As Publisher of OhioMBE and author of a recent column examining the Columbus City Schools (CCS) LEDE (Local Economically Disadvantaged […]
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 Barber Columbus City Schools recently reported $80,945,394.61 in capital improvement spending. The numbers tell the story of who
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
By Ronda Watson Barber | Publisher, OhioMBE As a longtime advocate for Black-owned businesses, I was encouraged when I learned
By Ronda Watson BarberOhioMBE Publisher It’s Election Day. The day we’re supposed to register our values and vision for the
By Ronda Watson BarberOhioMBE Publisher This isn’t a decision I take lightly. My grandmother was a life member of the
By Ronda Watson BarberOhioMBE Publisher As Columbus City Schools (CCS) prepares for its upcoming board meeting, one question remains unanswered:
By Ronda Watson BarberOhioMBE Publisher Once again, Columbus City Schools (CCS) is demonstrating a blatant disregard for its commitment to