Government
Ohio bill would stop schools from tracking students’ web activity(The Center Square) – Public school districts in Ohio could soon have access limited to school-issued computers used by students and monitoring students’ web-browsing activity during non-school hours. Read More
Government
Ohio releases model student cellphone policy for schools(The Center Square) – Ohio’s model cellphone policy for school districts throughout the state keeps phones out of students’ hands completely for the entire school day. The state’s… Read More
Government
Ohio Senate proposes resolution on Title IX(The Center Square) – An Ohio senator wants state lawmakers to send a message to the U.S. Department of Education to exclude sexual orientation and gender identity from Title… Read More
Public Education
Ohio school system faces $90M deficit from COVID-19 spending(The Center Square) – Continued hiring and millions in building projects pushed an Ohio public school system to a financial cliff, including a projected $90 million deficit by 2028,… Read More
Culture, Uncategorized
Bipartisan push to balance religion, free speech on Ohio campuses(The Center Square) – A group of bipartisan lawmakers wants to balance religious freedom and free speech on college campuses throughout Ohio with a new law. The proposed… Read More
Government
Cellphone policy requirement likely for Ohio schools(The Center Square) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will have to settle for school districts establishing respective cellphone policies rather than the state limiting use for students during the… Read More
Courts
After judge blocks law protecting kids from transgender surgeries, Ohio calls on State Supreme Court to intervene(The Daily Signal) – The attorney general of Ohio has asked the state’s Supreme Court to intervene in a matter involving an Ohio judge who temporarily blocked a law… Read More
Government
Ohio House could soon take up single-sex bathroom bill(The Center Square) – While a court weighs the legality of Ohio’s ban on transgender health care for minors and single-sex sports teams, the Ohio House could soon vote… Read More
Government
Lawmakers act on DeWine’s call to ban cell phones in classroom(The Center Square) – Gov. Mike DeWine’s push to ban cell phones in Ohio classrooms is meeting resistance from Republicans and Democrats. In last week’s State of the… Read More
Public Education
Ohio approves 90,000 scholarships during first year of universal school choiceThe Ohio Department of Education has approved nearly 90,000 scholarships during the state’s first year of universal school choice. As of March 18, the state approved 87,312 applications… Read More
Culture
Ohio senator wants to stop ‘sanctuary cities’ within higher ed(The Center Square) – Sen. J.D. Vance believes college and university leaders want their campuses to be safe havens for people living in or entering the country illegally. Read More
Public Education
Report: Ohio school spending rising; teacher pay, enrollment declining(The Center Square) – Ohio schools spent nearly 15% more per student in 2020 than in 2002, while enrollment, the number of teachers and teacher pay dropped. According… Read More
Courts
Educator sues union, school district for illegally withholding dues, even after she left(The Daily Signal) – An Ohio teacher’s assistant who helps special needs students is suing her school district and former union because the district withheld union dues from her… Read More
Public Education
18-year-old Ohio school board member arrested for drunk drivingAn 18-year-old Ohio school board member elected on a platform prioritizing student safety was arrested and charged with drunk driving Friday. Brady Hall assumed his… Read More
Public Education
Ohio school board hands tied by teachers’ union lawsuit, loses grant for reading tutorsAn Ohio school board has reluctantly agreed not to hire reading tutors after the local teachers’ union filed a lawsuit. The Akron Board of Education… Read More
President Biden
Biden vague about East Palestine visit one year after train derailment(The Center Square) — As the one-year anniversary approaches of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, President Joe Biden says he will soon visit the area to meet… Read More
Culture
Ohio State ‘Sex Week’ invites students to send Valentines to abortion providers, warns of ‘dangerous’ pregnancy centers(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Ohio State University (OSU) is holding a “Sex Week” from Feb. 11 to Feb. 17 that has events for students to send Valentine cards… Read More
Courts
The Akron school board approved online tutors to help its struggling students. Then the teachers’ union suedA local Ohio teachers’ union is suing its school board for allegedly violating an Open Meetings law when considering hiring a private tutoring company to address the reading crisis… Read More
Public Education
Pittsburgh School District may hire controversial diversity consultant(The Center Square) – The Pittsburgh School District may soon hire a consultant who’s drawn scrutiny for its alleged critical race theory training. The district is reviewing a… Read More
Public Education
Report: School building closures help Pittsburgh taxpayers(The Center Square) – The Pittsburgh Public School District recently passed a budget that again spends more money than it collects, leaving some analysts sounding the alarm about deferred… Read More