Press Release

COLUMBUS, OH, Jan. 8, 2013 – The Ohio Board of Regents has released the first of what will become annual comprehensive performance reports for each OBR-approved educator preparation program in Ohio.

The Educator Preparation Performance Reports, which include performance data on the metrics identified for teacher and principal preparation programs, will provide valuable information to a variety of audiences regarding available educator preparation programs in Ohio.

COLUMBUS, OH, Jan. 7, 2013 – The Ohio Board of Regents is partnering with Central Ohio Technical College and The Ohio State University at Newark to host a launch event dedicated to touting the benefits of the largest free online tutoring network in the country.

COLUMBUS, OH – January 3, 2013 – Ohio’s public colleges and universities today issued uniform statewide standards for students to be considered remediation-free for college-level English, writing, math and science.  Approximately 41% of all public high school students entering a public college or university in the state are currently taking at least one remedial course in English or math.

COLUMBUS, OH - December 17, 2012 – Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Jim Petro today announced he will retire from public service, with a tentative date of Feb. 1, 2013. Petro was appointed by Governor John Kasich in March 2011 and leads the University System of Ohio, one of the largest systems of public higher education in the nation. 

COLUMBUS, OH – December 14, 2012 - In an effort to further the collaboration between the Ohio Board of Regents (OBR) and the Ohio Department of Education (ODE), and enhance the development of P-20 initiatives, the OBR is moving its offices to the ODE facility at 25 S. Front St., Columbus, OH, 43215.

The actual move will take place on Friday, Dec. 28, with OBR in its new home by the start of the business day on Monday, Dec. 31.

COLUMBUS, OH – December 13, 2012– Up to 3,500 students at Ohio colleges and universities will benefit from co-ops and internships created through an $11 million state investment with matching dollars from employers throughout the state such as Honda, Procter & Gamble, Owens Corning and First Energy.

COLUMBUS, OH, Nov. 14, 2012 – The Ohio Board of Regents, at its regular meeting on Nov. 12, appointed Regent Vinny Gupta to be interim chair of the Board.

Gupta will fill the role vacated by outgoing Regent James Tuschman. Gupta’s interim term will run through March 31, 2013. 

“I’m happy to serve as interim chair for the board, and I am eager to see where our recent efforts in commercialization and college completion will take us as we move into 2013,” Gupta said.