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Get an overview of your state’s education policy initiatives, performance data and business and education partnerships. You can also link to your governor, state department of education and higher education board.

How Does Ohio Stack Up?

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Business and Education Partnerships in Ohio

Battelle for Kids
Battelle for Kids was established in 2001 by the Ohio Business Roundtable and supported by an initial $10M grant from the Battelle Corporation. Battelle for Kids works to ensure improved student achievement in Ohio by supporting and sustaining standards-based education. Project SOAR (Schools' Online Assessment Reports) provides over 100 Ohio school districts with value-added achievement and best practice data, representing the second largest longitudinal database in the country. Battelle for Kids successfully lobbied the state legislature to include value-added achievement data in the state accountability system for all schools and districts beginning in 2008. The organization expanded its services in 2005 to offer a wider array of professional development training and resources, innovative instructional tools and research and evaluation services to educators in Ohio and across the country.

Ohio Business Roundtable
Established in 1992, the Roundtable was created because business leaders believed they should have an active and effective role in framing public policy, applying their corporate skills and strategies to strengthen Ohio's economy. A major force for standards-based education, the Roundtable created Battelle for Kids in 2001 and the Ohio Business Alliance for Higher Education and the Economy in 2005. In 2006, the Roundtable created the Tapping Ohio's Potential coalition to raise graduation standards and focus on math and science excellence. The Roundtable also is partnered with KnowledgeWorks, Ohio Board of Regents, and Ohio Department of Education in the Ohio College Access Network, a statewide program to improve postsecondary access by providing support and coordination of local college access programs. Its role in OCAN is to build private sector alliances in communities of existing, and potential new college access program sites.

Ohio Mathematics and Science Coalition
OMSC is an advocacy group comprised of individuals from the education, business and public sectors, working toward the common goal of revitalizing and improving mathematics, science and technology education from preschool to beyond graduate school. OMSC's mission is to facilitate collaboration for continuous, systemic, and sustainable improvement in mathematics, science, and technology education for students in Ohio.

kidsOhio.org
kidsOhio.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to improve the lives and education of Ohio's children by conducting original research, identifying and disseminating best practices and building coalitions among policymakers, educators, and business and community leaders to craft and sustain practical education solutions. KidsOhio.org relies exclusively on donations from over 40 private corporations and individuals; its board is composed almost entirely of business leaders.

Business Alliance for Higher Education and Economy
An independent nonprofit organization affiliated with the Ohio Business Roundtable, BAHEE was formed in 2005 to be a catalyst, mediator and advocate for an enhanced and more strategic role for Ohio's higher education community in contributing to the state's economic development. BAHEE intends to bring policymakers, college and university presidents and K-12 educators together to raise education achievement and attainment, foster innovation and lift the standard of living across the state. The thirteen board members are all private sector executives.

Strategic Business Involvement in Ohio

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