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Cincinnati Public Schools Superintendent Iranetta Wright received low ratings on her Board of Education mid-year evaluation for communication, collaboration, recruiting and developing staff.

Schools move beyond drills and training to address some of the issues that leave students feeling less than secure in their classrooms.

A recent report from the Ohio Department of Education reveals there's a critical need for more teachers in southwest Ohio.

The school board says increasing the walk-to-stop distance will allow for consolidated routes and fewer stops, reducing the number of buses and drivers needed to get students to school on time.

To deny any student their diploma because of school fees, especially those who might be suffering from economic hardships, just seems cruel to me.

The plan would allow the school district's share of property taxes to be excluded from future abatements in the county.

Cincinnati Public Schools will go from eight different start times to four in the fall.

Two teens, ages 16 and 17, were shot in what officials described as a drive-by near the intersection of Reading Road and Seymour Avenue shortly after the school dismissed on April 4.

Cincinnati Public Schools Superintendent Iranetta Wright said students requested more school zone signs around Woodward High School, as well as school humps to slow down drivers.

At the district's school board meeting on Monday, a grandparent addressed the drive-by shooting asking for a change that will make students safer on school grounds.