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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs legislation to limit cellphones in schools
At a Dublin middle school Wednesday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation ordering school districts around the state to develop written policies for cellphones on campus.
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Ohio House Higher Education begins hosting science of reading testimony as rollout begins
As Ohio public school districts are starting to implement the science of reading, colleges and universities across the state will be examining their teacher preparation programs. An Ohio House higher education committee hearing was held Wednesday.
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Ohio legal weed launch a rare example of true representation being carried out in state government
In a rare example of Ohio government functioning representationally, legal adult-use marijuana is coming soon to store shelves, and reasonable bipartisanship has prevailed over the machinations of gerrymandered extremists, writes Editor David DeWitt.
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Legal fights leave question marks over ballot access in presidential battleground states
With less than 120 days until some states mail out general election ballots, important voting regulations in nearly every major 2024 battleground remain the subject of legal battles, which could go a long way toward determining the level of Americans’ ballot access.
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As pandemic-era relief funds end, rural school districts face tough decisions
School districts like Western Local in southern Ohio received millions of dollars in federal COVID relief aid. As those funds dry up, they face looming cuts.
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Upheaval at Ohio teachers’ pension fund continues with lawsuit, removal of board chair
Turmoil at the $90 billion Ohio STRS pension fund has gone from the meeting room to the courtroom and back.
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Amended Ohio equal parenting proposal still draws resistance
A bill that would make shared parenting the starting point for custody cases statewide got another hour of divisive testimony in an Ohio House committee this week.
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Ohio schools must have cellphone policies under law signed by DeWine
The law has the support of Ohio’s largest teachers union, whose members expressed frustration with cellphones distracting students from learning.