The approval is conditional upon satisfactory completion of an environmental impact study. The runway is now 4,200 feet. Slater made the announcement at a news conference attended by Rep. Ted Strickland, D-Lucasville, and OU President Robert Glidden. The Ohio Board of Regents sees 'many of the community colleges being the access institutions to allow more people to get into the mainstream of higher education,' Mr. Brown said. Many dropped out, some were held back, and others transferred to other schools or to alternative programs.
Administrators say reforms promise to reverse the trend.
But critics see it as further evidence that voters shouldn't approve the tax increase CPS will seek in November. Annual dropout rates actually are falling. Thirteen percent of students in grades nine to 12 dropped out last year, compared with 16.7 percent the year before. The Ohio Department of Education uses annual statistics to measure and report dropout figures. Ohio's school report cards delivered little good news.