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
Public Education
Ohio teacher required ‘major brain surgery’ after being assaulted by a student, who may have been under the influence of drugsA 16-year-old student was arrested in Ohio after his alleged assault on a teacher left her suffering from a traumatic brain injury. After an… Read More
Culture
Holocaust & Humanity Center in Ohio fighting explosion of antisemitism with educationA Holocaust museum in Ohio is using education to halt the spread of antisemitism since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The Nancy and David Wolf Holocaust… Read More
Culture
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital teaches doctors to aggressively refer toddlers to its transgender clinicCincinnati Children’s Hospital teaches its doctors to actively seek for reasons to refer toddlers to its transgender clinic, according to a video from a recent training and recruiting seminar… Read More
Government
Ohio House votes to override DeWine’s veto on restricting trans treatments for minors(The Center Square) – The Ohio House, dominated by Republicans, easily voted Wednesday afternoon to override Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of a bill that bans transgender medical care… Read More
Government
Why did Mike DeWine rush to ban transgender surgeries for minors 1 week after vetoing similar bill? This doctor thinks he knows(The Daily Signal) – On Friday, Ohio’s Republican governor, Mike DeWine, issued an “emergency” executive order to ban sex-reassignment surgeries for minors just one week… Read More
Government
Gov. Mike DeWine vetoes bill protecting kids from ‘gender-affirming care’(The Daily Signal) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill to protect minors from experimental transgender medical interventions that are euphemistically referred to as “gender-affirming care.”… Read More
Christian Schools
New Ohio college offers students the chance to earn while they learn skilled trades, faithA new college in Ohio will combine a foundation of faith with training in skilled trades, producing students who have marketable skills, servant hearts and little to no debt. Read More
Government
DeWine to decide single-sex athletic teams, gender care(The Center Square) – The decision to create single-sex athletic teams and ban gender-affirming care for minors in Ohio sits in the hands of Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. Read More
Government
These states are gearing up for school choice in 2024(Daily Caller News Foundation) – School choice is going to be a hot-button issue next year as several states are set to propose legislation expanding education options, while others… Read More