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Red States’ School Vouchers Mark Biggest Shift in U.S. Education in a Century

David Osborne

Kindergarten’s Overlooked Absenteeism Problem

Patrick O’Donnell

Cleveland Ends Year-Round Schooling Citing No Meaningful Gains After 15 Years

Patrick O’Donnell

Early Success in Reading & Math Is Great. It’s What Happens Later That Really Counts

Ryan Reyna

‘Whiplash’: Ohio Republicans Press MAGA Agenda in Barrage of Culture War Bills

Patrick O’Donnell

Why Steubenville, Ohio, Might Be the Best School District in America

Chad Aldeman

‘Sold a Story’: 6 Takeaways from Deep Dive into Literacy in Steubenville, Ohio

Robert Pondiscio

Exclusive: 12 Education Chiefs Ask McMahon for More Control over Federal Funds

Linda Jacobson

Major Part of ‘Cleveland Plan’ to Turn Around Struggling Schools Is Ending

Patrick O’Donnell

Ohio Governor Mandated Religious Release Time Policy Bill Into Law

Megan Henry

Local Schools, Colleges Respond to Ohio’s Bathroom Bill

Keri Johnson

In Ohio, Phonics-Based Science Of Reading for Preschoolers

Patrick O’Donnell

Republican Bill Would Require Ohio School Districts Post Their Pledge of Allegiance Policy

Megan Henry

Majority of Ohioans in Favor of Universal Free School Meal Program, According to Poll

Megan Henry

Ohio Educators, Parents and Religious Leaders Testify Against Religious Release Time Bill

Megan Henry

Ohio Spent Nearly a Billion Dollars on Private School Voucher Scholarships in 2024

Megan Henry

Public Funds, Private Schools: A New Analysis of the Early Returns in Eight States

Amanda Geduld

Nearly 100 Educators Meet to Blunt Impact of Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Hate Speech

Jo Napolitano

Ohio Teachers Connect Presidential Election to Classroom Curriculum

Megan Henry

Ohio is Funding the Construction of Private Religious Schools

Eli Hager

Trumped-up School Panic: Campaign Lie Forces Ohio School Closures

Mark Keierleber

Outcome of Ohio Supreme Court Races Will Affect Private School Vouchers

Megan Henry

Which School Districts Do the Best Job of Teaching Kids to Read?

Chad Aldeman

Ohio School-to-Prison Pipeline Bolstered by ‘Exclusionary Discipline,’ Absenteeism

Susan Tebben

Ohio School Districts Use Surveillance Software to Monitor Student Devices

Megan Henry

All Ohio School Districts Now Teach Science of Reading Curriculum

Megan Henry

How Ohio Schools Reduced Chronic Absenteeism

Anthony James

Ohio’s Economy Could Be Impacted by Billions Due to Struggling Child Care

Susan Tebben

Ohio’s School-Based Behavioral Health Partnerships Jump 200% Since 2017

Susan Tebben

From CA to DE, 17 Districts Are Working Together to Battle Chronic Absenteeism

Baron R. Davis

Federal Program Will Give Eligible Students $120 To Buy Groceries This Summer

Megan Henry

Private School Just for Low-Income Kids Looks to Create Thriving Adults

Patrick O’Donnell

71% of Ohio Eighth Graders Not Proficient in Math, According to a New Report

Megan Henry

Fewer Students, Crumbling Buildings: Columbus Looks to Shut Schools Again

Wayne D’Orio

Ohio Bill Seeks Felonies for Teachers, Librarians Over ‘Pandering Obscenity’

Susan Tebben

‘It Destroyed Me’: Lasting Trauma Years After Districts’ Address Crackdowns

Marianna McMurdock

To Hold Back Struggling Readers or Not: Indiana & Ohio Take Different Paths

Patrick O’Donnell

Ohio Bill Would Require Released Time for Religious Instruction

Megan Henry

Critics Call ‘Consumer Reports’ of Curriculum Slow to Adapt to Reading Reforms

Linda Jacobson

Lawmakers to Ohio Students: Screen Time’s Over, Kids

Morgan Trau

From Toothpaste to Edible QR Codes: Students Present Inventions at STEM Festival

Joshua Bay

When Public Schools Keep Certain Students Out — or Make Them Pay to Attend

Jude Schwalbach

Ohio Near Bottom in Preschool Spending Compared to Other States

Susan Tebben

School Vouchers Skyrocket in Ohio; 50% More Students Applied to Program in 2023

Patrick O’Donnell

From Blueprint to Blue Ribbon: How Franklin County, OH Is Using Rescue Plan Dollars to Stabilize — and Revitalize — Child Care

Mark Swartz

Seven Ohio Universities Review Race-Based Scholarships Post Supreme Court Ruling

Megan Henry

Ohio DOE and Workforce Releases Science of Reading Survey Results

Megan Henry

Ohio State Study Shows Test Score Focus Could Raise Violence Risk for Teachers

Susan Tebben

A Reckoning in Cleveland: COVID Cuts Slash Laptops, Summer School, After-School

Patrick O’Donnell

Ohio Democrats Introduce Ed Bills for Universal School Meals, Teacher Pay Raises

Susan Tebben

Ohio’s Dept of Education & Workforce: New Name Signals New Student Priorities

Patrick O’Donnell

To Fight Chronic Absenteeism, Ohio Lawmakers Propose Paying Kids to Go to School

Susan Tebben

Report: Schools Won’t Recover from COVID Absenteeism Crisis Until at Least 2030

Linda Jacobson

The Fight to Feed Kids in Ohio Continues

Susan Tebben

‘Parents’ Bill Of Rights’ on School Curriculum Content Proposed in Ohio Senate

Susan Tebben

An R&D Initiative to Put $20M Into Community-Based ‘Ecosystems’ of Learning

Kelly Young

2023 Election Results Throw Doubt on Lasting Sway of School Culture War Issues

The 74

College Promise Programs Add a ‘Higher Promise’ of Jobs Along with Scholarships

Patrick O’Donnell

Cleveland School of Cannabis Teaches Students How to Work in Marijuana Industry

Megan Henry

Ohio Sets Goals to Attack School Absenteeism

Susan Tebben

On November ballot, Ohio libraries look for support

Susan Tebben

Reading Recovery Lawsuit Trying to Prevent Science of Reading in Ohio Schools

Megan Henry

A Tale of Extremes: More High & Low Scores in Ohio’s K-Shaped Learning Recovery

Patrick O’Donnell

Post-Pandemic, 2 Out of 3 Students Attend Schools With High Chronic Absenteeism

Linda Jacobson

Never Stop Trying: Dream Town Author on Shaker Heights’s Quest for Racial Equity

Conor P. Williams

Ohio House Dems Introduce ‘Priority Investment’ With Family Tax Credit

Susan Tebben

STEM with a Purpose Sparked Better Learning, and a Patent, for My Rural Students

Tom Jenkins

Ohio’s Pandemic Recovery Slows As Achievement Gaps Fail To Close

Patrick O’Donnell

A Look Inside Classes at an Ohio Prison

Megan Henry

Ohio Spending Millions on Online Math Program For Pandemic Recovery

Patrick O’Donnell

Restricting College Tenure Could Hurt Economies in Texas and Elsewhere, Many Warn

Stephen Elliott

Should Struggling 3rd Grade Readers Be Held Back? New Ohio Budget Changes Policy

Megan Henry

Ohio Gov Highlights Science of Reading Provisions in the New State Budget

Megan Henry

LeBron’s School Has Everything We’re Told Students Need. It’s Still Failing Them

Mike Antonucci

Report: In 24 States, Using False Address to Get Into a Better School is a Crime

Linda Jacobson

Period Products Will Be Available for Free in Ohio Schools

Megan Henry

Fair Funding Finally Flows to Charters — but the Window Won’t Stay Open Forever

Michael J. Petrilli

New Ohio School Budget Law Makes Historic Strides in K-12 Education

Aaron Churchill

Final Ohio Education Budget Expands Vouchers, Limits Board of Ed Powers

Susan Tebben

Students, Professors Speak Against Ohio’s ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Centers Bill

Megan Henry

Senate Bill Would Create ‘Intellectual Diversity’ Centers at Ohio State and the University of Toledo

Megan Henry

Ohio Economists: Scholarships Likely to Keep High Achievers In-State

Marty Schladen

Ohio K-12 Social Studies Curriculum Goes Under the Microscope

Susan Tebben

‘God Doesn’t Want People to be Hungry’: Ohio Advocates Ask for Foodbank Funding

Megan Henry

Report: Training of Ohio Teachers in the ‘Science of Reading’ Earns Mixed Grades

Patrick O’Donnell

Ohio Higher Education Enrollment Drops 12% Over Decade

Megan Henry

Ohio AG Yost is Trying to Stop Billions in Student Loan Debt From Being Forgiven

Megan Henry

Bill Would Require Ohio Colleges to Disclose Costs and Alumni Income to Students

Megan Henry

Student Hunger is Pervasive in Ohio

Susan Tebben

Ohio Keeps Talking About the ‘Science of Reading,’ But What Does That Mean?

Megan Henry

New Voter ID Requirements in Ohio Put Hurdles in Front of Out-of-State Students

Megan Henry

Ohio Public Safety Advocates Push Against SRO Money, Ask for More Discretion

Susan Tebben

‘Heavy Hand’: Ohio Teachers Oppose Governor’s Science of Reading-Only Edict

Patrick O’Donnell

New Bill Would Eliminate Retention Under Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee

Megan Henry

Ohio State Teachers Retirement System Had Massive Investment in Failed Bank

Marty Schladen

Ohio Senate Passes Education Department Overhaul

Susan Tebben

‘The Evidence is Clear’: Ohio Gov Pushes For Science of Reading As Only Approach

Patrick O’Donnell

Neo-Nazi Curriculum Condemned By Ohio Homeschooling Leader; Parents Banned

Susan Tebben

Study Finds School Vouchers Decrease Racial Segregation in Ohio Classrooms

Kevin Mahnken

From Coast to Coast, What’s Going On with State & Local Teacher Union Affiliates

Mike Antonucci
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