• Ohio Kindergarten Cutoff Change Sparks Uncertainty for CMSD Families
• Columbus Metropolitan Library Opens New Barnett Branch on East Side
• Ohio’s largest district considers ending high school buses
• Ohio Senate passes bill to help students with academic interventions, including high-dosage tutoring
• OhioHealth Donates $150,000 to Support High School Career Academies
• Ohio bill would add political parties to school board races, reduce State Board of Education seats
• Mentoring initiative guides teens toward college and careers
• Ohio House passes bill that allows schools teach positive impacts of religion on American history
• Ohio House passes bill requiring public schools show ‘Baby Olivia’ video to students in grades 5-12
• Ohioans support our public schools, despite some politicians’ best efforts
• Over $1 million awarded to 12 rural Ohio school districts through Trees to Textbooks
• Columbus school board grapples with $50 million budget cuts ahead of key vote
• Bill standardizing kindergarten cut-off dates advances, fixing error in high school test scoring
• Jonathan Alder Schools levy heads to recount after narrow vote
• Hands-on Learning Brings Health Science to Life for CCS Students
• Columbus City Schools proposes cutting 445 jobs to make up for budget shortfall
• New middle school aims to help low-income students succeed
• Columbus City Schools Continues to Distribute Food to Students at Five Sites on November 14
• Ohio Head Start programs suffer, close as federal government shutdown rolls on
• Northeast Ohio school levies that failed mainly had one thing in common
• A Healthy Partnership: OhioHealth and I Know I Can Empower CCS Students on Path to College and Careers
• Wedgewood, Woodward Park Middle Schoolers “Dive Into STEM” Through Robotics Workshop
• Columbus, Columbus City Schools help feed hungry students and families
• Why families in my Ohio district still choose public schools in an era of choice
• Shaping Tomorrow Together: Highlights from Our Future, Our CCS Workshop Series
• Columbus City Schools Join City of Columbus, Franklin County and Mid-Ohio Food Collective to Support Families
• Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools opens new training center
• Dublin Schools doubles number of mental health specialists this year with new program
• 6 vie for 3 Columbus City Schools board seats, will have unenviable job of cost-cutting
• School levies are on the ballot. After this, big changes in Ohio.
• Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues
• Olentangy Schools bond issue won’t raise taxes
• Parents speak out as Dublin City Schools redistricting remains on hold
• Ohio schools urge voters to approve levies amid funding cuts, restrictions
• Supt. Dr. Chapman Outlines Vision & Challenges at “Our Future, Our CCS” Public Workshops
• What happens when school levies fail?
• What to know about central Ohio school levies, bond issues on the Nov. 4 ballot
• Columbus City Schools leaders host town halls for input on $50M budget cut
• Team Tressel Fitness Challenge announces winter enrollment
• Ohio Senate passes ‘success sequence’ bill, which would require schools teach when to have children
• Ohio’s proliferation of school districts ranks 19th in nation, topping all its neighbors
• Maize Elementary Students Deliver a Heartfelt Farewell to a Beloved Neighbor
• Columbus City Schools continues weighing cuts amid $50 million budget shortfall
• Volunteers Unite to Beautify Mount Vernon Neighborhood and Inspire Student Leaders
• Ohio senator proposes eliminating local school property taxes
• Oakland Park Teaches Big Lessons from the Yellow Bus on National Bus Safety Week
• Our Future, Our CCS Workshop Series
• Ohio local school leaders press for changes in latest property tax reform bills
• Gov. Mike DeWine signs bill changing school policies regarding religion, overdose reversal drugs
• Columbus City Schools could close four more buildings, change ‘lottery’ busing to cut costs
• Saying Goodbye to Greatness: Berwick’s Retiring Educators Leave Lasting Impressions
• Ohio lacks comprehensive sex education in schools; has higher teen birth rate and syphilis rate
• Former Bedford schools treasurer owes $19K for late taxes, vacation payout: Audit
• Ohio Republicans want public schools to teach positive impacts of Christianity on history
• Parents push back as CCS considers cutting high school busing
• Columbus City Schools board votes to end high school busing requirement amid budget concerns
• Secretary LaRose Encourages Students To Turn Business Ideas To Reality
• Ohio Republicans move to include more ‘positive’ impacts of Christianity in public schools
• Walnut Ridge Students Lead The Way With Community Partners In Tackling Litter
• Ohio educators to remain on STRS as court upholds temporary block on board changes
• Ecole Kenwood Earns National Recognition as One of America’s Healthiest Schools
• World Teacher’s Day: Meet Keilah Brewster, Africentric Student Turned Teacher
• Columbus Alternative High School Student Among Nation’s Top 1%
• Blunt property tax measures could threaten Ohio community vitality
• Ohio senator proposes excused mental health days for students
• DeWine announces $10 million school bus safety grant program
• High school redistricting in Dublin creates hotspots of concern for parents
• National Principals Month: Father and Son Administrators Show Leaders are Grown at CCS
• A Leader Grown Here: Head Custodian Wayne Walker Inspires Students at CCPSB
• Ohio Republican lawmaker trying to require public schools to show video about fetal development
• US Education Secretary Linda McMahon promotes school choice investments at Columbus event
• Avon leads Lorain County in Ohio’s School Report Cards; Lorain ranks last statewide
• One in four Ohio students is missing too much school. Can Ohio fix the problem?
• LifeWise Academy Ohio programs take trips to Kentucky museums that promote young Earth creationism
• There’s nothing free about school vouchers. As a teacher, I know
• Safety technology now in all Worthington City Schools buildings
• Ohio State Football Coach Ryan Day and Wife Nina Share Powerful Mental Health Message with CCS Students
• Columbus Promise Expansion Opens Path to Tuition-Free Bachelor’s Degrees with Buckeye Bridge
• Columbus City Schools considers cuts to busing, seeks to avoid fines
• Parkland parent implores Ohio to prioritize panic buttons in schools
• 40 Columbus City Schools Earn 3-Stars or Better on Latest State Report Card Thousands of Students Enrolled in 3, 3.5, 4 and 4.5-Star Ranked Buildings
• Ohio report cards: Nearly 10% of school districts need help to meet state standards
• Study: Fearful Ohio teachers are ‘tiptoeing’ in class as not to outrage parents | Opinion
• State Report Card Shows Progress While Maintaining 2 Star Rank
• Transportation grants for field trips open this morning
• Year-round school calendar keeps students on track
• Districts implementing the Parents’ Bill of Rights
• Tie-Tying Ceremony: Leaders Grown Here Inspire Future Leaders
• As Ohio politicians attack public schools over standards, private schools get tax money without them
• Devonshire Elementary Debuts New Look for 2025-2026 School Year
• Working to ‘recover lost time’: Columbus City Schools highlights recent improvements
• School district’s trans restroom policy was valid before Ohio bathroom law, judges say
• Homeschooling in Ohio is seeing another recent surge after spiking during the pandemic
• Columbus City Schools opened the first junior high school in the U.S. in 1909
• Dublin schools ‘restricted speech’ when limiting student’s trans issues project, ACLU says
• Thousands of Ohio students left without a school bus ride as private school transport expands
• CCS Students Join Superintendent to Learn about Multi-Media Careers
• Lt. Governor Jim Tressel and Tedd Ginn Jr. Inspire CCS Students to Improve Health & Fitness
• LifeWise Academy will be in nearly half of Ohio school districts this school year
• New bill would help Ohio public schools identify young affected persons of human trafficking
• Columbus high school combatting district trend of in-school violence
• Fort Hayes Students Break Ground on Home for Columbus Family
• CCS Board of Education Honors Eta Nu Nu with OSBA Friend of Public Education Award
• Ohio schools no longer able to stop groups like LifeWise from sending items back with children
• Ohio schools ban phone use under new law to ensure distraction-free learning
• Columbus parents, teachers concerned by frequent school violence
• ‘Exciting and challenging:’ Dublin redrawing high school maps for first time since 2006
• To use or not use private school vouchers — how two Ohio families made that decision
• How to keep children learning outside of the classroom
• Ohio has more than two dozen microschools, but the state’s dept. of education does not oversee them
• Columbus Metropolitan Library locations offering after-school snacks
• Welcome Back, CCS: First Day of School Celebrates New Spaces and Beginnings for the Leaders Grown Here at CCS
• Superintendent/CEO Dr. Angela Chapman Welcomes You Back to School
• CCS Safety and Security Procedures for Sporting, Extracurricular, and Special Events
• Ohio property tax reform group weighs school funding, how to make cuts
• Why school buses are painted yellow
• Back to school: Hunger still hits 1 in 5 Ohio children
• Ohio schools launch Tressel fitness program amid Trump reinstating Presidential Fitness Test
• Ohio students face new cellphone ban as school year begins
• Angela Martin Appointed as New Interim Principal of Avondale Elementary
• CCS Secures Nearly $900K to Elevate Literacy and Grow Tomorrow’s Leaders
• From Lego Towers to Green Careers: Students Build Skills, Teamwork, and Big Dreams
• Ohio lawmaker seeks to bar school discrimination against protective hair styles
• Columbus charter school network launches independent bus service amid transportation dispute
• Educators battle county officials during Ohio property tax reform meeting
• Teachers retirement board members sue Ohio attorney general
• Central Ohio schools gear up for a year with minimal cellphone use
• Columbus City Schools could face $50 million budget cut amid financial strain
• Building Leaders & Building Homes: CCS Students Learning Job Skills by Building with Habitat for Humanity and City of Columbus
• Summer Graduation Honors the Journey and Success of CCS Students
• Columbus teacher union secures 2.25% raise, other improvements in new 3-year contract
• Student workers face different rules when school year begins
• Gahanna introduces ‘Handle With Care’ into schools to focus on students well-being
• CBUS Emerging Leaders Academy Builds Future Grads at Columbus Africentric
• Ohio lawmakers propose changes to school transportation laws
• When to stop for a school bus in Ohio
• Those upset tummies, headaches on Sunday night? Could be symptoms of ‘school avoidance’
• Columbus City Schools meeting Wednesday could help decide budget cuts
• Parents voice fears over school funding cuts at Grove City meeting
• CCS Announces Elementary and Middle School Principalships Ahead of 2025-2026 School Year
• Ready to Grow Leaders, CCS Educators are Bringing Ron Clark Energy to the Classroom this School Year
• Ohio school pay to not transport 23,000 children
• What doctors say about helping your children return to their school routines
• Columbus teachers union nears deal as deadline looms
• Columbus City Schools gears up for 4th annual Back-to-School Resource Fair
• Ohio reports over 6,000 school bus crashes since 2020 — Patrol urges caution
• Here’s what Ohio law says about stopping for school buses and what can happen if you don’t
• A new Ohio law says schools need to ban cell phones. What is your district’s policy?
• Teaching children financial literacy while back-to-school shopping
• South Western educators condemn school board members, allege unfair labor practice
• Help children with the 2025 ABC 6/FOX 28 Back-to-School Supply Drive
• Back to school: check your local school district’s start date
• Here’s why Tri-C students can still get transit passes even as CSU will stop offering them
• Safety checklist to review with children as they head back to school
• Returning to school: Getting children back into routine
• Westgate Students Take Control With Robotics and Real-World Problem Solving
• Lawmaker wants Ohio schools to offer mental health days to students in K-12
• Columbus City Schools ready to ‘dip’ into flavor
• Don’t let back-to-school meal ideas stress you out
• Columbus invests $6 million to expand pre‑K access
• When is the first day of school in 2025? When students in Columbus, other districts return
• Shop Ohio’s Back-to-School Sales Tax-Free Holiday Starting August 1
• Ohio schools to receive $114.3 million after Trump unfreezes education funds
• Cooler, drier forecast for Friday
• Cooking Up Life Skills at Summer Experience
• From Trash to Triumph: Students Discover the Power of Recycling
• Orange High teacher who caught President Obama’s attention now up for Ohio’s highest ed award
• AI Integration in Dublin City Schools sparks conversations on future learning
• Young Explorers Dive into Nature at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center
• I worked my tail off to pay for private school. I shouldn’t have to pay for your children
• Federal education funding reportedly being released following outrage from Ohio, national educators
• Bus Route Notifications for CCS Transportation Eligible Families for 2025-2026 Can Be Found in Parent Portal
• CCS Announces New Principals for Eastgate and Leawood Elementary Schools and Mifflin High School
• Attorney General Dave Yost contests ruling against Ohio’s school voucher program
• Olentangy coach resigns after accusations of inappropriate texts with former student
• Westerville schools board votes to place income tax levy on November ballot
• Groveport Madison school board sues fellow members who crashed committee meeting
• Yost says he will appeal after state’s voucher program was ruled unconstitutional
• Franklin schools asks voters to approve income tax on Nov. 4 ballot
• Ohio Republicans plan to appeal ruling that private school voucher program is unconstitutional
• Addressing the kindergarten readiness crisis
• Students Step Up to the Plate at Huntington Park for a Day of Health, Fitness, and Fun at Summer Experience
• Linden-McKinley Students Lead with the Linden Economic Development Alliance
• CCS Welcomes Kathryn Dominique, Erica Dodson, and Courtney Wilson to Their New Roles as Principals
• DeWine directs $46 million federal grant toward phonics-based reading in Ohio
• From Bel-Air to Berwick: Karyn Parsons Gets Real on Identity and Writing
• Mobile food routes provides meals and snacks to hundreds of Ohio children during summer months
• Public school enrollment continues to fall
• CCS Students Learn Life-Saving Lessons at Summer Experience
• What’s next for EdChoice in Ohio?
• CCS Welcomes New Principals Ahead of the 2025-2026 School Year
• Superintendent/CEO Dr. Angela Chapmans Response to Fair School Funding
• Ohio private school voucher opponents await state’s appeal in lawsuit, prepare for own appeal
• South Western board OKs new contracts with teachers, administrators and superintendent
• Trumbull Career and Technical Center teacher earns state recognition
• Ohio school districts prepare to implement new budget’s ban on cell phone use by students
• CCS Educators Embrace Real-World Problem Solving Through Immersive Korda Fellowship
• Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel announces new school fitness challenge, more info to come
• Columbus City Schools superintendent concerned about funding
• Ohio educators speak out against ‘undemocratic’ removals on retired teachers’ pension fund board
• Reynoldsburg Schools hiring dozens of educators despite failed levy lay-offs
• Board votes to not put a Groveport Schools levy on November ballot
• Ohio bans cell phones in schools, with some exceptions
• Ohio camp uses horses to boost language skills in children
• States in ‘triage mode’ over $6B in withheld K-12 funding
• CCS Award-Winning Communications Team Shines with State and National Awards
• Step Into Your Role of a Lifetime
• Which Ohio Online School Is Right for Your Child?
• Despite campaign from teachers, DeWine leaves pension changes in budget
• Schools relieved by Ohio governor’s budget veto, brace for potential GOP challenges
• DeWine blocks budget provision restricting school levies
• Ohio lawmakers have promised to refund billions in property taxes from school districts. But will tax bills really shrink?
• Ohio schools sound alarm with the governor over what they’re calling a destructive budget
• Reynoldsburg schools and families navigate change
• Parents voice concerns over school board’s membership decision
• CCS reacts to EdChoice voucher program deemed unconstitutional by Franklin County judge
• School board elections could get more political under budget bill
• Who pays Ohio school district income taxes? They could increase under state budget
• Judge rules Ohio EdChoice program is unconstitutional
• Ohio schools push back on changes to K-12 funding, districts’ cash carryover limits
• Ohio plans swift appeal as court declares private school voucher system unconstitutional
• South Western schools holds bus driver hiring event
• Ohio lawmakers set to remove majority of educators from retired teachers’ pension fund board
• Pickerington school board delays levy decision for community input
• Kindergarten Readiness Rates Are Shockingly Low. But That May Not Mean What We Think It Does.
• EdChoice families hit first when public schools lack transportation funding
• Balancing workforce needs with student interests; How local schools are approaching job readiness
• Ohio House passes bill that increases the penalties for illegally passing a stopped school bus
• West High School Social Worker Orozco Surprised By AEP Hometown Hero Honor at Columbus Crew Game
• Ohio schools say job losses for teachers could be “cataclysmic” with new property tax bill
• Showcasing What’s Possible with Public Education, Career Tech Forward Celebrates CTE, and Student Success
• School busing provision involving downtown bus hubs taken out of Ohio Senate budget bill
• Simplifying Science, CCS Collaborates with OSU to Bring the Complexities of STEAMM Out of Labs and Into Classrooms
• 29 Dreams Funded: I Know I Can Founders Scholarship Hits 15-Year Mark with Record CCS Class
• CCS Brings Routine and Hope Through Hospital Instruction at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
• See how South Western City Schools teachers fill board meeting in protest
• ‘Students deserve so much more’: South Western City teachers union rallies for new contract
• Building CEOs 101 Ignites Student Leadership, Innovation for West Mound and Hilltonia Students
• Ohio senator warns education officials: Support Senate budget or face worse
• Nearly 300 Sixth Grade Students Check Out a Record-Breaking 6,480 Library Books
• Ohio state budget: How school funding proposals affect urban vs. suburban districts
• Columbus Metropolitan Library works to prevent the ‘summer slide,’ one book at a time
• Altering Lives: Altar’d State Donates $60,000 to Three CCS Elementary Schools
• School funding provision in Ohio budget would primarily benefit suburbs
• Key issues coming out of Ohio Senate’s budget proposal
• Columbus City Schools Outlines Multi-Year Realignment Plan
• New Program Launched at Columbus City Schools to Connect Students to Manufacturing Careers
• Ohio Senate budget alters the Governor’s Merit Scholarship, ties funds to Senate Bill 1 compliance
• Two of 5 Columbus City schools tapped for closure to shutter after 2025-2026 school year
• I’m Ohio’s Teacher of the Year. Proposed state budget changes betray our students.
• Senate budget would give 60% of public schools funding increases
• Columbus City Schools quietly dissolves its Equity Department
• Summer programs for children start in Columbus; Mayor Ginther says they make the city safer
• Hilliard’s famed ‘Grandpa Joe’ feted in his final shift ferrying students across the street
• Bill would require Pledge of Allegiance daily in Ohio public schools
• Ohio educators rally for school funding at Statehouse ahead of budget announcement
• Ten Columbus City Schools Receive Federal Recognition for their Improvements on Ohio State Report Card
• Carryover limit on public schools among possible Senate changes to Ohio budget
• A Message from Superintendent/CEO Dr. Angela Chapman
• Senior Spotlight: CTE Student Jayden Ashford Secures Post-Graduation Employment with City of Columbus
• School funding is at the epicenter during the Senate Finance Committee
• Wickliffe students build bird-watching center using math, science, environmental lessons
• Orange Middle School student Avinav Anand places 20th in Scripps National Spelling Bee
• Why South-Western City Schools parents are considering leaving the district
• Rural Ohio school districts say proposed state budget will hurt them
• Central Ohio school district launches ‘Press Pause’ to curb kids’ screen time
• Portrait of a Graduate in Action: 94 CCS Students Named Best All-Around by Columbus Youth Foundation
• Senior Spotlight: More Than a Scholar-Athlete: Walnut Ridge Senior Mason Wellborn Showcases Leadership, Creativity, and Drive
• Woodward Park Middle School Student-Athlete Scores City League Championships in Three Different Sports
• Columbus Metropolitan Library offering free meals this summer to students
• Senior Spotlight: Defying Odds and Graduating Early: Cerianna Cox Shines as a Leader, Scholar, and Inspiration at Briggs High
• City League Sports Podcast: Jimmy Glasco
• Children ‘Courage Hotline’ spreads positivity
• ‘These children are amazing’: Hastings Middle School students plan their own farmers market
• Deadline for science of reading in Ohio looms but schools embrace the change
• South Side’s Steadfast Educator, Roxanne Adams’ Reflects on Three Decades of Dedication
• Police working to prevent issues on Pickerington’s last day of school
• How a central Ohio high schooler’s work caddying led to a full scholarship
• Senior Spotlight: Northland High School’s Uzziah Bailey Leads by Example
• Ohio House passes bill to standardize kindergarten age requirements
• Columbus officer confronts school board after being denied access to school
• Wellness Wednesdays with Stephen Hoffman
• CCS Announces 2025 Summer Events
• Ohio Senate Democrats hope to fully fund public schools, not fund Browns stadium in state budget
• $1.2M in cuts at Franklin Schools means fee hikes, no high school busing
• South Western City Schools faces protest for joining group pushing English-only education
• Ohioan now helps keep young people safe after being given a second chance
• Senior Spotlight: South High’s Kyree Miller Leads with Character, Confidence, and Care
• How busing private school students is hurting already strapped public schools
• Drone Discoveries Takes Flight at Sherwood, Inspires Future Innovators
• Turning Pages with Charm: How Speech-Language Pathologist Katie Spreen Sparked a Reading Revolution at Maize Elementary
• Ohio school districts lose millions in funding over transportation failures
• Local school superintendents testify against state budget bill’s funding plan
• Free school meals: Ohio coalition revises funding request to $33 million
• Ohio parents voice safety concerns over proposed classroom cellphone ban
• Student of the Week: New Albany High School student tops Dispatch poll
• More Ways CCS Is Aligning Resources for a Brighter Future
• Bipartisan bill would require daily moment of silence in Ohio schools
• Ban on cell phone use in the classroom passes Ohio Senate
• Northeast Ohio students travel to Statehouse to fight for school funding, DEI initiatives
• Ohio’s school meal participation rose over the last year, reducing food insecurity, study shows
• Ohio should preserve, not eliminate, its Kindergarten Readiness Assessment: Jamie O’Leary
• Senior Spotlight: Graduating with an Impressive Resume, Kanyah Green’s Remarkable Path to the Ivy League
• Dispatch Student of the Week: Help us pick this week’s winner
• Turning Schools Into Factory Training Centers: The dumbing down of Ohio colleges
• Teacher Appreciation Week: How Stephen Takacs’ Journey Came Full Circle at Fort Hayes
• Teacher Appreciation Week: Susan Mazur is Inspiring Confidence and Bringing Learning to Life at Marion-Franklin
• Teacher Appreciation Week: Shady Lane’s Emily McCoy Empowers Students to Shine Through Creativity and Connection
• Program offers alternate route for high schoolers to earn diploma and trade skills
• Teacher Appreciation Week: For Westmoor Teacher Laber: Motivating Students Is a Labor of Love
• College course requirements being waived for Ohio high schoolers interested in high-demand fields
• Westerville Schools safety leader addresses recent fight in high schools, 14 teens charged
• Ohio House lawmakers introduce companion bill that would ban DEI in K-12 schools
• Achievement a Lifetime in the Making: CCS’ Deborah Strouse Named Fellow in the National Academy of School Nursing
• Fort Hayes Welcomes Young Learners at Countdown to Kindergarten Event
• The Write Stuff: CCS Teachers Set Ohio Standards and Conquer LETRS Training
• Teacher Appreciation Week: First Year Down, A Lifetime to Go: Davis Dreams Big, Achieves More for Her Classroom
• Amid numerous school levies failing across Ohio, state GOP doesn’t plan to bail districts out
• Polls open for Election Day; many school tax issues on ballot
• Teacher Appreciation Week: For 24 Years, Leanne Rubadue Has Been Her Students’ Biggest Cheerleader
• Groveport Madison asking voters to pass bond issue to build 3 new middle schools
• Ohio’s math problem: Students across the state are struggling as STEM careers take focus
• Tusky Valley Bus Crash: Trial begins Monday for truck driver in crash that killed 6
• CCPSG Students Explore Careers in Sports at Inaugural Women’s Expo
• Olde Orchard Teacher Receives Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Citizen Star Award
• Ohio closes the book on after-school program
• CCS Alum Duane Parks Leads the Charge for Local Economic Empowerment
• Planned Ohio education funding cuts spark 1,000-strong protest at Statehouse
• Members on teachers’ pension fund board could lose voting power
• Columbus board of education race in May 2025: what to know
• Columbus City Schools Leaders Honored at 11th Annual OABSE Midwest Regional Conference
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• Celebrating the Voices of Tomorrow: Winners of the First Draft Emerging Writers Competition
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• Federal judge dismisses parent suit accusing Hilliard schools of mishandling LGTBQ issues
• Central Ohio school districts balance DEI practices, federal compliance
• Cost of living adjustment, earlier retirements for Ohio teachers to cost retirement system $1.8B
• Trump gets pushback from some Ohio colleges … but not from major schools: The Wake Up for Wednesday, April 23, 2025
• Ohio teachers’ pension board votes to reduce years needed to retire, gives bump in monthly payments
• State program helps children learn financial responsibility
• Ohio lawmakers propose expanding school vouchers
• Superintendent’s Message: Fair School Funding – A CCS Community Town Hall
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• How R.E.E.L.L is Building Belonging Through Sports, One Game at a Time
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• Ohio State temporarily transforming two apartment buildings into dorm rooms
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• Why you could see more school levies in Ohio’s future
• Ohio House budget looks to cap cash carryover for schools
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• Here’s what Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says will happen if U.S. Dept. of Education is defunded
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• How dismantling the Department of Education will affect Ohio schools
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• Grove City School Board votes to delay fitness center project
• Columbus City Schools teacher placed on leave after Fairfield County prostitution arrest
• Without funding, Ohio’s State Board of Education supt. says they may not be able to fulfill mission
• City Council passes resolution that supports Columbus City Schools’ fight for funding
• Ohio report: 150 schools required reading improvement plans in 2023-2024
• New law says military kids can enroll in any Ohio district — if there’s space
• Ohio has near-universal school vouchers, but 10 counties have no private schools
• Reynoldsburg player benched for state tournament after on-court punch to the groin
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• Superintendent’s Message: Protecting Our District and The Fight for Fair School Funding
• Ohio Senate considers bill to ban ‘DEI’ in public K-12 schools
• What happens in Ohio if the U.S. Dept. of Education is defunded?
• ‘Students are under attack.’ Ohio State students and faculty rally against controversial bill
• Ohio parents of kids with special needs demand preservation of U.S. Department of Education
• Ohio students plead with lawmakers for free breakfast and lunch in schools
• Local Ohio public school leaders tell lawmakers that full funding is critical for their districts
• Ohio Student Association speaks out following Trump’s threat against ‘illegal protests’
• Public schools take issue with governor’s budget proposal
• 2025 Summer camps to sign up for in CBUS
• 25% of Ohio students chronically absent, data shows
• Centennial High School Students Connect Classroom Lessons to Real-World Careers During CTE Month
• Free school meals for all: Ohio coalition requests $300 million in state budget
• Ohio Senate bill looks to add party labels to local and state school board races
• Beechcroft High School Makes History at Mini Bridge Building Competition
• Columbus third grader impresses with wax museum performance as NBC4’s Matt Barnes
• Proposed law could extend Ohio’s school year
• How central Ohio’s public schools are responding to federal DEI demands
• Columbus Schools superintendent: Proposed $45 million state budget cut a ‘betrayal’
• Ohio lawmakers propose mandatory computer science for high school
• Ohio teachers take action amid state, federal education funding uncertainty
• Bipartisan Ohio Senate bill aims to pay for public school breakfast and lunch
• Fairy Goodmothers offers free prom dresses to high school students
• East Linden Elementary One of Nine CCS Schools to Receive STEAM Books from Local Fraternity Chapter
• From Sackbuts to Recorders: Renaissance Music Strikes a Chord with Oakmont Students
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• Columbus City Schools’ former president speaks on board of education’s leadership fluctuation
• Ohio lawmakers are trying to increase penalties on illegally passing a stopped school bus
• TECHie Club at Cedarwood Elementary Prepares Students for Future CTE Success
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• Substitute teacher banned from Hilliard Schools for vaping in fourth-grade classroom
• Columbus JCC to host Holocaust education series for teens
• Columbus school board rescinds transgender bathroom policy to comply with state law
• DeWine’s budget cuts $103M from Ohio school districts, as costs explode for charters and vouchers. See if your district gets cut.
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• CJDS to host preschool ‘stuffy’ sleepover Feb. 23
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• Columbus school board rescinds transgender bathroom policy to comply with state law
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• Dispatch Student of the Week: Help us pick this week’s winner
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• Ohio teachers union president discusses repercussions if Department of Education is shut down
• Columbus Metropolitan Library introduces pop-up library truck
• Upper Arlington Schools change student policy as ‘bathroom bill’ is set to take effect
• Here’s how much Ohio schools stand to lose under a dismantled Department of Education
• Ohio’s governor wants driver’s education back in public schools
• Parents sue Reynoldsburg City Schools after nonverbal 6-year-old left on bus for hours
• Early childhood dashboard shows slow progress, low rankings for Ohio in child wellbeing
• Applications open for school safety grants, Yost announces
• Ohio Republican proposes unconstitutional push for public schools to display the Ten Commandments
• Nearly two out of three Ohio kids aren’t ready for kindergarten, new report shows
• Soothe new school worries ahead of student’s first day
• Ohio House begins discussions of state education budget proposed by governor
• State program would ensure students receive vision assistance to help with reading
• Columbus City Schools to vote on “carbon-free” plan
• New Columbus City Schools board president not seeking reelection after 12 years on board
• Economists: Ohio school funding cuts would hurt economy, increase inequality
• Ohio students’ reading skills are dropping
• Ohio’s scores on national exam show little improvement over 2022
• Can Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine protect full public school funding in the state budget due this summer?
• Gov. DeWine’s proposed budget seeks to get more high school students to stay in Ohio for college
• Ohio GOP lawmakers want to eliminate DEI, ban faculty strikes at public universities
• Dispatch Student of the Week: Help us pick this week’s winner
• Columbus Promise: Public and Private Partners Launch Campaign to Fund Next $25M Phase
• Whitehall student tests positive for tuberculosis
• Ohio Senate bill aims to help students with math interventions, including high-dosage tutoring
• Trump order prioritizes school choice and vouchers, which Ohio has been expanding for decades
• Franklin school district votes to place 6.3-mill tax levy on May ballot
• Columbus Schools board member, former president Vera to leave after first term
• Westerville Schools abandons spring levy, sets sights on Statehouse funding fight
• Ohio lawmakers tackle school bus safety after 50+ crashes in 2025
• Over 280,000 Ohio children face hunger as proposed cuts target school meal programs
• Dispatch Student of the Week: Help us pick this week’s winner
• Five Hilliard Darby students charged after classroom altercation
• Ohio GOP backtracks on cutting public school funding
• Educator express concerns as ICE access expands into schools, churches
• ‘Math, Math Everywhere’ shows pluses of math education
• Columbus school board proposes policy changes to align with incoming ‘bathroom law’
• Central Ohio school delays for Friday, Jan. 24: Winter weather delays some school starts
• Ohio students experiencing homelessness is on the rise, but likely an undercount
• School closings and delays in Columbus and central Ohio for Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025
• Ohio to ease school enrollment for active-duty military families under new law
• New law allows Ohio school kids to be expelled for longer period
• Opinion: The case for Ohio’s Fair School Funding Plan
• Ohio K-12 students will soon get up to 3 days off to observe religious holy days
• See how many students with disabilities are enrolled in Ohio public schools—and how the number compares to other states
• How schools make decisions on whether to cancel classes because of weather
• Ohio student starts business to help with college prep
• Which central Ohio schools will be closed the day after Ohio State plays Notre Dame
• Keeping kids safe from bitter cold temperatures
• Multiple schools in Ohio closed Friday
• 100+ SCHOOL CLOSINGS: Check the list
• Which central Ohio schools will be closed the day after Ohio State plays Notre Dame
• Ohio GOP continues with plan to slash public school budget, denounces current funding as ‘fantasy’
• Ohio Republicans start the year by throwing public education under the school bus
• All Ohio kids should be given free school lunch. Let’s invest in state’s future. | Opinion
• After backlash, Ohio GOP split over cutting public school funding
• Background checks surge for substitute teachers, as state no longer requires bachelor’s degree
• Ohio House Speaker says school funding model ‘unsustainable’; Critics clap back
• Columbus City school board shakes up leadership with new president and vice president
• All CSS and After school classes cancelled
• School closures, delays today in central Ohio
• Chronic absenteeism is a problem in Ohio, but the state and nonprofits are working on solutions
• Multiple school districts in Ohio closed Monday due to snow
• Ohio adds $4 million to defend against private school voucher lawsuits
• Parents react to Tuesday’s CCS vote on school closures
• Here’s which Columbus schools are closing and what happens next
• Our schools are more than just buildings. Columbus schools must stop closure plan | Opinion
• School expulsion bill passes during lame duck, goes to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk
• What’s next for CCS students as five schools face closure
• Columbus Board of Education announces which CCS schools will be closed, consolidated
• Columbus Board of Education announces which CCS schools will be closed, consolidated
• South-Western City Schools to give former employee $15,000 after discrimination claims
• Columbus City school board votes Tuesday to close five of nine schools recommended
• Ohio Senate could vote Wednesday on controversial ban on ‘gender ideology’ in schools
• Former Staff Members of Northeast Columbus Charter School Claim Kids were Locked in Classrooms
• Marysville Schools Offer new Religious Release Program Through Satanic Temple
• DeWine Signs Bill on School Bathroom use by Transgender Students
• More Ohio Colleges and Universities are Abandoning Standardized Test Scores
• Marysville School Board Reduces Proposed Extracurricular Fees after Levy Rejection
• Satanic Temple says its ‘HAIL’ Religious Release Program is Coming to Marysville Schools
• Provisions Removed from Ohio Bill that would add Accountability to Private Schools, Voucher Program
• Vast Inequality Looms for Special Education if Trump Eliminates US Dept of Ed, Ohio Parents Warn
• Johnson Park Middle School TAPS Graduates Aspire to “Do Good”
• Ohio House Panel Guts Bill Requiring Private Schools to show Voucher Spending, give same Standardized Tests as Public Schools
• Columbus Principal Strives to keep Students off the Streets and in School
• Majority of Ohioans are in Favor of Universal Free School Meal Program, According to Poll
• Columbus School Board Approves Demolition of Vacant Buildings
• Company that Buses Columbus Students Accused of Employee Discrimination
• Ohio Educators, Parents and Religious Leaders Testify Against Religious Release Time Bill
• South-Western Schools Sued by Family of 5-Year-old Over Improper Medical Exam
• Columbus City Schools Appoints Christopher Lockhart as the New Chief Information Officer
• U.S. News & World Report Ranks Top 25 Elementary and Middle Schools in Ohio
• New Ohio Bill Aims to Make Kids Safer on the School Bus
• Here’s the New Interim Head of the Retired Teachers’ Pension Fund
• Columbus City Schools BOE Meeting on School Closures doesn’t go Exactly as Planned
• CCS Board of Education to Discuss Potential Closure, Merger Plans for Nine Schools
• Gavarone Introduces School Bus Safety Bill
• Ohio Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning Transgender Students from using Bathroom they Identify with
• Worthington Schools Continue Religious Release Policy Debate
• Ohio Higher Education Bill Aims to Take Controversial Beliefs out of Classrooms
• Hilliard City School District, Ohio, Issue 39, Bond and Tax Measure
• CCS Launched its Teach CCS Student Teacher Pathway Program
• Columbus City Schools Celebrates Successes as 44 Schools Earn 3+ Stars on State Report Cards
• Teachers at Independence HS Raise Concerns Over Staffing Issues to Columbus School Board
• Hilliard Schools Levy, Bond Issue Unofficially Passes
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• Liberty Middle School’s ‘Kindness Crew’ Spreads Cheer every Wednesday
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• Former Hilliard Teacher helps Students find Success in Future, Careers
• Upper Arlington Schools Starting Master Planning for Middle Schools, Child Care Center
• Celebrate National Family Literacy Month with CCS
• Principal Dr. Watson Builds Positive Culture, Relationships At East
• Ohio Taxpayer Funds Being Invested in Private Schools with Religious Ties
• Here’s what Dublin Schools do Differently to Support Students with Special Needs
• Access To Education Features At Franklin County Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Conference
• CCS Board President: ‘We are Seeing Momentum in the Right Direction.’
• Some Westerville Residents Express Opposition to Ballot Issue 44
• Ohio Spent Nearly a Billion Dollars on Private School Voucher Scholarships in 2024
• CCS Superintendent Discusses Board Evaluation with ABC 6
• Short-Sighted Transportation Mandates Hurt Ohio Public School Students
• Dublin City Schools Unveils Draft Maps for Elementary and Middle School Redistricting
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• Dublin City Schools Proposes Redistricting Plan Affecting Almost 1,400 Students
• CCS Board Member Rates Superintendent as ‘Failing’ Across the Board
• Bexley Schools Bought a $6 Million Property Ahead of Levy Request
• OSP to Increase School Bus Safety Enforcement During School Bus Safety Week
• $60 Million Awarded to Improve Reading Education in Ohio
• Galion City Schools to Benefit from No Kid Hungry Grant to Combat Summer Hunger
• Advocacy Group Challenges Ohio After Christian Schools Receive State Funding
• Reynoldsburg City Schools Meets with Community Ahead of School Levy Vote
• School Simulates What it’s Like to Live with Dyslexia
• Reynoldsburg City Schools’ First Levy in 14 years Would Raise $40M+ Over Next 5 Years
• Bus Driver Shortage Causes Cancellations at Buckeye Valley Local Schools on Thursday
• Controversial Consulting Firm Fails to Get Approval for Deal with Ohio Teachers’ Pension Fund
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• Grandview Heights Voters to Vote on School Levy in November
• Ohio Supreme Court Denies Yost’s Emergency Motion in CCS Busing Lawsuit
• CCS Students Showcase Art in Ohio House of Representatives Exhibition
• Students Help Raise Awareness for Fire Prevention Week
• Westland High School Honors Ohio’s First Therapy K-9, Mattis
• School Voucher use has Exploded. Some Ohio Families can’t Take Part
• Ohio, Governor Aiming to cut Number of Chronically Absent Students in Half Over Five Years
• Leawood Achieves Immense Leaps in Literacy
• CCS to Bus More Than 100 Private, Charter Students After Weeks of not Providing Transportation
• CCS Responds to Claims Special Education Classes aren’t Safe
• Groveport Madison Schools Working with NAACP to Address Diversity Concerns
• Columbus High Schools’ Bathroom Policies Spark Districtwide Discussion
• CCS to Transport Charter School Students who Requested Mediation
• Hilliard 5th Graders Decide Winner of Crew vs Inter Miami match
• Going Green: How Federal Grant Money is Adding More Electric Buses to the Road
• Westerville School Board Votes to no Longer Allow Absences for Religious Instruction
• CCS Challenges Motion Demanding District Provide Busing to Charter, Private School Students
• Ohio to Send $1.3M to Springfield Schools
• Students Say They’re Fed up with Bathroom Policy at Columbus’ Whetstone High School
• Columbus Board Member Releases Recording to Distance Herself From School Closings Memo
• Hilliard Schools Predict Drastic Budget Cuts if Levy Fails, but not all Taxpayers are Convinced
• Continuing Efforts to Address Chronic Absenteeism: Northtowne Elementary Unveils “Stay in the Game!” Room
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• Gov. DeWine Appoints Former Taft Aide to Head up Teachers’ Pension Fund Following Leadership Shakeup
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• Ohio sues Columbus City Schools Over Busing of Charter and Private Students
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• CCS Board Expected to make Announcement on District Busing Tuesday Night
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• Start Times for Several Central Ohio High School Football Games Pushed Back Due to Heat
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• Reynoldsburg Schools Seeking Levy; Ready to Answer Questions
• Columbus City Schools Board Member Brandon Simmons Alleges School Closure Plan is ‘Dead’
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• Program Designed to Steer Kids From Violence Expands to Cleveland’s Central Neighborhood
• Columbus City Schools Pass Changes to Rule that Provides Students With Busing
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• State Board of Education of Ohio Gets Emergency Funding, Avoids Upping Teacher License Fees
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• Ohio State Student Honored by ESPYS
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• COLUMBUS PROMISE COMMITS TO SENDING MORE STUDENTS TO CSCC FOR YEARS TO COME
• ‘We Have More to Talk About:’ Columbus School Board Votes not to Close Schools Tuesday
• Task Force Recommends Columbus City Schools Board Close Nine Schools, Realign Four
• Columbus Mother Worries About Walking Safety if her Children’s Elementary School Closes
• Another Ohio School District Joins EdChoice Lawsuit, Despite Lt. Gov.’s Attempt to Dissuade
• Gov. DeWine Signs Bill that Reduces Training Requirements for Arming Teachers
• Ohio House Passes Bill Banning Discrimination Against Students’ Hair Styles in Public Schools
• Loudonville Students Benefit from Trees to Textbooks Program
• Amid Legal Battle, the Future of Ohio’s School Vouchers is Uncertain
• AG Yost Encourages High-School Students to Apply for Teen Ambassador Board
• Pair of Local School Districts Among Those Receiving Funds From State Program
• Governor DeWine, Lt. Governor Husted Announce Institutions Approved for Ohio Teacher Bootcamp Program
• THE POWER OF INCLUSION AT CRANBROOK IS CHANGING THE LIVES OF STUDENTS
• THREE NEW PRINCIPALS ANNOUNCED AHEAD OF 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR
• Ohio Overpaid Tens of Millions of Dollars to Thousands of Public Schools, Voucher Programs
• A State School Superintendent who Served for Three Weeks is Picked to Head Ohio’s Education Agency
• Groveport Madison School Board Tables Joining Lawsuit Against State’s Universal Vouchers
• City Extends Program for CCS Graduates to Attend Columbus State for Free
• Gahanna Lincoln Teacher Named 2024 Ohio Teacher of the Year
• CCS Superintendent Emphasizes District’s Need for Improvement Amid Possible Building Closures
• As Columbus Schools Looks at Closing Schools, it Already Maintains 12 Closed Properties
• CMTO Scholarship Luncheon
• Teachers Looking at New Ways to Help Students Struggling With Math Proficiency
• Great River Connections Academy Celebrates Nearly 200 Graduates From Across Ohio
• Ohio Launches “Buckle Up with Brutus” Seat Belt Program for Elementary Students
• The Columbus Metropolitan Library: a Shining Example of Positive Government Work
• Upper Arlington Joins Lawsuit Against Ohio School Voucher Program
• Columbus Playground Mistakenly Demolished; Contractor Plans to Replace Equipment
• Lawyer Bills SWCSD Tens of Thousands, Parents Concerned With Transparency
• It’s not Just Test Scores: Kids are Losing Developmental Skills
• 71% of Ohio Eighth Graders not Proficient in Math, According to a new Report
• Ohio Bill May Change Student Meal Policy
• Education Leaders Respond to Columbus School Board Controversy
• Brandon Simmons Tried to Divide the People. He has no Business on Columbus School Board
• Bill Would Stop Schools Tracking Students’ Web Activity
• Westerville City Schools Board Meeting Scheduled for June 10 at Early Learning Center
• Intense Debate: Ohio Legislator Proposes New Law to Defund Public Libraries 1 day ago
• Local Hero’s Full Circle: From NICU Survivor to NICU Nurse at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
• Ohio State Leads in Free Books to Early School Children
• Ohio Spent Nearly $1B on Private School Vouchers. Who Did They Benefit?
• Report Released by Columbus School Board Says Brandon Simmons Solely Created Leaked Document
• Columbus Task Force Holds Last Community Feedback Session on Possible School Closures
• Randy Banks Recommended as Next South-Western City School District superintendent
• Brandon Simmons Must Resign. Public Trust Impossible With him on Columbus School Board
• CCS Facilities Task Force Holds Final Forums on School Closures Amid Controversy
• CCS ‘Board Members’ Said to Have Filled Public Comment Spots Through ‘Personal Invitation’
• Columbus Faith Leaders Pray For Students, Teachers, Administrators Before Board Meeting
• ODEW RELEASES NEW ATTENDANCE GUIDE
• North Union FFA Team Wins State Championship
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• Ohio Libraries Bracing For Tough Choices as State Funding Revenue Continues to Dip
• Group Hosting ‘Tailgate’ Ahead of Columbus City Schools Meeting Amid School Closure Talks
• Ohio State Gives High Schoolers a Look at Medical Careers
• Tech Savvy Program Bridges The Gap in STEM Exploration For Area Youth, Highlights Women in STEM Fields
• Independent Report Criticizes Akron Public Schools for ‘Abysmal’ Text Scores, Lackluster Culture
• Local High School Seniors Inspire Younger Students with Visits to Former Schools
• Community Offers Feedback on Columbus School Consolidation Plan
• Students at Unique Columbus School Prepare to Turn The Tassel
• Governor DeWine Announces New Appointments Impacting Ohio’s Education, Housing, and More
• Shaping Child Care Policies: How Jamie O’Leary’s Work at Crane Center Benefits Ohio Families
• Local Pride: Columbus City Schools Honored for Cancer Screening Initiatives
• Proposed Law Would Allow Military Families to Enroll Children in Any Ohio District
• Columbus School Board Unanimously Votes to Censure Brandon Simmons
• CCS School Year Ends Amid Board Turmoil
• Censured Columbus School Board Member Brandon Simmons Releases New Statement
• Columbus City Schools Parents Continue to Ask Questions Ahead of Looming School Closures
• Linc Academy Set to Open in Franklinton Neighborhood in August
• CCS Seeks School Closure Feedback as Board Member’s Status Remains in Limbo
• Identifying Underlying Factors That Are Causing Issues For School Districts
• School Safety Center Announces 2024-2025 Student Safety Advisory Council
• Model Policy Published by DeWine Suggests Rules For Cellphone Use in Ohio Schools
• Ohio Bill Looks to Charge Teachers, Librarians With Felonies For Distributing ‘Obscene Material’
• South-Western City Schools Names Final 2 Candidates for Superintendent Job
• Ohio Education Leaders Detail Positive Results After Implementing Phone Limitations for Students
• Columbus City Schools Task Force Holds Meeting on School Consolidation
• Columbus City Schools Board President Meets With Marion-Franklin HS Students About Possible Closure
• Ohio Publishes Model Policy for Cell Phones in Schools
• Ohio Teacher Leadership Summit
• Brandon Simmons Joins Other Columbus City School Board Members in Vote to Censure Himself
• New State Law Prompts Ohio Schools to Revisit Phone Policies
• Will The Leak Scandal Derail Columbus City Schools’ Bid to Close as Many as 20 Schools?
• Columbus Metropolitan Library Breaks Ground on new Barnett Branch
• South-Western City Schools Identifies Five Superintendent Candidates
• Ohio Dems Lay Out Education Bills to Increase Funding, Target Private Vouchers And Student Hunger
• Excitement Builds as 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee Kicks Off
• Crew 2 to Celebrate With Students at North Linden Elementary on Last Day of School Year
• Ohio Teacher’s Pension Fund Faces Takeover Threat
• Ohio’s Not The Only State With a Law Permitting Religious Instruction During the School Day. See What Neighboring States do.
• Donor support helps Keep Books, Columbus Division of Police Unite to Improve Book Access
• ‘Pay for Your Own Kid’s Private School.’ Ed Choice Program Should be Abolished.
• Corporate Raiders Want to Turn Ohio Teachers’ Pension Fund Into Shameful Footnote
• Public Expected to Address Columbus School Board Amid Closure Talk at Tuesday Meeting
• What Comes Next for Ohio’s Teacher Pension Fund? Prospects of a ‘Hostile Takeover’ Are Being Probed
• Ohio Public Schools are Releasing Kids for Religious Instruction During the School Day. Soon, They Could be Required to do it.
• Underhanded Plan Calls School Board’s Ethics Into Question. Responsible Must Resign Now.
• ‘Appalled’: Columbus School Board Member Shares Why She Leaked Memo at Heart of Scandal
• ‘I Have Let Our District Down’ Simmons Apologizes as School Board Plans Special Meeting
• Columbus School Board Members at Odds Over Leaked Task Force Document
• Retired Teachers Raise Concerns Over the Financial Choices Made by the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio
• Ohio State Teachers Retirement System Employees up for Multi-Million Dollar Bonuses After $3B Loss
• No Deal Reached Between Columbus School Board, Union After Meeting on Tuesday
• Ohio Teachers Pension System Lost $27 Million in Bank Crash, but Says it Made $30 Million Since 1999
• Ohio Cracking Down on Cellphones in Schools
• INSIDE CCS: TEACHER CHAT – MATH EQUITY
• Cell Phones And Schools
• OHP/Graham FCCLA Chapter Excels at State Leadership Conference
• Lawmakers Introduce 2 Bills to Address Ohio’s Child Care Crisis
• Columbus City Schools Parents Want Answers After Task Force Meeting Unexpectedly Canceled
• CCS Postpones Community Engagement Meetings After Leaked Document Controversy
• Nationwide Children’s Hospital Receives $100 Million Commitment
• Read The Leak: What to Know About The Document at The Center of a Columbus Schools Scandal
• Proposed Ohio Bill Would Charge Teachers, Librarians With Felonies for ‘Pandering Obscenity’
• Columbus City Schools Anticipates a Growing Gap Between Expenses, Revenue
• Columbus Education Association Calls for School Board Member’s Resignation After Document Leaked
• Public Weighs in on Columbus City School Closures as Board Members Differ on Document Leak
• CCS Teachers Union Wants Board Member’s Resignation and Closure Plan Scrapped Over Memo
• Ohio AG Says he Sides With Retired Teachers in Lawsuit to Remove STRS Board Members They Backed
• Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Announces Initiative to Help Children in Need Get Eyeglasses
• Columbus City Schools Faces Backlash Over School Consolidation Despite Recent Levy Win
• CCS Weeks Away From Making Some Final Decisions on School Closures, Mergers
• SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS IMPACT STUDENTS THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT
• Columbus City School Closing Plan Yet Another Reason it Should be Taken Over.
• Columbus Students are Not The Problem. Adults are. Closing Schools Not The Answer.
• Series of Children’s Books by Local Author Teaches Kids How to Build Mental, Emotional Health
• CCS Knew of Monkey Torture ‘Rumors’ Against Teacher Years Ago, Kept him in Classroom
• The Alleged ‘Backdoor Ties’ Between Retired Teachers’ Pension Fund and Investment Firm
• Parents React to New Ohio Law on Cell Phones in Schools
• Center for Early Learning Open for Child Care Enrollment at Columbus State
• Cracking down on cell phones in Ohio schools: What the Signing of House Bill 250 by Gov. Mike DeWine Means For Your Children
• STRS Ohio Teachers’ Pension Facing a ‘Hostile Takeover’ by Private Interests, Memo Says
• Report: Ohio Teacher Salaries Haven’t Kept Pace With Inflation
• Ohio State Board of Trustees Approves Tuition Increase, Expect Budget Deficit
• A New Law Makes Ohio Schools Limit Student Phone Use. Are Central Ohio Districts Ready?
• OHSAA Members Approve Proposal That Would Allow Schools to Opt up to Division I
• Ohio House Higher Education Begins Hosting Science of Reading Testimony as Rollout Begins
• AG Yost files Lawsuit to Remove Members of Teachers’ Pension Board, Accuses Them of Breaching Fiduciary Duties
• Man Indicted, Accused of Killing 14-Year-Old Boy in Columbus in 2022
• Teaching on TV: How a Central Ohio Teacher Landed on PBS
• A Tale of Two Schools: Columbus City Schools Board Highlights Potential for Consolidation
• Ohio Governor Signs Bill 250 into Law to Minimize Use of Cell Phone in Schools
• Community Worries About Future of Marion-Franklin High School
• Gov. Mike DeWine to Sign Legislation Restricting Cellphone use in Ohio Schools
• School Board Member Revisits Alma Mater to Pitch Columbus School Closure Plan
• Summer COTA Passes Available for Students
• Heated Conversations Between Marion Franklin Parents, Teachers & CCS Closure Task Force
• Ohio Bill Would Require Public Schools to Adopt Policies Allowing Religious Classes
• Purple Star Designation for Arts Impact Middle School
• Columbus Metropolitan Library to launch Summer Reading Challenge in June
• COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS TAKES THE NATIONAL STAGE TO ADDRESS CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM
• The State Pre-School Gap Continues To Grow
• What’s at the Bottom of the State Teachers Retirement Dispute Between Reformers and Gov. DeWine?
• ‘True heroism’: Groveport Madison Schools Bus Driver Gets Kids to Safety When Bus Catches Fire
• Teacher-Backed Candidate Wins Seat on Ohio Retirement Board
• Kindergarten Readiness Assessments Point to ‘Alarming’ Trend in Central Ohio
• How Ohio Stacks up in Study of Best Teachers in the US
• Every Public School in Ohio Will Likely Soon be Required to Adopt a Policy About Cell Phone Use During School Hours
• Perspectives from Columbus City Schools’ Panel Discussion
• Ohio AG Investigating Alleged ‘Hostile Takeover’ Inside Teacher’s Pension Fund
• Study: Almost All High School Students Cheat
• Barberton High School Saxophone Quartet Performs at Ohio Statehouse
• Coventry Board Hears Track Project Update
• Upper Arlington School Receives ‘Uncredible’ Threat
• 20 Schools Considered for Closure Under Initial Columbus School Board Recommendations
• Bill Requiring Schools Adopt Policy to Limit Students’ Cell Phone Use Heads to DeWine’s Desk
• Raise Happily Independent Children
• Columbus City Schools: Decision to Close, Consolidate Schools Made Prior to $100 Million Levy Passing
• 20 Columbus City School Buildings Could Face Closure. Here’s What to Know About The Plan
• Columbus Closing Taskforce not Targeting Neighborhood Schools. Kids Suffered Due to Inaction.
• Report: Ohio Teacher Salaries Haven’t Kept Pace With Inflation
• DeWine Raises ‘Red Flag’ About Ohio Teachers Pension After New Board Takes Over and Consultant Leaves
• Which Columbus City Schools Will Close? Board Solicits Feedback on 20 Possible Closures
• Concern About Possible Building Closures in Columbus City Schools Grows Among Education Group
• First Plan for Columbus School Closings Presented
• Northeast Ohio Training for CASA Volunteers, GALs, Advocates
• Former Worthington Teacher Hosts PBS Show Teaching Kids Math Using Central Ohio locations
• Ohio’s Teacher Pension Fund Faces Major Challenges as Control of the Board in Flux
• ‘I’m Still Loving it’: Dublin Teacher Reflects on Over 30 Years Teaching After State Award
• When is Teacher Appreciation Week 2024? How to Celebrate the Educators in Your Life
• CASA of Franklin County Program Director Kevin Greenwood Selected to Serve on National CASA/GAL’s Urban Leadership Council
• Columbus Teacher Reunites With Students at Prom After Suffering a Cardiac Arrest in March
• Central Ohio High School Graduations Dates and Times
• Ohio High Schoolers Invited to Shape the Future of Conservation: Join the ConTAC
• Elementary School Market Gives Children a Taste of Real-World Business
• Columbus City Schools Students and Police Work to End Youth Violence Across the City
• Ohio State’s Latest Achievements: Highlights From the Student Life Update
• Columbus City Schools Considering Closing, Consolidating Certain Buildings due to Underutilization
• Proposal Lowers Threshold to Become an Ohio Teacher
• Ohio Secretary of State Larose Launches Annual Initiative Aimed at Helping High School Seniors Participate In Elections
• Winter 2023/24: Ohio CASA, Programs Make Headlines
• CASA Day in Ohio Results
• Columbus Teacher Union Head Quits Building Task Force, Says it’s Focused on ‘Mass Closures’
• Samaritan ’s Feet International Gives Away 400 Free New Shoes to Students and Families in Columbus
• Would Allowing Unlicensed Teachers Solve Ohio’s Educator Shortage? The Wake Up for Wednesday, May 1, 2024
• Ohio Bill Could Ban ‘Gender Ideology’ Curriculum for K-3 Students
• Teachers Union President Resigns From CCS Community Facilities Task Force
• Governor DeWine Announces Teacher Credentialing Grant Program Awards
• Senate President Brings Plea to Avoid Private School Voucher Questioning to Ohio Supreme Court
• The Amazing Shake: A Symphony of Hope and Resolve at Bridge Gate Community School
• JOIN US FOR CCS ELEVATE: REIMAGINING AND REDESIGNING HOW WE DELIVER EDUCATION IN COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS
• College Crisis: Why Ohio Schools are Facing an Enrollment Drop And What They Might do About it: The Wake Up for Monday, April 29, 2024
• Franklin to Close a School, Realign Elementary Schools by Grade Level This Fall
• When Public Schools Keep Certain Students Out — or Make Them Pay to Attend
• Ohio Bill Would Require Public Schools to Adopt Policies to Teach Religious Classes During School Hours
• Columbus Metropolitan Library Announces Headlining Authors of 2nd Annual Book Festival
• Lessons From The Field: 4 Tips For Building an Instructional Coaching Program From Columbus City Schools
• Final Stop on the Pathway Express: Grange Insurance Audubon Center
• Congresswoman Joyce Beatty Recognizes Success in Financial Literacy at World Language Middle School
• Columbus City Schools’ High Schools Ranked Among U.S. News and World Reports Best
• Guns D.O.W.N: Helping Students Facing Trauma Around Violence and Instilling Change in the Community
• In Partnership With Huntington National Bank, 30 Educators From CCS are Heading to the Ron Clark Academy
• Board Preview – APRIL 9, 2024
• Bullying Information
• 2024 CCS Summer Experience
• Celebrating National Assistant Principals Week
• Schools May Be Out For Spring Break, But Student Support is Ongoing Around The District
• CSS Schools Work Together to Further Students Success in Literacy, Matriculation, and the Arts
• Eleven Columbus City Schools Honored With Momentum Award by Ohio Department of Education and Workforce for Improved Performance on Latest Report Card
• Franklin to Close a School, Realign Elementary Schools by Grade Level This Fall
• 100s of ,Millions in Scholarships for Black, Brown Students Up in the Air in Ohio on AG’s call
• 3 Vehicles Broken into Outside Columbus Downtown High School
• Columbus Library Cuts The Ribbon on New Reynoldsburg Branch
• BROADLEIGH’S ROBBIE BANKS NAMED OHIO ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SECRETARY OF THE YEAR
• Governor DeWine Announces Nearly $2.5 Million for Teen Driver Training Scholarships
• After Long-Time Former Auditor Quit in 2022, Columbus Schools Hires Permanent Replacement
• Bill tells Ohio Public Schools to Limit Student Phone Use on Property
• Local Columbus City Schools Educators to Attend Innovative Teaching Program Thanks to Huntington National Bank
• Columbus Public Schools Appoints Local Educator Jason Schapmann as New HR/Fiscal Support Director
• Elementary Students Hold Fundraiser for Sudan
• Uncovering the Injustice of Illiteracy: The Right to Read
• Judge Rejects Part of Hilliard Lawsuit Alleging Student Coerced to ‘Identify as Opposite Sex’
• Columbus Invests $20 Million in Kids’ Summer Programs, Boosting Support for Immigrant Communities
• Ohio Near Bottom in Preschool Spending Compared to Other States
• Arts IMPACT Middle School: First CCS School to Earn Prestigious Purple Star Designation
• Two Central Ohio Colleges Team up to Improve Student Access And Affordability
• Governor DeWine Announces Nearly $2.5 Million for Teen Driver Training Scholarships
• Court: Gov. Mike DeWine Lacked Authority to Remove Teachers’ Pension Board Member
• ‘We Know What Works’ DeWine Pushes Ohio Schools to Adopt Science-Based Literacy Education
• EMBARKING ON THE “PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS”: GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS JOURNEY INTO CAREER FIELDS
• The Data Are in – Ohio school Expulsions, Suspensions are up. Time to Give Students the Support They Need: Kim Eckhart and Katherine Ungar
• Ohio-Triple P Online
• Primrose Schools in the Columbus Metro Area
• Statewide technical Issue Impacted School Testing Wednesday, Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Says
• Transgender Student Bathroom Ban Bill Passes Out of Ohio House Higher Education Committee
• CCS Security Team Looking For Solutions After 8th Gun Found in School Since September
• Gov. DeWine Announces Voucher Program to Help More Families Pay for Child Care
• Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Announces Child Care Vouchers in State of the State Address
• The data are in – Ohio School Expulsions, Suspensions Are up. Time to Give Students The Support They Need: Kim Eckhart and Katherine Ungar
• Deadly School Bus Crash in Ohio Yields Safety, Training Guidance — but No Seat Belt Mandate
• Ohio Senator Wasn’t Sorry He Called Public School Socialism. He’s Trying to Dismantle It Now.
• Lawsuit Seeks to Eliminate School Voucher Program in Ohio
• Bill Would Ensure Patriotic Groups Can Appear in Ohio schools
• Columbus Library Offering Additional Eclipse Glasses
• School Tax Approval Hits Historically Low Mark in Ohio
• Ohio Parents Sue School District Over Teachers Allegedly Talking About Sexuality With Students In Secret
• Celebrating National Assistant Principals Week
• Organizations Tackle Franklin County’s Kindergarten Readiness Crisis
• Crisis In The Classroom Town Hall: Tackling The Biggest Issues In Ohio Public Schools
• DeWine Not Calling For Statewide Ban On Cell Phones In Schools… Yet
• Ohio Educators, DeWine Discuss Cell Phone Usage Among Students
• School Smartphones Bans Educators Tell Governor Mike DeWine
• Governor DeWine Speaks On Student Cell Phone Use as National Tik Tok Ban Is Discussed
• Some Parents Say Columbus School’s Professional Development Day Disrupt Schoolwork, Schedules
• 5 Ohio School Districts Among the Most Envied in The U.S
• Naive, Gullible Columbus Residents Approved School Levy. Lets’s Repeal It
• Masked Suspects Taken Into Custody After Entering South High School
• South High School Placed on Brief Lockdown
• How an Ohio Group is Bringing God Back to Public School
• Private School Vouchers: Scholarship Blow Past Estimates as State Spending Nears $1 Billion
• Some Columbus City School buildings are Overcrowded, While Others are Less Than Half Full