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![A few school desks pushed together.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/classroom_empty_desks-scaled-e1666478656576-900x422.jpg)
Ohio commits to nearly $240 million for EdChoice voucher expansion, and more might be needed
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state will spend nearly $240 million on vouchers for Ohio families to send their children to private schools through an expansion of the EdChoice… Read More
![Sen. Jerry Cirino talks at a podium about Senate Bill 83 in a press conference just after the bill was introduced in March 2023.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/download-7-e1698199729151-900x422.webp)
Ohio public university trustees meet to discuss a bill that makes big changes in higher education
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Trustees from Ohio’s public colleges and universities gathered at the Statehouse Monday for the first-ever statewide trustees symposium. It was organized by the Republican… Read More
![ACT Prep books line a bookshelf](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/shutterstock_1459002407-e1697142365609-900x422.jpg)
ACT test scores for U.S. students drop to a 30-year low
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for… Read More
![A school cafeteria sits empty.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/elementary-school-cafeteria-rob-byron-shutterstock-scaled-e1663623315716-900x422.jpg)
A USDA policy change allows more Ohio schools to serve free meals, but advocates say many won’t
By: Alejandro Figueroa | WYSO
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YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (WYSO) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently changed a policy that could allow more Ohio schools to serve free meals. But advocates say it may not be… Read More
![An empty public bathroom](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/download-e1696529411714-900x422.webp)
Ohio lawmakers hear questions and misinformation on the ‘bathroom bill’ for schools and universities
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An Ohio House committee heard from the Republican sponsors of a bill to require K-12 and college students to use bathrooms and locker rooms… Read More
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The future of Ohio’s education system is unclear after a judge extends the restraining order on K-12 overhaul
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The future of Ohio’s public education system hung in the balance Wednesday after a judge once again extended an order preventing the state from moving forward… Read More
![The state board of education building](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/dept_of_education_-_credit_kasler__4_-scaled-e1635527489786-900x422.jpg)
DeWine says the court order won by Democrats will stop some of education overhaul, but not all of it
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Department of Education is no more as of midnight, according to Gov. Mike DeWine. But he said part of the planned revamping… Read More
![U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona delivers remarks at the department's Lyndon Baines Johnson Building on January 27, 2022 in Washington, DC.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/gettyimages-1367180769_slide-c1d0c7f1005335e2f19279b20a99e274d7a48c76-scaled-e1695927685629-900x422.jpg)
Feds offer new protections against programs that lead to high student debt, low pay
By: Elissa Nadworny | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The Biden administration is cracking down on college programs that don’t adequately prepare graduates for gainful employment. On Wednesday, the U.S. Education Department announced new federal regulations… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine talks about East Palestine train derailment clean up efforts](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/download-1-2-e1676477367732-900x422.webp)
A new lawsuit claims the overhaul of Ohio’s K-12 education system is unconstitutional
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Seven Ohio school board members are alleging that a Republican-backed overhaul of how the state oversees K-12 education — including decisions on academic standards and school curricula —… Read More
![A group of parochial school students hold signs to encourage expansion of the state's voucher program at a rally outside the Ohio Statehouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/download-6-e1684514640393-900x422.webp)
Analysis shows Ohio’s new universal voucher program already exceeds cost estimates
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The cost of Ohio’s new universal school voucher program already appears to be more expensive than initially estimated, according to a published report, and that cost… Read More
![A classroom is seen at the new East Elementary school, in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/081021_NewSchools_064-scaled-e1629925951933-900x422.jpg)
Ohio’s public schools show gains on report cards, but one in four kids is chronically absent
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state’s more than 600 public schools districts are showing improvement in the annual report cards released by the Ohio Department of Education. But… Read More
![At the first meeting of the Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group, Ohio Highway Patrol Lt. Aaron Reimer opens up the back of a school bus to demonstrate to the board and governor mike DeWine the inspection done on buses.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-e1694548603449-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s School Bus Safety group begins work. Recommendations are expected by year’s end
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A group focused on school bus safety in Ohio convened its first meeting Monday, three weeks after the death of an 11-year-old student in… Read More
![Students protest higher ed bill at Ohio Statehouse on June 14, 2023](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-4-e1694469757368-900x422.webp)
Dozens of unions in Ohio are coming together to oppose the controversial higher education bill
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition of unions known as “We Are Ohio,” along with 73 additional unions sent a letter to Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill),… Read More
![A.J. Calderone, superintendent of LaBrae Schools, speaks to reporters at the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, about the lawsuit brought by public schools against the state over vouchers. Ohio Education Association President Scott DiMauro and Jocelyn Rhynard, a Dayton Public Schools board member, look on.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-2-e1694012932498-900x422.webp)
An Ohio anti-vouchers coalition says state GOP leaders are trying to intimidate their school districts
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio public school districts that support a lawsuit against the state over private school vouchers say Republican leaders are bullying and intimidating them. According… Read More
![The sign outside of Trimble Local High School. A large bell sits next to it.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Trimble-sign-e1693433954116-900x422.jpg)
New career building resources come to students in Athens and other Appalachian Ohio counties through the GRIT Project
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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GLOUSTER, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Trimble High School student Faith Handley knew she wanted to study medicine after graduation. To that end, she hoped to spend four days of… Read More
![A row of school busses from the back.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/schoolobusfeatureimage1-e1676409510217-900x422.jpg)
Ohio schools start a new year facing an old problem: a bus driver shortage
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio students are headed back to school, but getting them there might prove to be a challenge. There hasn’t been much of a break… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine announces the ReadOhio program at a school in Columbus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/download-2-e1692035473713-900x422.webp)
A new reading program rolled out in Ohio with some elements familiar to older Ohioans
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Ohioans might remember a reading program where they “sounded out” letters, as phonics used to be widely taught in schools. But that approach lost… Read More
![Higher education leaders from Ohio and West Virginia at the Danville Institute for Advanced Learning and Research with the Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers' Coalition gather for a picture on a balcony at the Danville Institute of Advanced Learning and Research. Higher education leaders from Ohio and West Virginia at the Danville Institute for Advanced Learning and Research with the Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers' Coalition. [Conner Woodruff | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AOMC-900x422.png)
Regional education leaders visit a school in Virginia to find clues for preserving the manufacturing industry
By: Conner Woodruff
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DANVILLE, Virginia (WOUB) — A group of higher education leaders from Ohio and West Virginia traveled to the Danville Institute for Advanced Learning and Research hoping to learn how to… Read More
![The Ohio Statehouse viewed from State Street in Columbus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/download-2-e1688061934146-900x422.webp)
Ohio’s $86 billion state budget clears the Legislature and heads to the governor
By: Samantha Hendrickson | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s new budget could include almost $3 billion in income tax cuts, funding for universal school vouchers, bans on flavored vape products, and hundreds of other… Read More
![A 3D model building program on a student's laptop at Coolville Elementary School's Summer STEM Camp.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Coolville-Laptop-Design-900x422.jpg)
Coolville Elementary students set sail at summer STEM camp with the help of 3D printers
By: Conner Woodruff
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COOLVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — Using 3D printers, grade school students in Coolville are fabricating flat-bottom boats that will actually float. As part of the Federal Hocking Schools’ summer learning series,… Read More
![A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 5.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gettyimages-1496255592-6f9620a32db3bb3931729f466300dfdbf7b31474-scaled-e1688056744994-900x422.jpg)
Supreme Court guts affirmative action, effectively ending race-conscious admissions
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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Updated June 29, 2023 at 11:39 AM ET Follow NPR’s live coverage for the latest updates and reaction to this ruling WASHINGTON (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court has found… Read More
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U.S. reading and math scores drop to lowest level in decades
By: Sequoia Carrillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The average test scores for U.S. 13-year-olds have dipped in reading and dropped sharply in math since 2020, according to new data from National Assessment of Educational… Read More
![A row of desks in a classroom with a backpack hanging up on the back wall](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/school-desk-e1471549255189-900x422.jpg)
Ohio’s Senate leader hints its two-year budget plan includes changes to education funding
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio senators have been holding hearings on the two-year state operating budget and are making changes to the version the House passed. The leader… Read More
![A row of desks in a classroom with a backpack hanging up on the back wall](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/school-desk-e1471549255189-900x422.jpg)
A bill proposing a conservative social studies curriculum moves through the Ohio House
By: Conner Woodruff
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Ohio legislature is considering a bill that would require new K-12 social studies standards intended to counter what conservative critics see as a progressive bias… Read More
![A classroom is seen at the new East Elementary school, in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/081021_NewSchools_064-scaled-e1629925951933-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Senate Republicans want to know how much money schools have put toward voucher lawsuit
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Republicans in the Ohio Senate have asked the state auditor to find out how much money public school districts have put toward a lawsuit over… Read More
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