Leslie Phillips and Jessica Swayne were awarded scholarships by the Adams County Community Foundation to complete the Medical Assistant program at the Adams County Training and Business Center. 

A fatal school shooting at Antioch High School in Nashville in January had an unusual feature: the school had contracted an AI gun detection company to help identify and stop shootings, but the system did not spot the gun before a student opened fire.

Lynchburg-Clay High School is proud to announce Olivia VanFleet as their Work-Based Learning Student of the Month.

The Greenfield Exempted Village School District Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. in the Rainsboro Elementary cafeteria. 

Former Ohio state Rep. John Patterson, co-author of Ohio’s Full School Funding Plan — the final phase of which has an uncertain future in the next state budget — said in an online forum last week that the full funding is a necessity for local schools and a responsibility for the state.

Wilmington College seniors Sterling Goodwin and Kyleigh Caves will share their joy for singing at their senior recital on March 4, at 7 p.m., in the McCoy Room of Kelly Center. They are voice students of Bekah Wall, assistant professor of communication arts.

The Ohio Senate passed a controversial higher education bill that would overhaul the state’s public universities during Wednesday’s session. This came one day after more than 800 Ohioans submitted testimony against it. Fourteen people provided supporter testimony. The sponsor of the bill called those numbers “irrelevant.”

Junior Achievement’s IGen Ignition Day for the Greater Cincinnati area has wrapped up, and young entrepreneurs from Fairfield Local High School have taken the top prize. 

The Southern State Community College Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19 on SSCC’s Central Campus, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro.

Felice J. Levine, PhD, Executive Director of the American Educational Research Association and Board Chair of the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics, released the following statement.

Budget discussions on education have begun in the Ohio General Assembly, along with the reconvening of the House Education Committee, which is preparing to take a hard look at the state’s school regulation and funding as it establishes legislative priorities on the topic.

We are deeply honored to introduce the James Victor Hazelbaker Memorial Scholarship, created by his three daughters to celebrate the life and enduring legacy of James Victor Hazelbaker. 

The Ohio Tree City USA Awards Program and Arbor Day Foundations have named Wilmington College a Tree Campus USA for the second consecutive year.

The Bright Local Board of Education will be holding their regular board meeting on Feb. 19 at Whiteoak High School at 6 p.m.