Publisher’s Note

By Ronda Watson BarberOhioMBE Publisher Columbus City Schools is at a crossroads, and the elected Board of Education is preparing […]

By Ronda Watson BarberOhioMBE Publisher For months, I have raised concerns about the Columbus City Schools Vendor Services website being

My comments to the Columbus Board of Education – November 18, 2025 Good evening. My name is Ronda Watson Barber,

By Ronda Watson Barber In supplier diversity, good faith efforts are supposed to be the backbone of inclusion. They’re the

By Ronda Watson Barber, Publisher, OhioMBE I was extremely disappointed to hear a Black man in leadership — the Chief

By Ronda Watson Barber OhioMBE Publisher A recent Facebook discussion on about Columbus City Schools’ Local Economically Disadvantaged Enterprise (LEDE)

By Ronda Watson BarberOhioMBE Publisher How committed is the Columbus City Schools Board of Education and its administration to the

By Ronda Watson BarberOhioMBE Publisher Columbus City Schools recently reported that 17.9% of its controllable spending for FY25 went to

By Ronda Watson BarberOhioMBE Publisher Columbus City Schools recently released its FY25 LEDE Spend Report, touting a 17.9% participation rate

By Ronda Watson BarberOhioMBE Publisher Columbus City Schools is a predominately Black district. The students are overwhelmingly Black. The families

By Ronda Watson BarberOhioMBE Publisher Teachers know better than anyone that inequity hurts students. We see every day how poverty,

By Ronda Watson BarberOhioMBE Publisher Once again, Columbus City Schools is leaning on outside consultants to help its highly paid

By Ronda Watson Barber | Publisher, OhioMBE As I continue to advocate for the inclusion of Black-owned businesses in Columbus