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Ohio Senate passes $1.4 billion in appropriations but it appears it’s dead on arrival in the House
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Senate has approved $1.4 billion worth of appropriations over the next two years. But the funding wasn’t passed as a stand-alone capital… Read More
West Virginia’s Senate OKs a bill to allow veterans and retired police to provide armed security in schools
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — County education boards in West Virginia could contract with military veterans and retired law enforcement officers to provide armed security at K-12 public schools under a… Read More
Athens schools need more help in the classroom, but job candidates are proving hard to find
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Athens school district is trying to hire more professionals to support students with special needs, but it isn’t getting many applicants. The additional hires are… Read More
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 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
Scholastic wanted to license her children’s book — if she cut a part about ‘racism’
By: Emma Bowman | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Maggie Tokuda-Hall was thrilled when she first saw the offer from the publishing giant. Scholastic wanted to license her 2022 children’s book Love in the Library…. Read More
A legislative report estimates the universal school voucher bill will cost Ohio more than $1 billion
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It’s estimated a bill to provide a school voucher to any student who wants them will cost the state of Ohio more than a… Read More
An Ohio House bill that would cut taxes and cost local governments and schools gets its first hearing
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Lawmakers got their first look at a bill that could create a flat state income tax and make major property tax changes – while… Read More
Educators worry about students using artificial intelligence to cheat
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Earlier this month, New York City public schools blocked access to the popular artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT. Educators are concerned that students could use this technology… Read More
Ohio State Board of Education considering several proposals regarding new federal LGBTQ policy
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Conservative members of the Ohio State Board of Education have offered different proposals to counter a pending federal rule that would require schools to… Read More
West Virginia Supreme Court hears arguments in school voucher case
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A lawyer representing parents who sued the state of West Virginia argued in the state Supreme Court that a voucher program that would provide parents state… Read More
Foodbanks leader sees direct conflict with two state board of education resolutions on student meals
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio State School Board of Education is considering a vote on two resolutions that deal with free meal programs for students: one would… Read More
Ohio schools get first report cards under new ‘star’ rating system
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Report cards for the previous academic year — for more than 600 Ohio school districts and for individual buildings — have been released for… 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
Group plans to put Christian schools inside Ohio churches and allow kids to attend with public money
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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A new, private school has been commissioned in Columbus but it’s not like many others. What makes this one different is the elementary school is housed in a church, in… 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
A bipartisan group of senators announces a deal for school safety and gun measures
By: Kelsey Snell | NPR
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Updated June 12, 2022 at 8:57 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A bipartisan group of Senate negotiators say they have reached a deal on a package of safety and… Read More
With child nutrition waivers expiring, school leaders fear kids will go hungry
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Ohio Valley ReSource · With child nutrition waivers expiring, school leaders fear kids will go hungry MAYFIELD, Ky. (OVR) — Pizza is on the menu at Mayfield High School, a… Read More
Ohio changes COVID policy for reporting cases in schools and might make other changes soon
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMUBS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Department of Health has changed the way K-12 schools should notify parents about COVID cases in their buildings. ODH Director Dr. Bruce… Read More
Lawmakers are looking to help Ohio kids who lost academic ground during the pandemic
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMUBS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s education leaders say they know some kids lost ground when most of the state’s schools went to remote learning in the early days of… Read More
Officials are determined to keep schools open, despite omicron
By: Anya Kamenetz | NPR
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Updated January 3, 2022 at 7:05 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — As the coronavirus pandemic slides into a fifth school semester, there is less appetite than ever among U.S…. Read More
Ohio hospitals ask schools to keep or bring back mask mandates to help with soaring COVID numbers
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state hit a record for COVID hospitalizations yesterday, and medical professionals are now battling the fast-spreading omicron variant while still dealing with the… Read More
New quarantine guidance for Ohio’s K-12 schools means students can stay in class
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is changing its guidance on quarantining kids who have been exposed to COVID in a school setting. The change comes after a pilot… Read More
DeWine: “No Appetite” For Mask Mandate In Schools
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Department of Health’s latest COVID guidance for K-12 schools strongly recommends those who can be vaccinated get shots, and masks for those who can’t or choose… Read More
![Remnants of the COVID-19 Pandemic are seen in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/071321_CovidStock_0274-scaled-e1626730172468-900x422.jpg)
New Bill Would Ban Or Limit Mask Mandates In Ohio’s Schools And Businesses
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s COVID-19 rates are on an upward trend, and less than half of the state’s residents have been vaccinated. Still, some lawmakers want to make sure… Read More