Central Ohio News

**> Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann has gone after charter schools that are failing to meet academic standards and are misusing state money by not keeping accurate financial records. Some of these charter schools can't even meet minimum standards! Shame. Shame. Shame. I hope Dann can revoke these charters.
Here is an excerpt from the Dispatch:

......During six years of operation, New Choices Community School, a middle school, has met one of 29 academic benchmarks, which primarily relate to student performance on state tests for reading, math and other subjects.

The Colin Powell Leadership Academy, serving students in preschool through eighth grade, has met one of 61 such standards in its six years......

I'd give each of these schools an "F" for failure. How can parents continue to send their children to places that are not educating their kids?

* Former Buckeye, Greg Oden, will miss his rookie season because of knee surgery. Check out http://www.gregoden.com/ for news and updates. We all wish Greg a speedy recovery.

*** Looks like the Buckeyes and Nike really, really like each other.
Dispatch:
Ohio State nearly doubled the value of its athletic-apparel contract when it signed a new deal with Nike this summer.

The school's last contract, signed with Nike in 2001, was worth $1.9 million a year ($11.4 million for six years).

The new contract pays Ohio State more than $3.7 million a year -- at least $26.1 million over seven years. It went into effect Aug. 1 and was announced this week.....