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Toledo Public Schools Board of Education responds to bill that would change social studies education
TOLEDO, Ohio — House Bill 103, introduced in the spring of last year, would outline a new form and standard of how social studies would be taught, which some educators are opposed to. State Rep. Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) says it's aimed at making sure no opinions are being...
Free early literacy program looking for volunteers and to help more children learn to read
TOLEDO, Ohio — At the downtown Toledo Library, the Read for Literacy and Clair's Day programs offer free assistance to any person, young or older, looking to learn how to read. Read for Literacy Executive Director Diana Bush said there are about 40,000 adults in Northwest Ohio who read...
Ginny Boggess era under way for Toledo women’s basketball
Wednesday afternoon brought a familiar sight to Savage Arena: the University of Toledo women’s basketball team practicing. But something about the scene felt foreign — for the first time since the George W. Bush administration, Tricia Cullop was not leading drills. A new era of Toledo women’s basketball officially dawned, as Ginny Boggess led the Rockets in their two-hour inauguration of her breakneck offense and grating defense. The head coach's name is different, Sophia Wiard and Quinesha Lockett are gone, and there are seven new freshmen and transfers. The standard, however, is the same. And Boggess isn’t backing down, instead acknowledging the expectations and embracing the forecast.
High school boys golf: Ottawa Hills, Van Buren, Pettisville, and Napoleon all win sectional titles
With three scores in the low 70s, Ottawa Hills fired a team score of 305 to pick up a Division II boys golf section title at Eagle’s Landing in Oregon on Thursday. Yale Feniger finished an even-par round (72) for the Green Bears and tied for the lowest score of the tournament with Isaac Ewersen of Genoa. Genoa (317) took second during the tournament that featured many area schools. Charlie Swigart (73) and Walker Peterson (74) also went low for OH, while Cooper Friedman and Jack Jorgensen each fired solid rounds of 86. Caleb Klatt shot a 79, Alex Large finished with an 82, and Colby Ralston carded an 84 to round out the Comets’ scorecard along with Ewersen’s medalist performance.
UT hosts first Constitution Day address
An exploration of religious freedom took place during the University of Toledo’s first Constitution Day Address. The lecture offered a visiting scholar’s perspective on the Founding Fathers’ understanding of religious liberty as an inalienable natural right. “Natural, in this context, means that the foundation of our rights lies in human nature — human nature we're endowed by the creator,” said Vincent Phillip Munoz, founding director of the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government at the University of Notre Dame. “Natural right to religious liberty is not granted by the government, it's part of the moral fabric of the created moral order in which rights and duties are reciprocal. Mr. Munoz’s Thursday address “Freedom from or for religion?” took place in the University of Toledo’s McQuade Law Auditorium.
Sandusky County Elections office to offer early voting through Nov. 3
Early voting is scheduled to start Oct. 8 in Ohio including at the Sandusky County Board of Elections. The office in Fremont will be open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 8-11 and Oct. 14-18 at 2020 Countryside Drive. ...
UT focuses on providing safe space for students impacted by situation in Lebanon
Members of Toledo’s Lebanese community are witnessing attacks on their homeland from across the globe, with University of Toledo students feeling the impact through social media posts and texts with family. On campus, providing a place where students can feel safe amid the international tensions is a priority. “It is our duty. I mean, that’s our duty as professors, as an educational institution, despite where the students are coming from, despite where their political views are, despite where they stand on issues,” said Gaby Semaan, University of Toledo director of Middle East studies and coordinator of Arabic program. “Our duty is to make them feel safe that they can express their feelings, their emotions, even if we don't agree with it.” Ty Musa, a 22-year-old political science and history major, said he’s having restless nights.
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