Ted Backus News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Conservative "parents rights" candidates, some endorsed by Moms for Liberty, are running for school board across Greater Columbus.

Jeff LaVelle ushers out the first 25 years of Sport class racing and the Reno era at 400 mph.

SportsUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Paul Comstock ThisWeek Educating students at Ohio's public career centers involves more than just providing them with technical skills, according to Jay Poroda, who will become the Delaware Area Career Center's new superintendent in June. DACC school board president Ted Backus said the board is “tremendously pleased” with its choice of Poroda as the new superintendent. “This has been a complete and thorough process,” Backus said. "Our administrators, teachers and community partners had opportunities to meet in focus-group settings with the sear...

SportsUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Paul Comstock ThisWeek When Mary Beth Freeman began her career as an educator, she had a chalkboard in her classroom and would send students outdoors to knock chalk dust from the board's erasers. As she nears retirement as superintendent of the Delaware Area Career Center 36 years later, she has seen digital and information technology permeate nearly every phase of the DACC's education programs. The DACC school board has named Jay Poroda – now assistant superintendent at Tolles Career & Technical Center in Madison County – as her successor effectiv...

SportsUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals Paul Comstock ThisWeek Acknowledging that any choice they make will have downsides, Delaware City Schools board members on March 2 agreed to continue the district's hybrid attendance schedule for the remainder of the school year.  At issue was whether the district should resume an in-person, five-day-a-week schedule in April for students who are on a hybrid schedule.  Students whose families chose the hybrid scheduled are divided into two "cohorts," which rotate between classes in school buildings and remote learning. Families also could select an al...