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Cost is at the center of a debate over requiring seatbelts on school buses in Ohio
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Aiden Clark, 11, died on his first day of school, when one of the many school buses on its way to Northwestern Local Schools… Read More

The demand for private school vouchers is so much that the price tag is exceeding budgets in some states
By: Geoff Mulvihill | AP
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PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) — In some states, higher-income families can now use taxpayer money to cover private school tuition with school vouchers — and more people than projected are taking… Read More

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

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

Ohio Senate President Says K-12 Testing Should Not Be Scrapped This Year
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Though most schools are still dealing with the effects of the pandemic, the Republican leader of the Ohio Senate says he’s not in favor… Read More

School Teachers, Staff Report Issues Trying To Schedule COVID-19 Vaccine
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than 91,000 school teachers and staff around the state are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. But some educators say they ran into… Read More

More than 900 Meals Delivered to Athens City Schools Students During Pandemic
By: Claudia Cisneros
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens City Schools reported delivering more than 900 meals to students who are at home while schools are shut down. The school buildings closed at the… Read More