Report: Trump policies are raising costs of kids’ school meals
Groundwork Collaborative found that packing school lunches will cost families $400 more this school year than last.
Education
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.
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.
SNAP cuts could lead to kids losing free school breakfast and lunch
Since 5.6 million people lost SNAP nationally, schools with mixed income levels risk losing federal funding formulas tied to enrollment, even in universal meal states.
Ramaswamy sells a public school origin story. His campaign bio airbrushes out years of elite private school.
St. Xavier, the unnamed private school in his bio, currently costs $19,500 a year and can accept the same EdChoice vouchers Ramaswamy wants expanded statewide.
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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.
Trump, McMahon promote school voucher program as students return to class
Nearly 30 congressional Democrats have introduced bills to repeal the tax credit program, though the effort faces long odds in the GOP-led Congress.
Tiffin City Schools offers free breakfast and lunch to all K-12 students in 2026-27
Ohio funds no universal free-lunch program, so Tiffin qualified for a federal option requiring 25% of students already on aid like SNAP or Medicaid.
Tiffin University to welcome new students at convocation
The Class of 2030 ceremony falls midway through RISE Week, a required welcome program running Aug. 20-28 with a downtown walk and student org fair.
Ohioans criticize Ohio US Rep. Mike Carey for cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and education
District data shows 220,200 residents on Medicaid and $40.4 million in special education funding at risk as Carey faces Democrat Don Leonard in November.
Less than 10% of Ohio lawmakers are moms of minor children. They say it informs their lawmaking.
Ohio needs one more mom of a minor child to match its share of the population, as lawmakers describe missed baseball games and FaceTime homework help.
Ohio Education Association endorses Aaron Jones, giving him both of Ohio's major teachers unions in District 88
Jones' opponent, Rep. Gary Click, cosponsored bills projected to cost Tiffin schools more than $1.2 million annually.
Head Start changes could eliminate important child health and safety standards in Ohio, nationally
The rule would let Ohio set its own teacher-to-child ratios, potentially raising classroom sizes from 1-to-4 infants to as many as 1-to-14 preschoolers.
Schools spend billions on AI, but struggle to figure out what’s worth buying
One district found students had access to 3,001 digital tools but used just four, as lawsuits and a Los Angeles bankruptcy scandal expose vetting gaps.
Trump administration threatens to gut Head Start rules
Advocates warn losing disability screening and staffing standards could weaken outcomes for the roughly 70,000 California children Head Start currently serves.
FIRE report gives 14 Ohio universities yellow light ratings for free speech policies
Cleveland State was Ohio's only green light school, while the national red light rate hit an all-time low of 13.2% in FIRE's 20th annual survey.
Ramaswamy said Ohio children should be in school year-round and until 4 p.m. Then he deleted the video.
Ramaswamy deleted the video and never explained why, while Tiffin schools already faced a $1.2 million funding gap his own tax plan could deepen.
Dems continue to hammer Trump Education Department transfers
A former special education official warns damage from shifting IDEA oversight to HHS won't show up for months, as the department disputes fearmongering claims.
As federal teen pregnancy prevention grants get cut, efforts in Ohio try to keep helping
HHS canceled 53 of 67 grants worth $68 million as Democracy Forward sues, while Ohio nonprofits and DeWine's faith-based office weigh how to fill the gap.
‘It puts special education back 50 years.’ Ohio advocates concerned over recent federal changes.
About 14% of Ohio students receive special education services, and advocates warn shifting oversight to HHS could push a medical model over educational access.
