Columbus, OH – The following statement regarding the Columbus City Schools Board of Education vote to close multiple schools can be attributed to Columbus Education Association President John Coneglio: “A sure sign of leadership failure is a shrinking school district in a rapidly growing city. Mere months after the community agreed to support school investment…
Our Students are Watching
Columbus, OH – The following statement can be attributed to Columbus Education Association President John Coneglio: “As an 18-year social studies teacher who taught hundreds of CCS students about the basic responsibilities of elected officials and good governance, it is beyond disappointing that many of our Board Members, who should be looked to as examples…
Amid CCS Leak Scandal, CEA Demands Answers on Elements of Plan Being Executed Despite Board Statements
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Columbus, OH – Days after a shocking leaked Columbus City Schools memo [READ LEAKED MEMO] regarding the Superintendent’s Community Facilities Task Force detailed plans to use racial divides to attack opponents of school closures and hide information from taxpayers, evidence has begun to emerge that elements of the leaked plan have, in…
PRESS RELEASE – After Shocking CCS Task Force Document Leak, Community and Educators Call for Resignation and Process Restart
Columbus, OH – After obtaining a shocking leaked Columbus City Schools Board of Education strategy document [READ ORIGINAL DOCUMENT], which details plans to use racial divides to attack opponents of school closures and hide information from taxpayers, members of the community and Columbus City Schools Union leaders sent the following open letter to the Board…
CEA Resigns from CCS Facilities Task Force, Rejects ‘Failed Policies of the Past’
This morning, CEA President John Coneglio sent the following open letter to Superintendent Dr. Angela Chapman and members of the Superintendent’s Community Facilities Task Force: Dear Superintendent Dr. Angela Chapman, Members of the Columbus City Schools Board of Education, and members of the Superintendent’s Community Facilities Task Force; I write this open letter today to…