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School districts in Northeast Ohio and across the country are struggling to find and retain permanent teachers, substitute teachers and staff members. Now, educators are calling on state officials and lawmakers to make changes to ease those issues.

Local schools are using a mix of NTI days, calamity days and remote learning to combat staff shortages. Heres what that means for students.

The state of Ohio’s annual report cards for school districts, set to be released today, will include data on absenteeism and the impact of remote learning, but not overall performance grades and district rankings.

In a surprising turn of events, it now appears the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) is investigating Tri-Valley teachers, not administrators, for failing to report abuse at the hands of a former school principal. Multiple individuals have contacted Y-City News about the alleged investigation, but state officials, local prosecutors, teachers and school officials are hush...

No, critical race theory is not taught in central Ohio public schools A viewer asked 10TV if critical race theory is taught in any central Ohio public schools and if its part of the state curriculum. Author: Karina Nova Updated: 7:27 PM EDT July 26, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Teaching critical race theory has been a hot topic of discussion politically, among parents and educators.  Simply put, critical race theory is the idea that to understand American history, yo...

SHARE ​COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio public schools have received the results of spring assessments, giving administrators data about the impact of the pandemic on student performance.   What You Need To Know Spring assessment results were made available to administrators last week The Ohio Department of Education said it hopes to have an analysis in September One principal says the results were better than he had expected School officials have not previously had access to numbers regarding how le...

"They pass this resolution, (which is) controversial, with very limited public input. And then after they pass it, they basically shut down their public comments section saying, you cant talk about this during our public comments section, " Hartman told The Enquirer Thursday morning. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati Monday by Hartman on behalf of Daniel Regenold, a Cincinnati businessman, against the board and five individuals: board president Laura Kohler of New Alb...

On the first day of class at Cincinnatis Aiken High School last August, Rachel McMillian and her students agreed on one thing: They wouldnt be centering any of their lessons around George Floyds murder or Derek Chauvins trial. "As a Black teacher of Black students, we collectively decided that it was not something that we would watch in-depth," McMillian said. "It’s been pretty traumatic for all of us." That doesnt mean it hasnt come up though. Her students, a group of 16- and 17-year-old Bl...

NEW DETAILS: Schools don’t have to hit minimum number of hours this year Jeremy P. Kelley © Provided by Dayton Daily News Dale Wren, principal for Beavercreek High Scool reads over information handed to him by Christi Hammonds, left, about receiving the COVID-19 vaccination Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 at the high school. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF Most Ohio K-12 schools do not have to meet the state’s usual “minimum hours of instruction” this school year — a key consideration...

As the nation reckons with issues of racism and social justice, area high school students curiosity about American history and current events, along with their openness to engage, has piqued significantly, social studies teachers say. "Theyre drawing parallels between the civil rights struggle and present-day issues," said Mark Condit, who teaches AP U.S. government and politics to 11th and 12th-graders at Ashland High School. "Just the other day, students were debating The 1619 Project as we ...