The Upper Arlington City Schools Board of Education chose to join a lawsuit seeking to eliminate Ohio’s EdChoice private school voucher program, despite Lt. Gov. Jon Husted telling the group it would be a waste of money.
The Southern State Community College Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet Thursday, June 20 at 5 p.m. on SSCC’s Hillsboro Campus, Room 347, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro for their regular board meeting.
The Ohio House passed a bipartisan bill that would ban discrimination against natural hair in K-12 schools with a 83-7 vote during Wednesday’s session.
Title IX prohibits educational institutions that receive federal funds from discriminating on the basis of sex in both educational programs and activities. Federal courts have already acted against the Biden administration’s rules.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently said he would potentially sign a bill that would dramatically change Ohio college and university campuses — if the bill continues to undergo further revisions.
The Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education will meet in regular session Monday, June 17 at 7 p.m. in the Hillsboro Board of Education Office, 39 Willettsville Pike, for the regular meeting and executive session if necessary.
Ohio ranks 28th in overall child well-being, according to the 2024 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report of recent data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how kids are faring in post-pandemic America. The data shows that Ohio leaders must do more to prepare children to learn so they are ready to earn when they reach adulthood.
Thirty-eight percent of public school leaders reported they moderately or strongly agreed that traffic patterns around their schools pose a threat to students’ physical safety while commuting to school, according to data released Wednesday from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the statistical center within the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences.
Wilmington College named J. Wynn Alexander vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty, while Tammy Shadley-Hutton was tabbed as vice president for advancement. President Corey Cockerill congratulated them as she announced their new status.
The University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College are proud to announce the students who have been recognized for the Spring 2024 Dean’s List and Merit List.
