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Ohio high school football schedules: 2024 Greater Akron Weeks 1-10 schedule
The 2024 high school football season begins in less than two months. Ohio High School Athletic Association preseason practices start Aug. 1 and Greater Akron teams open their season Aug. 23,. The OHSAA state playoffs pairings are announced Oct. 27 and the postseason begins Friday, Nov. 1. The postseason culminates...
Charter school head pleads guilty to using $265,000 in school cash to buy New Albany home
The founder and superintendent of two Columbus charter schools pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to conspiring to commit bank fraud after using more than a quarter of a million dollars from the schools to help buy a house in New Albany. Abdirizak Y. Farah, 59, faces a possible sentence of up to 30 years in prison for his guilty plea, according to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in Columbus. Sentencing...
Schoolhouse in Licking County added to National School Registry
JOHNSTOWN, Ohio (WSYX) — A school dating back more than a century has gotten some national recognition. Cornell School, a one room schoolhouse in Johnstown has been added to the National School Registry by the Country School Association of America. It is the first Ohio school to receive this designation.
Mount Vernon middle, high school students awarded music scholarships
The Mount Vernon Music Boosters are thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2024 Music Boosters Scholarships. This year, a total of $2,500 in scholarships were awarded to seven talented students from Mount Vernon Middle School and Mount Vernon High School. These scholarships are designed to support and encourage the continued musical development of our students, helping them to pursue various opportunities to enhance their musical abilities.
Kent State listed as Most Affordable college in Ohio according to new analysis
In its 2024 Best Colleges analysis of more than 700 four-year colleges, Money ranked Kent State as the most affordable college in Ohio. In its analysis, Money analyzed college affordability based on the estimated price of tuition with an average grant applied. This data comes as tuition costs across Ohio and the United States continue to rise.
'Not worth it': Parents struggle to get state money to help kids' education after pandemic
When the pandemic hit and threw a wrench into Ohio kids' education, the state launched a savings account program to reimburse parents for after-school activities − up to $500 at first and then up to $1,000 a year per qualifying child. For many families, that's a huge help. That's...
ODOT program to fund new school safety programs
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WDTN) — Governor DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jack Marchbanks announced a large investment into school safety programs throughout Ohio. The funding arrives from ODOT’s Safe Routes to School program, which has provided over $83 million to these causes since its inception 19 years ago. This time around more than $8 […]
Education experts explore the impact of expanded private vouchers in Ohio
Last week, Akron Public Schools became the latest district to join a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Ohio’s EdChoice private voucher program. The Akron school board voted 5 to 1 to join the lawsuit that includes dozens of districts from across the state. The EdChoice voucher program is not...
Letter to the editor: Ohio House Bill 556 misplaces burden for 'banned' books
Am I missing something? Why threaten teachers or school librarians in Ohio House Bill 556? School administrators should be on the hook if so-called “banned” books are available to students, and the list must be loud and clear. Any books taught or referenced outside curriculum need to be approved by administration, no exceptions. Put the burden where it belongs.
Washington Local receives $500,000 in Safe Routes to School funding
Washington Local Schools will receive nearly $500,000 through the state’s Safe Routes to School Program to build sidewalks leading to Hiawatha Elementary School and to the district’s new middle school. A 1,500-foot-long sidewalk will be built on the south side of McGregor Lane from Secor Road to Hiawatha Elementary. The award will also fund a sidewalk on the north side of McGregor between Secor and Gay Street, one on the east side of Fairgreen Drive between Photos Drive and McGregor, and all of the necessary crosswalks and pedestrian ramps. The grant will also fund new sidewalks to the new middle school that is being built on Quast Lane, including a 1,350-foot sidewalk along the west side of Rambo Lane from Alexis Road to Quast and a sidewalk along Quast from Rambo to the school. The money is part of more than $8 million in awards announced Tuesday by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jack Marchbanks. Safe Routes to School funding covers project development, right of way acquisition, construction, noninfrastructure programming, and school travel planning activities.
Ohio’s public colleges and universities receive $397 million from capital budget
Ohio’s public colleges and universities will get $397 million from the state’s capital budget. The $4.2 billion budget passed Wednesday in both chambers and Gov. Mike DeWine signed the budget into law Friday morning. The capital money is going toward things such as basic renovations, HVAC upgrades, restroom upgrades, infrastructure improvements, ceiling repairs and replacement […] The post Ohio’s public colleges and universities receive $397 million from capital budget appeared first on Ohio Capital Journal.
Ohio Schools Under EPA Mandate for Asbestos and Lead Paint Remediation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken decisive action to address hazardous conditions in three Ohio schools managed by Accel Schools Ohio LLC. Youngstown Academy of Excellence, Niles Preparatory Academy, and STEAM Academy of Warren have been ordered to implement extensive measures to eliminate asbestos and lead paint hazards that pose significant health risks to students and staff.
'I am the guy': Spencer Kendall loving opportunity to coach Utica boys basketball
It is a seat on the bench Spencer Kendall has thought about taking since he returned home from college, but he did not know when the opportunity would come. Kendall, a 2013 Utica graduate, was hired as the head boys basketball coach at Utica in April after serving seven seasons as an assistant...
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