The Ohio State University

Guide to Information Resources in Education:
Finding Ohio Information

State Government Resources

Ohio Board of Regents
• (http://www.regents.state.oh.us/)

Ohio Department of Education
• (http://www.ode.state.oh.us/)

Ohio Education Directory
• (http://www.ode.state.oh.us/data/extract_oed_addgrades.asp)

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Legal Resources

Anderson's Ohio School Law (SUL Ref. KFO390.B36) -- located in 205 Sullivant Hall
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State Standards and Competencies

Academic Content Standards Web sites

• Arts (http://www.ode.state.oh.us/Academic_Content_Standards/acsarts.asp)
• English/Language Arts (http://www.ode.state.oh.us/academic_content_standards/acsenglish.asp)
• Foreign Language (http://www.ode.state.oh.us/Academic_Content_Standards/acsforeignlanguages.asp)
• Library (http://www.ode.state.oh.us/Curriculum-Assessment/school_library/)
• Mathematics (http://www.ode.state.oh.us/Academic_Content_Standards/acsmath.asp)
• Pre-Kindergarten (http://www.ode.state.oh.us/ece/miscellaneous/Standards/)
• Science (http://www.ode.state.oh.us/Academic_Content_Standards/acsscience.asp)
• Social Studies (http://www.ode.state.oh.us/academic_content_standards/acssocialstudies.asp)
• Technology (including information literacy) (http://www.ode.state.oh.us/academic_content_standards/)
• Alignment Toolkit (http://www.infohio.org/librarystaff/odeosic/)
• More information about ACS process (http://www.ode.state.oh.us/Academic_Content_Standards/default.asp)

Ohio Model Competency-Based Programs (being revised to uniform Academic Content Standards)

• Comprehensive Arts Education: Ohio's Model Competency-Based Program (SUL Ref. NX310 .O3 C65 1996)
• Foreign Languages: Ohio's Model Competency-Based Program (SUL Ref. P59 .3 F66 1996)
• Model Competency-Based Language Arts Program (SUL Ref. LB1576 .M63 1996)
• Model Competency-Based Mathematics Program (SUL Ref. LC1032 .O5 M63 1990)
• Science, Ohio's Model Competency-Based Program: Scientific Literacy for the 21st Century (SUL Ref. LC1032.5 .O3 S35 1994)
• Social Studies: Ohio's Model Competency-Based Program (SUL Ref. LB1584 .M54 1994)
• Supplement to the Model Competency-Based Mathematics Program: Pre-Kindergarten (SUL Ref. LC1032.5 .O3 S87 2000)

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Statistics

Local Report Cards, 2003-2004 (Ohio)
• (http://www.ode.state.oh.us/reportcard/)

NASBE State Profile of Ohio
• (http://www.nasbe.org/Educational_Issues/State_Stats/Ohio.html)
• State-level statistics for public education provided by the National Association of State Boards of Education.

National Education Goals Panel
• (http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/negp/datasystemlinks.html)
• See how Ohio measures up on 34 separate indicators of progress toward the National Education Goals.

Ohio Board of Regents Data Publications
• (http://www.regents.state.oh.us/mainpages/dataseries.html)
• Information on student enrollment, appropriations, and demographics for Ohio colleges and universities.

Ohio Department of Education Data
• (http://www.ode.state.oh.us/data/)
• Enrollment data, financial profiles, interactive Local Report Cards, and more.

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Professional Organizations

Note:  For national organizations, visit the Professional Organizations section of the Guide to Information Resources in Education.

Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators
• (http://www.oaesa.org/)

Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators
• (http://www.oassa.org/)

Ohio Education Association
• (http://www.ohea.org/)

Ohio Federation of Teachers
• (http://www.oft-aft.org/)

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More Resources

Education Week--Ohio Information
• (http://www.edweek.org/ew/states/oh/)

Ohio Learning-Work Connection
• (http://www.ohiolearningwork.org)

Yahoo! Directory of K-12 Web Sites in Ohio
• (http://d3.dir.dcn.yahoo.com/education/k_12/by_region/u_s__states/ohio/complete_list/)

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