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Badin boys win state volleyball championship
Badin High School won its first-ever boys state volleyball championship Sunday. → Read More
Ohio gets $520 million in bridge funding from feds over 5 years
Two changes announced Friday mean millions of dollars in extra bridge repair money will be available to Ohio counties and cities, plus many smaller bridge projects will become newly eligible for state money. → Read More
Racial equity language triggers state school board fight in Ohio
Ohio's state school board is still arguing over a resolution on equity and racism, a year after they approved it by a 12-5-1 vote. → Read More
New law helps Ohio military families with school transfers
House Bill 244 addresses a handful of issues for military families, from enrollment and residency timing, to online learning during transition. → Read More
New Ohio law says schools can’t follow current CDC guidance
New Ohio law conflicts with current CDC recommendation on mask-wearing in schools for unvaccinated students. → Read More
Schools face mask decisions amid new COVID guidance
One month before K-12 schools open, some local districts have announced that masks will be optional, while others are still studying COVID protocols. → Read More
Legislators hash out differences in compromise state budget bill
School funding, tax cuts, broadband access, abortion law are all part of Ohio's compromise two-year budget bill finalized Monday. → Read More
School report card reform bill heads to governor
Bill to reform Ohio's K-12 school report cards passes Senate and House by overwhelming margins. → Read More
Proposed statehouse bill could change child custody in divorce cases
Legislation soon to be introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives would change the way child custody is decided in some divorce cases. → Read More
Ohio Senate to launch own school funding plan today
The Ohio House passed a school funding bill last month, but Republicans in the Senate will introduce a different version Tuesday. → Read More
Proposals would change school report cards, in very different ways
Ohio's House, Senate, state school board and Urban Network group have all proposed changes to the state report card for K-12 schools. → Read More
Education group proposes new report card to measure school quality
A group of Ohio educators proposed a major overhaul of the state K-12 report card, focusing less on state tests, and more on everyday strategies. → Read More
Graduation relief for 2021 seniors? Senate approves some, rejects some
The Ohio Senate passed a bill that offers COVID-related graduation flexibility to high school seniors and juniors, but not younger students. → Read More
Groups clash over bill to change Ohio school report cards
A bill that would change, and in some says soften, Ohio's K-12 school report card system will have its first hearing Tuesday. → Read More
State: K-12 tests will go on, federal options ‘not feasible’
State says K-12 school tests likely to follow usual timing, but with no penalties; Ohio called the tweaks offered by feds “not feasible.” → Read More
Feds say K-12 school tests can be delayed, not canceled
Federal education officials will allow schools to delay or shorten annual tests, and get waivers from test performance and participation standards. → Read More
Ohio softens school quarantine policy, for those wearing masks
Ohio school quarantine rule changes; students and teachers can stay in school despite exposure to a COVID-positive person if they were in a classroom and wearing masks at the time of exposure. → Read More
Ohio school funding revamp bill put off for another year
A bipartisan school funding plan passed overwhelmingly by the House will not be brought up for a vote by the Senate this year. → Read More
Health officials approve shorter COVID-19 quarantine options
The Ohio Department of Health and local county health departments have approved options for shorter COVID-19 quarantines. → Read More
State K-12 tests could be waived again this spring
The Ohio Senate Education Committee on Tuesday passed a bill taking the first step toward canceling K-12 state tests for spring 2021. → Read More