Stories Related to Last Year’s Ohio School Report Cards To Be Delivered About Five Months Late

The Ohio Department of Education plans to roll out last year’s school report cards in two segments with the first release coming in January — about half a school year later than usual.After a year of new and rigorous testing in 2014-15 that resulted in parent and teacher blow-back, Ohio lawmakers in July cancelled their contract with the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, better known as PARCC.The consortia developed and sold Ohio its English and Math tests as states joined in an effort to establish national academic standards.