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Education 3 December 2024

GC3 honors Wilmington College ag professor with Teaching Excellence Award

Dr. Chad McKay represented Wilmington College as its 2024 Teaching Excellence Award winner at the Greater Cincinnati Collegiate Connection’s (GC3) 37th annual Celebration of Teaching event. He and 22 other award recipients from GC3’s other member institutions were recognized for their dedication to teaching.

Education 3 December 2024

Fairfield FFA holding wooden Christmas tree fundraiser

Fairfield FFA is currently building and selling wooden Christmas trees as a holiday fundraiser.

Education 2 December 2024

Ohio Republican lawmaker says giving preferred pronouns on application indicates political leaning

A Republican lawmaker said she wants to ban Ohio public universities from asking for prospective students’ preferred pronouns on college applications because, she claims, that could indicate their political ideology and possibly affect their admission.

Education 2 December 2024

United Producers Inc. announces early launch for 2025 scholarship program to support future leaders

United Producers Inc. (UPI) is proud to announce that its long-standing scholarship program is adopting an early launch for its 2025 applications to better align with scholarship timelines and student needs.

Education 29 November 2024

Wilmington College’s Winter Concert to feature choral and instrumental ensembles

Wilmington College’s Chorale, Quaker Jazz and Symphonic Winds choral and instrumental groups will present a program of seasonal music at the Music Department’s annual Winter Concert on Tuesday (Dec. 3), at 7:30 p.m., in Hugh G. Heiland Theatre. The event is free of charge and open to the public.

Education 27 November 2024

MVNU presents ‘The Telephone’

The Music Department at Mount Vernon Nazarene University will present Gian Carlo Menotti’s “The Telephone,” a short one-act comic opera, on Friday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. in the R.R. Hodges Chapel/Auditorium. The performance is free and open to the public.

Education 27 November 2024

Reps. Bird, Lear celebrate signing of Protect All Students Act

On Tuesday, the Protect All Students Act, included in Senate Bill 104, sponsored by State Representatives Adam Bird (R-New Richmond) and Beth Lear (R-Galena) was signed into law by Governor Mike DeWine.

Education 27 November 2024

Governor DeWine signs transgender bathroom ban bill into law

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has signed the following bill into law.

Education 26 November 2024

Unlikely Trump can actually eliminate Education Department, experts say

President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to get rid of the U.S. Department of Education will be far easier said than done.

Education 26 November 2024

MVNU Music Department to host Christmas Festival

The Music Department at Mount Vernon Nazarene University invites the community to celebrate the holiday season with the biennial Christmas Festival on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 7:15 p.m. in the R.R. Hodges Chapel/Auditorium.

Education 26 November 2024

Provisions removed from Ohio bill that would add accountability to private schools, voucher program

A Republican bill to provide more accountability for Ohio private schools had several provisions removed in a substitute version passed by committee, including the elimination of funding transparency and standardized testing requirements.

Education 25 November 2024

Governor DeWine celebrates opening of Student Recreation and Wellness Center at Warren G. Harding High School

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Monday joined leaders with Warren City School District for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of the new Student Recreation and Wellness Center at Warren G. Harding High School.

Education 25 November 2024

Feds roll out 2025-26 college financial aid form ahead of planned date

The 2025-26 form to apply for federal student aid is now available to all students and families, the U.S. Department of Education said Thursday.

Education 25 November 2024

Mount Vernon Nazarene University receives EPA grant for water bottle filling stations

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is excited to announce that it’s a proud 2024 recipient of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Recycling and Litter Prevention Grant. This grant is part of Ohio EPA’s waste management initiative in keeping America beautiful.

Education 22 November 2024

Public school religious instruction release bill gets support, opposition in Ohio Senate committee

More than 400 people submitted a mix of proponent and opponent testimony on a bill that would require Ohio public school districts to put a policy in place that would allow students to be released from school for religious instruction.

Education 22 November 2024

DAR presents Good Citizen Awards to local students

Each year, DAR sponsors the Good Citizen Awards. Each school chooses a senior to participate.