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West Virginia Board Revises High School Requirement, Grading
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Board of Education has agreed to reduce the credits required to graduate from the state’s high schools from 24 to 22, allowing two fewer elective classes. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that change will apply in the next school year. The board on Wednesday also agreed to change high… Read More
West Virginia’s Education Improvement Plan Gets Federal OK
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Gov. Jim Justice says federal authorities have approved West Virginia’s plan for improving student success, whose long-term goals include significantly raising overall academic proficiency over the next decade. The West Virginia Department of Education’s Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, Plan targets raising overall proficiency from 47.5 percent to 73.8 percent… Read More
Advocates Tout Medical Marijuana Bill in Kentucky
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Supporters of legalizing medical marijuana in Kentucky are touting its potential as an alternative to ease addiction woes from opioid painkillers. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes joined other advocates at a state Capitol event Thursday to promote a bill aimed at making medical marijuana legal in Kentucky.ia The House bill… Read More
Ohio Lawmakers To Receive Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP Statehouse Correspondent
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – All Ohio state lawmakers must receive sexual harassment training following the sexual misconduct scandals that have swept the nation and forced resignations in both chambers of Ohio’s state Legislature. Senate President Larry Obhof, a Republican, imposed the requirement on all senators and staff members in October, after then-state Sen. Cliff Hite… Read More
Ohio Among States Whose Amazon Pitches Aren’t Public
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Republican Gov. John Kasich has made no apologies for championing the confidentiality of Ohio’s job-creation office, a structure currently shielding records that could show what incentives the state has offered to attract Amazon’s second headquarters. Ohio is among more than 15 states and cities, including Chicago, Cleveland and Las Vegas, that… Read More
Teacher Accused of Telling Black Student He Might Be Lynched
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MASON, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio school district has acknowledged that a teacher made a mistake after a black student reported that he was told he might be lynched if he didn’t get back to work. Tanisha Agee-Bell says a white teacher at Mason Middle School made the comment to her 13-year-old son during class… Read More
’50 Year Journey: Ron Kroutel Paintings’ Opens at The Ridges Jan. 20
A retrospective exhibition featuring 36 works spanning the career of Ron Kroutel, Emeritus Professor of Art at Ohio University’s School of Art + Design, will open January 20 and run through April 22, 2018 at the Kennedy Museum of Art, located at 100 Ridges Circle, Athens, OH 45701. The opening reception is planned for Friday,… Read More
West Virginia Researcher Says Drug Suicides Undercounted
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia University researcher says the official U.S. suicide rate, which rose 34 percent from 200 to 2016, fails to include many people who kill themselves purposely with drugs. Ian Rockett, professor of epidemiology in WVU’s School of Public Health, led an international study released Wednesday by PLOS ONE, a… Read More
Funds Awards Nearly $90K to Stop Trafficking in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A children’s advocacy group has awarded nearly $90,000 in grants to help keep at-risk youth in Ohio safe from human trafficking. The awards from the Ohio Children’s Trust Fund come during Human Trafficking Awareness Month, which is recognized each January. The grants are given in collaboration with Gov. John Kasich’s Ohio… Read More
Woodcuts and Letterpress Exhibition on Display at ARTS/West
Wednesday, January 3 through Friday, January 26, ARTS/West will host “We’ll Take What We Can Carry,” an exhibition made up of letterpress and woodcuts by Marietta’s JustAJar Design Press. The outfit utilizes antique and contemporary technology to create stunning, unique designs that can be used for logos, website images, customs illustration and more. The exhibition… Read More