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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

Swatting Hoax Targeting Schools ‘Absolutely’ Coordinated, But May Still Be Kids

Mark Keierleber

Republican Lawmakers in Ohio Want Schools to Tell Parents About ‘Sexually Explicit Content’

Jake Zuckerman

Labor Strife Smoldering in NEA’s Maryland, Ohio Affiliates

Mike Antonucci

Ohio Advocates Urge State to Invest More in Youth Mental Health

Susan Tebben

With ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Laws & Abortion Bans, Student Surveillance Raises New Risks

Mark Keierleber

What Monkeypox Outbreak? Little Planning by Colleges as Students Resume Classes

Jennifer Shutt

Supporting the Whole Child: Study Shows Parents Want More Mental Health Support for Kids

Susan Tebben

Educator’s View: How My Ohio District is Recruiting and Retaining Black Teachers

Marlon Styles

LGBTQ Teachers Face Discrimination, Hate — and Their Own Fears

Ferial Pearson

Ohio Teachers May Soon Carry Guns. Among Experts’ Safety Concerns: Racial Bias

Asher Lehrer-Small

New Cleveland Mayor Demands Faster Learning Recovery for Students After Pandemic

Patrick O’Donnell

Ohio House Bill Would Make Voters Choose Safety Measures in Schools

Susan Tebben

Economists Warn Banning Abortion Would Have Big Impact on Education, Economy

Susan Tebben

Candidate for Ohio Governor Pushes Summer School To Account for COVID Learning Loss

Susan Tebben

How One Community Preserved Arts Education Through the Pandemic

Susan Tebben

CDC: Students Wearing Masks No Longer Need Quarantine, Even if ‘Close Contact’

Asher Lehrer-Small

Schools Are Adopting ‘Mastery’ Approach to Help Kids Recover COVID Learning Loss

Patrick O’Donnell

Cicadas Boost Student Engagement after Pandemic School Year

Laura Fay

Cleveland Schools to Offer Remote Classes in the Fall

Patrick O’Donnell

How Women Exiting the Workforce Harms Kids’ Lifelong Success

Debra West

Lost Lab Time Makes Trades Teachers Adapt

Patrick O’Donnell

5 Key School Reopening Updates

Asher Lehrer-Small

The Governor’s Gambit: Trading Vaccines for School Reopenings Mostly Worked for DeWine, But There Are Holdouts

Patrick O’Donnell

Biden Administration Requires States to Test Students, But With Flexibility for Shorter, Remote or Delayed Exams. Experts Say Balance Struck is ‘Sensible’

Asher Lehrer-Small

O’Leary & Justice: Denying Early Educators Priority for the COVID-19 Vaccine Devalues Our Children’s Most Important Teachers

Jamie O’Leary & Laura Justice

Cleveland Pledges to Reopen Schools March 1: Vaccine Shortages Complicate Return to Classrooms

Patrick O’Donnell

74 Interview: AFT’s Randi Weingarten Talks Tying School Reopening to Teacher Vaccine Rollout, Biden’s Ed Secretary Pick and $900B Relief Bill

Zoë Kirsch

As COVID Creeps into Schools, Surveillance Tech Follows

Mark Keierleber

On His Way to Top HBCU, Former Problem Student and ‘Distinguished Gentleman’ Lost Major Milestone Celebration to Coronavirus

Patrick O’Donnell

Ohio Budget Makes Big Investments in Social-Emotional Learning, Charter Schools

Laura Fay