By Ronda Watson Barber Joy Reid on The ReidOut talked about Columbus City Schools nasty unsafe school buildings on her MSNBC talk show. Throughout the CEA strike CCS school buildings were viewed in a negative way from the lack of…
Category: Publisher’s Note
Publisher’s Note: Certification should be about education
Educating small businesses on the certification process better serves Black-owned business than just giving them a document list and submitting their application. Education is an eye opener. I train businesses for the long haul not to fulfill someone’s submission goals.…
Publisher’s Note: Kudos to Marliese Ryan
By Ronda Watson BarberOhioMBE Publisher Congratulations to Marliese Ryan in her new position at Gilbane Construction. She will be a fabulous asset to the construction industry in the Diversity & Inclusion space. I am so proud of you. I know…
Publisher’s Note – I am glad the kids are in class
By Ronda Watson Barber I am glad the strike is over. I am so happy Columbus City School children are in class. It is good to see the teachers will be paid better. The Columbus Dispatch reports Columbus City Schools’…
Publisher’s Note: I Support the CEA
By Ronda Watson BarberOhioMBE Publisher I support the Columbus Education Association. Educators, staff, and students should have the expectation of safe well-maintained buildings to work and learn. PERIOD! Black children deserve clean well maintained school buildings. They need to get…
Publisher’s Note: Where is the building maintenance plan?
By Ronda Watson Barber OhioMBE Publisher Is there a building maintenance plan for each Columbus City School building? How and why are there rodents, bugs, and peeling LEAD PAINT in Columbus City School buildings? There haven’t been any reports of…
Publisher’s Note: CCS Administrators met standards
By Ronda Watson BarberOhioMBE Publisher Black children missed a bunch of in-class instruction last school year because some buildings in the Columbus City School district didn’t have heat. Heat is an essential element for students in Central Ohio during the…
Publisher’s Note: No one was fired!
By Ronda Watson BarberOhioMBE Publisher NO ONE was fired because of the incompetence by Columbus City Schools administrators from last year’s heating issues that resulted in Black kids missing classes while directors got paid. Some folk may have even gotten…