Parents and guardians report that about 5.2 percent of children ages 5 to 17 received academic instruction at home during the 2022-23 school year. That is an increase from the 2018-19 school year, when parents and guardians reported that about 3.7 percent of students received academic instruction at home, according to survey results released recently by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the statistical center within the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s Homecoming was a whirlwind of celebration, kicking off with the Homecoming Chapel on Friday and culminating with the President’s Prayer Breakfast on Sunday morning. In between, alumni and friends were greeted with a plethora of activities that welcomed them home.

The Southern Ohio Educational Service Center Governing Board will have its regular meeting Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 6 p.m.

The Southern State Community College Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet Thursday, Nov. 21 at 5 p.m. on SSCC’s Central Campus, Room 347, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro for their regular board meeting.

University of Rio Grande is proud to announce two endowment gifts from the estates of generous benefactors. The gifts, totaling $2.8 million, will enhance the university’s scholarship endowment, offering sustained financial support to deserving students.

A bill that would ban transgender students from using school bathrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity is going to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is thrilled to present “Bedtime Stories: As Told by Dad (Who Messed Them Up),” written by Ed Monk, with performances this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m. in the Thorne Performance Hall of R.R. Hodges Chapel/Fine Arts Center.

Voters in Colorado, Kentucky and Nebraska put the brakes on the school choice movement last week, rejecting ballot measures that would have instituted or expanded state support for parents to send their kids to private schools or protected other school choice options.

On Wednesday, State Representative Adam Bird’s (R-New Richmond) Protect All Students Act, included in Senate Bill 104, passed the General Assembly.

Republican lawmakers introduced a pair of higher education related bills as lame duck begins, including one to ban college applications from asking preferred pronouns.

A Louisiana law that will require schools to place displays of the Ten Commandments in every classroom is “coercive” and “unconstitutional,” according to the federal judge who issued an order Tuesday that stops the law from taking effect Jan. 1.

The Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education will meet in regular session Monday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Hillsboro Board of Education Office, 39 Willettsville Pike, Hillsboro for the regular board meeting and executive session if necessary.

As student absenteeism reaches record highs in schools across the United States, new research finds that student absences are linked to lower teacher job satisfaction, raising concerns that this may exacerbate growing teacher shortages. The findings were published Tuesday in Educational Researcher, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association.

The Paint Valley Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Board (ADAMH Board) held the 11th annual Write in Red Essay Contest during Red Ribbon Week Oct. 21-25, 2024.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently emphasized USDA’s ongoing commitment to connecting local farmers and producers with schools nationwide that serve meals to about 30 million children every school day.