Ohio report cards show 38 school districts need help to meet state standards
Columbus, Toledo, Dayton and Canton are among districts scoring lowest, even as statewide reading and math proficiency hit five-year highs.
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Ohio GOP lawmaker says university centers are not right-wing indoctrination. Professor pushes back.
Sen. Jerry Cirino is pushing new legislation to mandate student attendance after less than 1% of Ohio State students enrolled in the university's civics center in 2025.
Ohio State University, three other Ohio universities receive an ‘F’ in latest free speech rankings
Ohio State fell from No. 124 to No. 174 nationally, the steepest drop in the survey, after banning chalking and restricting dorm decor last summer.
Ohio has a 15% daily school bus driver shortage as schools works to fill vacancies
Columbus parents describe kids arriving nearly two hours late as the district works to fill 105 driver vacancies below its target of 500.
Nearly half of households using Ohio food banks have had to choose between paying for rent or food
The survey also found 63% chose between transportation or food and 52% skipped meals, as SNAP cuts strip benefits from over 100,000 Ohioans.
More than 40% of Ohio school districts have active LifeWise Academy chapters, with more on the way
A Secular Education Association organizer says students who opt out face bullying and isolation, comparing the program's spread to cancer.
‘Springfield is under siege right now.’ ICE agents in Ohio have detained 2 Haitian pastors.
Detainees include a pastor whose congregation is now without leadership, as advocates say ankle monitors and jail transfers to Butler County are inhumane.
Family asks National Republican Senatorial Committee to remove pro-Husted ad showing deadly crash
The photographer never authorized its use either, and FactCheck.org found the ad draws weak ties between Brown's 1996 vote and the driver who caused the crash.
‘Ohio’s become incredibly expensive.’ Democratic lawmakers blame One Big Beautiful Bill for prices
Landsman's GOP opponent calls the affordability claims hypocritical, as marketplace premiums nearly double and 100,000 Ohioans lose SNAP benefits.
Les Wexner stepping down as chair of Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Board
Wexner keeps an honorary board seat as M/I Homes CEO Robert Schottenstein is set to take over, while 500 requests to remove Wexner's name from campus buildings remain pending.
Ohio bill would create a limit on reimbursement rates for foster care placements
Officials say providers charge counties unlimited daily rates for hard-to-place children, with one Scioto County case nearing $1 million a year.
ICE has begun targeting and detaining Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio
Detainees are sent to Butler County Jail, already over its recommended capacity, as a Cleveland immigration lawyer says local jails profit from federal detention contracts.
