Black Tech Week returned to downtown Cincinnati this week for its fifth year, bringing together thousands of entrepreneurs, students, investors, and corporate leaders for three days of networking, professional development, and workforce opportunities. The three-day conference is a culture-driven experience powered by community and corporate collaboration. Thousands of students, entrepreneurs, sponsors, and investors come together […]
Category: EDUCATION AND CAREERS
Posted inCleveland
Residents and Partnerships Build Up Cleveland’s Food System
It’s summertime harvest season, and local farmers’ markets are in full swing. Lingering effects of tariffs on household incomes and reduced government food benefits are sending families to farmers’ markets and Community Supported Agriculture programs for fresh and affordable foods. Droves of shoppers boost urban farms and gardens in Northeast Ohio facing federal funding cuts […]
Posted inEDUCATION AND CAREERS
Student loan changes are here; Ohio’s average student loan debt is about $35,000
Why it Matters-Black borrowers typically graduate with higher levels of student debt and often take longer to repay their loans due to longstanding wealth disparities. Changes to repayment plans, and loan could disproportionately affect Black families seeking higher education and economic mobility.
Posted inNATIONAL & BEYOND
Private Colleges Face Threat of Closure, Hechinger Report Warns
More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, new projection shows Jon Marcus for The Hechinger Report More than a dozen newborn lambs cavorted around a fenced-in yard beneath the scrutiny of their mothers and a few watchful students taking turns attending to them. The lambs’ successful births have been a […]
Posted inCOMMENTARY & OPINION
Commentary: Why Educators Must Speak Up About Education Policy
In this commentary, a newly graduated Ohio educator argues that teachers can no longer afford to ignore education policy. From school funding and voucher programs to curriculum restrictions and DEI legislation, lawmakers increasingly influence what happens in America’s classrooms.
Posted inEducation
Ohio Education Bill Expands Student Supports While Exempting Classical Schools from Reading Mandate
Ohio lawmakers approved Senate Bill 19, requiring schools to provide free academic interventions for students struggling in math and reading. The legislation also exempts Ohio’s classical schools from the state’s science of reading requirements, a change drawing attention from educators and policymakers.
Posted inOHIO
Ohio Bill Tells Students: Graduate, Get a Job, Get Married, Then Have Children
Ohio lawmakers passed a bill requiring schools to teach the “success sequence” (graduate high school, get a job and marry before having children) as part of graduation requirements.
Posted inOHIO
Black Journalists Gather in Columbus for 2026 NABJ Region II Conference
Black journalists from across the Midwest gathered in Columbus for the 2026 NABJ Region II Conference with panels, workshops, and networking, and attendees ranging from students to seasoned professionals.
Posted inEQUITY
75 Years Later: The Black Teen Activist Who Helped Desegregate U.S. Schools
Before the landmark ruling that ended school segregation, a 16-year-old Black student in Virginia took a stand. Barbara Johns’ 1951 walkout wasn’t just a protest—it helped ignite a legal battle that reshaped American education and civil rights history.
Posted inCollege & University
Ohio Colleges See Big Changes as New Law Takes Hold
More than 313,000 students are enrolled at Ohio’s public colleges this fall, but new state laws banning diversity programs and regulating faculty could reshape who gets access to higher education. What do these changes mean for Black students, families, and Ohio’s future workforce?