/education Education en-US Copyright Wed, 07 May 2025 16:23:01 GMT /local-news/2025-05-07/cincinnati-child-savings-accounts-preschool-kids The city is partnering with Fifth Third Bank to start college savings accounts for 150 preschool-age children, with an initial deposit of up to $553 in the first year. Wed, 07 May 2025 16:23:01 GMT /local-news/2025-05-07/cincinnati-child-savings-accounts-preschool-kids Becca Costello /education/2025-05-06/local-school-levies-see-mixed-results-in-primary-election Of the seven local districts with issues on the ballot, three saw their levies get support from voters, while three others saw them fail. One school levy vote ended in a tie Tuesday night. Wed, 07 May 2025 03:54:42 GMT /education/2025-05-06/local-school-levies-see-mixed-results-in-primary-election Zack Carreon /education/2025-05-06/pandemic-relief-funding-covington-boone-county-extended The deadline for some state and local districts to spend funding intended to help students recover academically from the pandemic was extended to March 2026 under the Biden Administration, but U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon now says those funds must be liquidated within the next few months. Wed, 07 May 2025 00:08:38 GMT /education/2025-05-06/pandemic-relief-funding-covington-boone-county-extended Zack Carreon /education/2025-05-02/school-levies-may-primary-mt-healthy-princeton-west-clermont Seven local school districts will have levies on the ballot during the May 6 election, which is expected to have low turnout. Fri, 02 May 2025 07:15:00 GMT /education/2025-05-02/school-levies-may-primary-mt-healthy-princeton-west-clermont Zack Carreon /news-from-npr/2025-04-25/government-says-for-now-it-will-restore-international-students-status International students had filed dozens of lawsuits after the government removed them from a database crucial for maintaining their legal status. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 21:56:50 GMT /news-from-npr/2025-04-25/government-says-for-now-it-will-restore-international-students-status Adrian Florido /2025-04-25/indiana-lawmakers-boost-base-teacher-pay-to-45-000-a-year-in-bill-headed-to-governor That would boost the state's minimum pay by $5,000 a year. The final measure also strips a provision that would have required schools to provide paid paternal leave. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 20:27:17 GMT /2025-04-25/indiana-lawmakers-boost-base-teacher-pay-to-45-000-a-year-in-bill-headed-to-governor Kirsten Adair /education/2025-04-24/cincinnati-public-schools-rejects-trump-administrations-anti-dei-directive The Department of Education sent letters to state education organizations and local districts in early April to certify compliance with the administration's interpretation of civil rights law or risk losing federal funding. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:13:55 GMT /education/2025-04-24/cincinnati-public-schools-rejects-trump-administrations-anti-dei-directive Zack Carreon /education/2025-04-24/uc-doctoral-student-sues-homeland-security-visa-kristi-noem A federal judge in California will hear arguments Friday in a lawsuit filed by several international students against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:06:00 GMT /education/2025-04-24/uc-doctoral-student-sues-homeland-security-visa-kristi-noem Zack Carreon /education/2025-04-17/miami-university-students-faculty-rally-campus-dei The demonstration was one of many held around the country on the same day to speak out against mounting pressure on universities to scrap diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and comply with federal efforts targeting international students. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 23:28:31 GMT /education/2025-04-17/miami-university-students-faculty-rally-campus-dei Zack Carreon /2025-04-16/ohio-state-grad-student-sues-trump-administration-over-revoked-visa Ahwar Sultan is joined by the Students for Justice in Palestine at Ohio State as a plaintiff in the lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:31:19 GMT /2025-04-16/ohio-state-grad-student-sues-trump-administration-over-revoked-visa Mark Ferenchik, George Shillcock