Unfortunately the Vindicator is courting hypocrisy in this case. The editorial board may be correct that Dr. Hathorn is the right person to lead the district out of academic and fiscal muck and mire, but if all retire/re-hires are wrong this one is too. There are certainly few absolutes in issues and the editorial board needs to think that through before taking an unwavering stand.
Sounds like a little revenge because he is looking for other opportunities - they are so brain dead that they think a lower evaluation will make him less attractive for other positions.
The problem of under-supervised children and teenagers is not restricted to any particular ethnicity. There appears to be an increasingly accepted abrogation of responsibility by parents, who for reasons I don't understand, don't wish to discipline their children. Some parents (and I use the term loosely) believe that the schools should take all the responsibility for teaching good manners and proper social behavior, as if teaching was not in and of itself a full-time job.
There is no easy solution and no parent or parents rear children the same way. However, civic responsibility, including not having babies until one is able to take full financial and emotional responsibility for them, begins in the home - and if not in the home should be supported in the communities, churches and neighborhoods. My sympathies to those who lost children in this horrible accident. If one young life can be saved by using this example, they will not have died in vain.
Fracking has been around for many years. As our energy costs continue to increase, we would be foolish not to access the wealth of resources so close to home. There will be many jobs created in an area that is in desperate need of them. Fracking in and of itself did not cause the earthquakes. As for a WKBN poll - I would question the conservative content of the listenership - especially during the Rob Verb show.
I served with Mr. Beachum on the Youngstown Board of Education and can assure you that he is not a racist. However, his comments have more than a ring of truth to them and sometimes the truth hurts. Instead of criticizing him, why not work together to find solutions? The Youngstown School District is living on borrowed time - but that doesn't mean city students do not need an education. The neighboring districts with open enrollment do not want kids who are hard to teach, hard to reach and harder to love.
This county cannot afford to go backward and Sheriff Greene should know from all of his years in law enforcement that he will be tested. He needs to report the name of the person who contacted him so all will know justice is absolutely not for sale!!
The release of numbers and data, including percentage of use and repeat users does NOT violate FERPA. No one is asking for the names of the students who are in the seclusion rooms. However, the ODE or the State BOE should be developing standards for the layout and structure of these rooms, as well as their effectiveness as a deterrent to repeat offenders.
When the most important job of the College or University President is fund and friend-raising, a terminal degree is not necessary. The Provost is the person whose job it is to oversee the academic integrity of the curriculum, the Deans and the faculty. Jim Tressel is a proven fund raiser and is well connected in the Mahoning Valley. Those are reasons this is not an absurd notion. However, whether he even wants the job, the above-mentioned characteristics are far more necessary in a college president than a Ph.D.
Council president aside, there is no way this city still needs seven councilmembers - the population has dropped dramatically over the past decades. There should be one for each side of town and one at-large. It's probably still too many but it would be a start.
It’s worth making an exception to keep Hathorn at the helm
Unfortunately the Vindicator is courting hypocrisy in this case. The editorial board may be correct that Dr. Hathorn is the right person to lead the district out of academic and fiscal muck and mire, but if all retire/re-hires are wrong this one is too. There are certainly few absolutes in issues and the editorial board needs to think that through before taking an unwavering stand.
April 16, 2013 at 4:38 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Board’s evaluation rates superintendent a five of possible nine
Sounds like a little revenge because he is looking for other opportunities - they are so brain dead that they think a lower evaluation will make him less attractive for other positions.
March 26, 2013 at 1:27 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Parents, where are the kids?
The problem of under-supervised children and teenagers is not restricted to any particular ethnicity. There appears to be an increasingly accepted abrogation of responsibility by parents, who for reasons I don't understand, don't wish to discipline their children. Some parents (and I use the term loosely) believe that the schools should take all the responsibility for teaching good manners and proper social behavior, as if teaching was not in and of itself a full-time job.
There is no easy solution and no parent or parents rear children the same way. However, civic responsibility, including not having babies until one is able to take full financial and emotional responsibility for them, begins in the home - and if not in the home should be supported in the communities, churches and neighborhoods. My sympathies to those who lost children in this horrible accident. If one young life can be saved by using this example, they will not have died in vain.
March 22, 2013 at 1:13 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Station Square is where ... Everyday feels like a weekend
Hours of operation? They aren't listed on the website nor in this story.
February 21, 2013 at 11:46 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Would you vote to ban fracking in the city of Youngstown?
Fracking has been around for many years. As our energy costs continue to increase, we would be foolish not to access the wealth of resources so close to home. There will be many jobs created in an area that is in desperate need of them. Fracking in and of itself did not cause the earthquakes. As for a WKBN poll - I would question the conservative content of the listenership - especially during the Rob Verb show.
February 12, 2013 at 10:44 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Group calls board member’s comments racist
I served with Mr. Beachum on the Youngstown Board of Education and can assure you that he is not a racist. However, his comments have more than a ring of truth to them and sometimes the truth hurts. Instead of criticizing him, why not work together to find solutions? The Youngstown School District is living on borrowed time - but that doesn't mean city students do not need an education. The neighboring districts with open enrollment do not want kids who are hard to teach, hard to reach and harder to love.
January 29, 2013 at 9:27 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Sheriff should call the FBI
This county cannot afford to go backward and Sheriff Greene should know from all of his years in law enforcement that he will be tested. He needs to report the name of the person who contacted him so all will know justice is absolutely not for sale!!
January 16, 2013 at 3:27 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Schools should be instructed to be open about discipline issue
The release of numbers and data, including percentage of use and repeat users does NOT violate FERPA. No one is asking for the names of the students who are in the seclusion rooms. However, the ODE or the State BOE should be developing standards for the layout and structure of these rooms, as well as their effectiveness as a deterrent to repeat offenders.
January 14, 2013 at 11:56 a.m. permalink suggest removal
YSU President Tressel?
When the most important job of the College or University President is fund and friend-raising, a terminal degree is not necessary. The Provost is the person whose job it is to oversee the academic integrity of the curriculum, the Deans and the faculty. Jim Tressel is a proven fund raiser and is well connected in the Mahoning Valley. Those are reasons this is not an absurd notion. However, whether he even wants the job, the above-mentioned characteristics are far more necessary in a college president than a Ph.D.
January 14, 2013 at 11:47 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Mayor’s race gets clarified
Council president aside, there is no way this city still needs seven councilmembers - the population has dropped dramatically over the past decades. There should be one for each side of town and one at-large. It's probably still too many but it would be a start.
January 11, 2013 at 3:04 p.m. permalink suggest removal