­sented with the charts, graphs and other visual ele­ments that dis­tricts and fam­i­lies have come to expect. Results will be listed in a sim­ple spread­sheet for now.

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