Published March 20th, 2023
Ohio Parents Bill of Rights before Ohio lawmakers
(The Center Square) – School systems would have to have policies that allow parents to be more active in their child’s education, give parents notice…
Published March 17th, 2023
Proposed legislation would stop diversity, equity training at Ohio colleges, universities
(The Center Square) – A bill in the Ohio Legislature would stop diversity and equity training for faculty and students at state colleges and universities.…
Published March 15th, 2023
‘Backpack Bill,’ universal school choice, returns to Ohio General Assembly
(The Center Square) – A plan to allow state education dollars to be used by every Ohio parent to pay for private school or other…
Published March 3rd, 2023
Ohio Senate takes another step to remove power from state school board
(The Center Square) – After failing late last year, a bill that would remove power from the Ohio Board of Education and the state superintendent…
Published February 13th, 2023
School bus driver claims union continues collecting dues despite resignation
(The Center Square) – An Ohio public school employee says his union locked him into paying dues for an entire school year against his will.…
Published February 13th, 2023
Ohio plans larger approach for school safety
(The Center Square) – The state wants Ohio schools to focus on the physical and emotional well-being of students in order to provide a complete safety…
Published February 1st, 2023
Ohio governor includes school choice, family-related tax cuts at forefront of proposed budget
(The Center Square) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine put education center stage Tuesday, saying the state’s future is defined by how well children are educated. He…
Published January 25th, 2023
Universal EdChoice scholarship bill introduced in Ohio Senate
(The Center Square) – A new bill in the Ohio General Assembly would make all Ohio students eligible for the state’s EdChoice Scholarship program and significantly…
Published January 20th, 2023
Ohio school district accused of inappropriate gender, sexuality conversations
(The Center Square) – A suburban Columbus school district has 21 days to respond to a federal lawsuit the school’s superintendent said is filled with…
Published January 5th, 2023
Virginia AG launches two civil rights investigations into high school
(The Center Square) – Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Wednesday civil rights investigations into allegations Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology withheld national…
Published December 27th, 2022
Ohio students closer to getting religious accomodations
(The Center Square) – Ohio colleges and universities could soon be required to develop a policy that would provide religious accommodations for students following the…
Published December 8th, 2022
Ohio Senate passes bill to remove power from state school board
(The Center Square) – The Republican-dominated Ohio Senate approved a plan Wednesday that would remove most power for the state Board of Education and place it…
Published December 2nd, 2022
School choice could expand to nearly all students in Ohio if bill passes
(The Center Square) – School choice options in Ohio could expand to nearly every student if a new bill works its way quickly through the Ohio…
Published November 30th, 2022
Ohio giving another $50 million for school safety
(The Center Square) – Ohio will add another $50 million to a growing total of state money for security upgrades at more than 700 schools…
Published November 18th, 2022
Changes to Ohio gender bill means another meeting
(The Center Square) – A bill that would have banned gender reassignment surgery for minors remains alive in the Ohio House but without the ban and…
Published October 10th, 2022
Ohio teachers union against new bill that allows veterans to be teachers
(The Center Square) – Ohio’s teachers union believes a bill in the General Assembly that would reduce requirements for veterans to become teachers would also…
Published October 3rd, 2022
‘Parents Bill of Rights’ introduced in Ohio House
(The Center Square) – Ohio school districts would not be able to discourage or prohibit parental involvement in decisions about their child’s mental health if…
Published September 23rd, 2022
Ohio school board delays vote on resolution against Title IX changes for LBGTQ students
(The Center Square) – After a meeting that lasted several hours, the Ohio Board of Education now plans to vote in October on an amendment…
Published September 7th, 2022
Group recommends greater school choice in Ohio
(The Center Square) – A new report from an Ohio policy group recommends four education policy changes that it believes will help state students regain…
Published August 25th, 2022
Columbus teachers, school district reach conceptual agreement
(The Center Square) – Columbus school teachers will not return to the picket line today, but instead are expected to be home preparing to return…
Published August 22nd, 2022
Columbus, Ohio teachers start school year on picket lines
(The Center Square) – Students in Ohio’s largest school district will begin classes Wednesday remotely after teachers rejected a final contract offer and voted to strike…
Published August 19th, 2022
Columbus schools, teachers at impasse; strike vote scheduled Sunday
(The Center Square) – Teachers in Ohio’s largest school district are prepared to continue negotiations over the weekend but have scheduled a Sunday meeting for a…
Published August 12th, 2022
Columbus City Schools plan remote learning if teachers strike
(The Center Square) – Ohio’s largest school district continues to move forward with plans to open the school year for students Aug. 24, despite the…
Published August 9th, 2022
Charter schools in Ohio and Michigan sue Biden administration
(The Center Square) – A group of Ohio and Michigan charter schools sued the Biden administration today, claiming a new rule that requires charter schools…
Published August 8th, 2022
Teachers in Ohio’s largest school district give 10-day strike notice
(The Center Square) – A little more than two weeks from the first day of school for students, teachers in Ohio’s largest school district voted late…
Published August 3rd, 2022
Nearly $50 million going to Ohio schools for safety
(The Center Square) – More than 1,000 Ohio schools in 81 of 88 counties will share $47 million in the state’s push to promote school…
Published June 23rd, 2022
Ohio policy group applauds U.S. Supreme Court decision on school tuition
(The Center Square) – An Ohio policy group called Tuesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that states cannot deny students or families financial aid for attending…
Published June 22nd, 2022
DeWine tells Ohio school leaders arming teachers remains optional
(The Center Square) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, in a letter to school superintendents around the state, called arming teachers in classrooms a serious local…
Published June 17th, 2022
Virginia’s Youngkin proposes gas tax holiday, restores school choice in budget amendments
(The Center Square) – Virginians could pay less for gas over a three-month period and early release of some state prisoners could be delayed if the…
Published June 15th, 2022
26 AGs challenge new sex-based discrimination federal guidance
(The Center Square) – Half of the state attorneys general in the country want the Biden administration to walk back new federal guidance on sex-based…
Published June 14th, 2022
Reduced training to arm Ohio teachers becomes law
(The Center Square) – Ohio school boards can put armed teachers in classrooms with one day of training, rather than the previously required month, after Gov.…
Published June 3rd, 2022
DeWine says he will sign bill to arm Ohio teachers more easily
(The Center Square) – In a marathon session before its summer recess, the Ohio General Assembly passed a series of bills aimed at school safety, including…
Published June 2nd, 2022
Bill to make it easier to arm teachers in Ohio passes Senate
(The Center Square) – Ohio teachers would need less than a day of training before carrying a gun to school, rather than the currently required…
Published May 24th, 2022
Ohio bill would protect students’ faith
(The Center Square) – Professors at Ohio colleges and universities could be required to accommodate students’ religious beliefs and practices if a bill recently passed by…
Published May 19th, 2022
Policy group wants Ohio to use ARPA money to fund students first
(The Center Square) – An Ohio policy group believes the state should use federal funds to expand private school options for students and parents and increase…
Published April 21st, 2022
Ohio’s universal pre-K proposal receives mixed reviews
(The Center Square) – A group of Ohio economists believes a statewide universal pre-kindergarten program would boost the state’s economy and be important as a…
Published April 20th, 2022
DeWine, 16 other governors oppose federal charter school intervention
(The Center Square) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine joined 16 other governors in a letter calling on the Biden administration to remove a proposed rule…
Published April 8th, 2022
Governor vetoes bill to fund Kentucky charter schools
(The Center Square) – Saying Kentucky public schools are underfunded, Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a bill that would have funded charter schools in the state for…
Published April 7th, 2022
Beshear vetoes CRT, transgender athlete bills
(The Center Square) – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed two bills that affect public schools: one that would have prohibited teaching some critical race theory elements…
Published April 7th, 2022
Ohio Republicans introduce bill that would ban teaching of sexual orientation in lower grades
(The Center Square) – Legislation introduced in the Ohio House would prohibit teachers from using curriculum on sexual orientation or gender identity in lower grades…
Published February 16th, 2022
Ohio bill would force school curriculum, materials be posted online for parents
(The Center Square) – An Ohio lawmaker wants the state to follow several others across the country and have school districts post their curriculum and…
