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‘Let ’Em Know’: What CMSD’s State of the Schools address means for families

What has changed since CMSD’s school closures and mergers? Dr. Warren Morgan outlined expanded student opportunities during his “Let ’Em Know” address.

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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.

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Private Colleges Face Threat of Closure, Hechinger Report Warns
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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.

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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.

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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.

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