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Education 2 May 2024

State leaders celebrate Ohio students committing to service in US Armed Forces

Stephen D. Dackin, director of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce; Maj. Gen. (U.S. Army retired) Deborah Ashenhurst, director of the Ohio Department of Veterans Services; and Ohio Second Lady Tina Husted recently recognized high school students from throughout Ohio who have committed to service in the U.S. military.

Education 7 March 2024

Ohio Department of Education and Workforce releases science of reading survey results

Starting next year, Ohio school districts and community schools will have to use core curriculum and instructional materials for English language arts and reading intervention programs from lists created by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce as part of the state’s science of reading implementation.

Education 23 October 2023

Judge rules overhaul of Ohio K-12 education can begin; DeWine names interim education director

Control over Ohio K-12 education can officially start to transfer to Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration after a month-long battle in court.

Education 20 October 2023

Reading Recovery lawsuit trying to prevent science of reading implementation in Ohio schools

A lawsuit is trying to prevent a new law from changing how Ohio students learn how to read.

Education 6 October 2023

Plaintiffs say restraining order should have stopped Ohio K-12 education overhaul from starting

Plaintiffs are arguing that the temporary restraining order in the lawsuit that seeks to block a transfer of power over Ohio K-12 education should have stopped that transfer from starting.

Education 3 October 2023

Governor begins Ohio’s K-12 education overhaul despite judge extending temporary restraining order

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is moving forward with an overhaul of Ohio’s education department and state board of education despite a Franklin County judge extending a temporary restraining order to prevent that from happening.

Education 23 September 2023

Franklin County judge orders temporary restraining order to stop overhaul of Ohio K-12 education

A Franklin County judge has issued a temporary restraining order to block lawmakers’ attempts to overhaul Ohio’s K-12 education system.

Education 22 September 2023

Ohio report cards show improvements in English and math; 26% of students chronically absent

Ohio students’ proficiency in English Language Arts and math went up, but are lower than pre-pandemic levels, according to the new state report cards that the Ohio Department of Education released last week.

Education 14 September 2023

Ohio GOP effort introduced to make all state board of education positions elected and partisan

An Ohio Republican bill that would eventually make all members of the State Board of Education in Ohio elected officials with party labels was introduced Tuesday.

Education 13 September 2023

Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools educator named 2024 Ohio Teacher of the Year

Mark Lowrie, a broadcast journalism teacher at Gahanna Lincoln High School in Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools, has been named the 2024 Ohio Teacher of the Year.

Education 4 July 2023

Ohio Department of Education announces 2023 STEM Designated Schools

Ohio’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Committee recently approved schools for five years or five additional years of STEM School Designation.

Education 11 May 2023

ODE programming officer tapped to head agency as state board searches for permanent leader

The chief programming officer at the Ohio Department of Education has been appointed the next interim state superintendent of public instruction.

Education 2 May 2023

Ohio Department of Education praises governor, House versions of education budget

What started as a push by state education officials for targeted reading intervention as part of the new Ohio operating budget became a dissection of private school funding and billions in COVID funding still remaining in education coffers.

Education 24 April 2023

Ohio schools recognized for commitment to serving students in military families

The Ohio Department of Education last week announced 165 Ohio schools are receiving the Purple Star designation as members of the Purple Star Class of 2023.

Education 21 April 2023

95% of Ohio schools offered prevention-focused programs and supports, according to new ODE report

Almost all Ohio schools offered prevention-focused programs and supports during the 2020-21 school year.

Education 17 April 2023

Ohio higher education enrollment drops 12% over decade

Almost all of Ohio’s public universities and community colleges have seen declining enrollment in the past decade.