Columbus City Schools board announces pick for superintendent

COLUMBUS, Ohio – After more than three-and-a-half hours of discussion in executive session, the Columbus City Schools board of education voted to approve a new district superintendent on Thursday.The board said Dr. Talisa Dixon will be offered the job pending background checks.She is superintendent of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City Schools.Thursday’s meeting started at 5:30 p.m.The process for selecting a new superintendent has taken a long time.In September 2017, the