Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has announced the following appointment.

James A. Banks, the Kerry and Linda Killinger Endowed Chair in Diversity Studies Emeritus and founding director of the Center for Multicultural Education (now the Banks Center for Educational Justice) at the University of Washington, has been selected by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) to present the 2025 Brown Lecture in Education Research.

The Fairfield Local Schools Board of Education will hold a special meeting Monday, July 7 at 6 p.m. in the District Office conference room.

Opponents of Ohio Republican lawmakers’ higher education overhaul that bans diversity efforts and faculty strikes, and sets rules around classroom discussion, have failed to collect enough signatures to put a referendum on the ballot this year to block it.

The University of Virginia's president plans to leave his post earlier than expected as federal officials push the school to end race-based diversity, equity and inclusion programs or risk losing funding.

A Franklin County judge said Ohio’s private school voucher program is unconstitutional in a ruling this week. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office is planning an appeal of the decision.

Area residents who passed the General Education Development (GED) test or completed the Adult High School Workforce Diploma Program were honored recently at the 36th annual Adult Opportunity Center’s Recognition celebration at Southern State Community College’s Central Campus in Hillsboro.

U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly joined education advocates, parents, teachers and students Thursday to blast congressional Republicans’ proposed cuts to education.

The Southern Ohio Educational Service Center (SOESC) is proud to announce that it has been named a 2025 Best Workplace in Ohio by Ohio Business Magazine. 

At 19, Hillsboro High School alum Ethan Kirk graduated from Bowling Green State University with hands-on experience, a solid business and resort and attraction operations foundation and will be on the pathway to becoming an assistant general manager at Drury Hotels.

Local children ages 10 through 14 interested in learning about their local waterways, the health of water ecosystems, and native plants and animals can attend Wilmington College’s annual Splash Science Summer Camp from July 14 to 18.

Across the state, Ohio EPA is putting money into the eager hands of schools, businesses and environmental do-gooders. From improving water quality and developing virtual networks, to hazardous air pollution training and enhancing nature restoration efforts, these 18 recipients are ready to create and execute engaging projects that will capture the imagination and educate Ohioans with how to be the best Buckeye environmental stewards possible.

U.S. senators from both parties pressed Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Tuesday over the Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate funding for key programs administered by the Education Department for disadvantaged and low-income students.

Angela Hall has always been a trailblazer.

More than 480 graduating seniors from 69 counties across the state recently received their high school diplomas as members of Ohio Connections Academy’s Class of 2025. There were 285 seniors who traveled to the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus on June 7 to participate in the online public charter school’s commencement ceremony.