The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression gave six Ohio universities a failing grade on their 2026 College Free Speech rankings.

The next step in the evolution of esports at Wilmington College is occurring this fall with the club’s entry into intercollegiate competition. WC is a new member of PlayVS College League, which is a development designed to enhance the Esports Club’s goal of building a strong community in which students connect through their love for gaming.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card, released the 2024 results from the 12th grade assessment on math and reading and 8th grade results from the 2024 science assessment, all showing a stark decline.

The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) and the Capitol Square Foundation (CSF) are pleased to announce that 81 schools will be awarded Transportation Grants for the 2025-2026 academic year. The online application will open Monday, Sept. 15, at 9 a.m. and remain open until 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 22.

State school finance reforms designed to close funding gaps between high- and low-income districts did not reduce racial and ethnic funding inequities and in some cases increased them, according to new research. As school desegregation efforts slowed in the decades following the 1980s, these findings highlight the limitations of income-based approaches in addressing racial funding disparities in education.

President Donald Trump’s aim to shutter the Education Department faces steep hurdles in Congress, where Republicans’ legislative efforts to abolish the agency remain stalled and appropriators have rejected many of his proposed cuts to education spending.

Wilmington College students will be the beneficiaries of a $500,000 endowment grant earmarked for student scholarships from the Austin E. Knowlton Foundation.

The Bright Local Board of Education will be holding its next regular meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at Bright Local School at 6 p.m.

The Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15 at the Hillsboro Board of Education Office, 39 Willettsville Pike, for the regular board meeting and executive session if necessary.

Wilmington College has a long history of providing the support that leads to the success of its students who are the first in their families to pursue higher education. Indeed, typically, 40 percent of WC’s undergraduate enrollment on the main campus is comprised of first-generation students.

In the past month or so, federal courts have dealt a string of blows to conservatives’ push for the biblical Ten Commandments to be posted in public schools.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine recently joined local leaders, students, and community members to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Athens High School, a $69 million project supported by the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission (OFCC).

The international honor society, Phi Theta Kappa, selected Wilmington College for its 2025 Honor Roll, featuring America's top four-year colleges and universities for creating programs and pathways that are especially effective for transfer students.

The updated form to apply for federal student aid will launch for all students by Oct. 1, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon told congressional leaders in a letter in late August.

The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal invites elementary school students across Ohio to get out their crayons and markers so they can highlight the importance of fire safety as part of its 2025 Fire Safety Poster Contest.