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CSU offers funding for students facing sudden emergencies
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (304+ words) Central State University is offering emergency student support funding to assist students facing unexpected financial challenges during the 202526 academic year. The university received more than $400,000 from a partnership with the United Negro College Fund and is supported by FanDuel Group…...
Local job market for recent Dayton-area college grads looks promising
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (729+ words) If you're a new college graduate looking for a job this year, chances are that you will find one. Three of the largest local universities that funnel students into careers in southwest Ohio say most of their students are employed,…...
Opinion: The Liberal Arts model is breaking; Wittenberg shows how
6+ day, 58+ min ago (448+ words) Wittenberg University, founded in 1845 in Springfield, is now living out the slow-motion collapse facing small liberal arts colleges nationwide. Its accreditor, the Higher Learning Commission, has placed it on probation for financial instability and declining enrollment. That's not a bureaucratic…...
LifeWise expanding rapidly: Some remain skeptical of Bible-based group in Ohio public schools
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (1548+ words) A controversial, Bible-based educational group called LifeWise has been rapidly expanding its footprint across southwest Ohio in recent years. LifeWise teaches Christian-based Bible classes through "released time for religious instruction," which allows parents to take their kids out of school…...
Crayons to Classrooms needs volunteers, supplies for local teachers
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (294+ words) Crayons to Classrooms (C2C) is a nonprofit Teacher Resource Center for teachers from under-resourced preK-12 schools that serve students in Ohio's Miami Valley. In partnership with local businesses, individual donors, and community volunteers, Crayons to Classrooms seeks to close the opportunity…...
Demolition costs for Van Buren Middle School, reconfiguration of Kettering Middle School OKâd
1+ week, 1+ day ago (638+ words) The Kettering Board of Education kicked off the new year by authorizing agreements for the future demolition of Van Buren Middle School and reconfiguration of Kettering Middle School to accommodate additional students. In November, the district announced it will merge…...
Opinion: Pages in progress: Literacy work continues
1+ week, 1+ day ago (245+ words) If you've taught for any significant amount of time, you know that the focus on literacy has always been a valid and consistent focus. The philosophies on best practices for teaching literacy-based skills however, have shifted dramatically over time. This…...
Ohio schools have until July to adopt AI policy
1+ week, 2+ day ago (213+ words) Ohio schools should use artificial intelligence in the classroom but in a responsible way, according to a model policy from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. Under House Bill 96, all Ohio school districts are required to adopt a formal…...
Survey shows school administrators are still worried about hiring enough bus drivers
1+ week, 2+ day ago (347+ words) Education transportation supervisors remain worried about attracting and keeping qualified school bus drivers, according to a new survey by the Ohio Association of Pupil Transportation. The survey was completed by 183 of 606 districts in Ohio. Many of the school districts that…...
âIâm a fixerâ: How local woman built a path for others in tech
1+ week, 4+ day ago (885+ words) A self-professed love of learning spurred Demarus Crawford-White to always knew she would go to college. But her personal journey took her on many different pathways before she discovered what she was meant to do. "I was always smarter than…...