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Brown says student debt relief is only part of a plan to help Ohioans pay for higher education
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, said the focus on forgiving some student loan debt is overlooking other key parts of President Joe Biden’s… Read More
Alexander aims for its first normal school year since the start of the pandemic
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ALBANY, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Classes. Standardized tests. Driving to school. That’s what was on the minds of students at Alexander Junior High/High School after the first week of… Read More
Columbus teachers approve new three-year contract to end strike
By: Matthew Rand | Steve Brown | WOSU
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Updated, August 29, 2022, 8:27 AM ET COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Columbus teachers have approved a new three-year labor deal to end the strike that started last week. The Columbus… Read More
Columbus school board, teachers’ union reach “conceptual agreement” to end strike
By: Matthew Rand | WOSU
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COLUMUBS, Ohio (WOSU) — The Columbus school board and the district’s teachers’ union have reached a “conceptual agreement” to end the strike that began Monday. The Columbus Education Association said… Read More
Biden is canceling up to $10K in student loans, $20K for Pell Grant recipients
By: Cory Turner | Sequoia Carrillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — On Wednesday, President Biden announced a sweeping effort to forgive up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients, and up to $10,000… Read More
Why teachers from one of Ohio’s largest school districts are on strike
By: Jaclyn Diaz | NPR
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (NPR) — When children in the Columbus, Ohio, education system start their school year this Wednesday, they will likely be doing so online, as the school district’s nearly… Read More
Ohio teachers’ pension fund loses money, gives ‘performance incentives’ to investment staff
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio has voted to pay nearly $10 million in what it’s calling “performance incentives” to around 90 investment… Read More
An audit shows college credits earned by high school students saved Ohio families $163M last year
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The program that allows students to earn college credits while they’re still in high school saved Ohio families $163 million in higher education costs… Read More
For the first time in 20 years, teachers can deduct more for school supplies
By: Ayana Archie | NPR
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WASHIGNTON, D.C. (NPR) — For the first time in 20 years, the Internal Revenue Service is increasing the deduction limit for the amount of money teachers spend on school supplies,… Read More
Southeast Ohio schools navigate a nationwide shortage of teachers
By: Jack Demmler
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Athens City Schools are fully staffed on all teacher positions for the upcoming school year, but getting there was not easy. “This has been the most… Read More
Binders, backpacks… and inflation are on this year’s back-to-school shopping list
By: Alina Selyukh | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Back-to-school shopping for her three children, Stephanie Maddox recently picked up a bottle of hand sanitizer and noticed it was more expensive than she remembered. Then,… Read More
DeWine says school safety issues go beyond shootings
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine touted a “holistic” approach to protecting students and said — without dismissing shootings — that the issue of school safety is… Read More
Southeast Ohio addresses bus driver shortage
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Athens schools will start the new year with a full slate of bus drivers for the first time in three years. The challenge now is keeping… Read More
Athens County educators work on multiple fronts to address the increase of mental health cases in schools
By: Jack Demmler
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Schools throughout southeast Ohio are experiencing an increase in issues related to the mental health of their students. Many are seeing an increase in cases related… Read More
Judge reviewing arguments over Ohio’s school voucher program
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Franklin County judge is reviewing the many arguments filed in a court case against Ohio’s school voucher system, known as EdChoice. The EdChoice… Read More
Gov. DeWine signs a bill allowing armed school employees
By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins | Mark Gillispie | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio school districts could begin arming employees as soon as this fall under a bill signed into law Monday by GOP Gov. Mike DeWine. The law, as enacted,… Read More
In late night, last minute move, Ohio House passes ban on transgender athletes in girls sports
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It was after 11 p.m. Wednesday when members of the Ohio House of Representatives voted to attach an unrelated, controversial amendment to a bill… Read More
More than 3,000 school voucher applications approved in West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Officials say more than 3,000 applications for nonpublic school vouchers have been approved in West Virginia and more are being reviewed. A spokesman for the state… Read More
Steve Dackin selected to lead the Ohio Department of Education
By: Andy Chow | Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state board of education voted to appoint Steve Dackin as superintendent of public instruction at the Ohio Department of Education. Dackin, the former… Read More
Beware, new student loan borrowers: Interest rates are about to jump
By: Cory Turner | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — With so much talk these days of when or whether President Biden will broadly cancel student debt – and with payments and interest on that debt… Read More
The education culture war is raging. But for most parents, it’s background noise
By: Anya Kamenetz | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Math textbooks axed for their treatment of race; a viral Twitter account directing ire at LGBTQ teachers; a state law forbidding classroom discussion of sexual identity… Read More
The student loan pause has been extended until the end of the summer
By: Cory Turner | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is again extending the moratorium on federal student loan payments, interest and collections, this time until summer’s end, Aug…. Read More
How the student loan safety net has failed low-income borrowers
By: Cory Turner | NPR
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Updated April 1, 2022 at 9:28 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A federal program intended to help low-income student loan borrowers, and eventually offer them debt cancellation, has failed… Read More
Teen Science Café: Fashion Futures
Teen Science Cafes provide an opportunity for teens to discuss and participate in hands on activities with scientists and professionals in STEM & STEAM. Join us on Tuesday, March 29… Read More
Two years ago schools shut down around the world. These are the biggest impacts
By: Anya Kamenetz | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Two years ago this month, schools closed their doors in 185 countries. According to UNESCO, roughly 9 out of 10 schoolchildren worldwide were out of school…. Read More
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