education

My own school experiences are informing a project I'm working on about school districts "right sizing."

House Bill 171 was created through the grassroots effort of OPAWL, Ohio Progressive Asian Women's Leadership.

A community event this Saturday at Bolton Elementary School will focus on mental health and managing stress.

Kaboom Collective musicians rehearse at Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music led by artistic director and Cleveland Arts Prize Winner Liza Grossman.

Some Lakewood Public Schools parents, students and others are concerned after the district has moved to change its schedule of special classes for its elementary schools, which will mean fewer music classes.

The shooter, a 28-year-old, is also dead, police said. The shooting occurred at The Covenant School, a private religious school in Nashville.

Should Akron Public Schools build a new school in the Kenmore neighborhood? How many schools should be closed or relocated amid declining enrollment? And how much debt should be taken on, if any, to fund new facilities? The Akron Board of Education is deciding on a new facilities plan.

Officials with the nonprofit Starting Point say qualifying parents and child care centers can now contact it to access the assistance.

By some estimates, chronic absenteeism doubled during the pandemic. Now, about halfway through the most "normal" school year since 2020, the situation hasn't improved in many places.

The bill, which creates a flat tax and makes some property tax changes, could cost local governments and schools more than a billion dollars, and is a top priority of House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill).