Many Ohio families are struggling to find affordable mental health care for their children. A new study highlights how cost, insurance and provider shortages are leaving kids without the support they need.
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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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Ohio Senate Considers 24-Hour Abortion Waiting Period Despite Reproductive Rights Amendment
Ohio lawmakers are considering legislation that would reinstate a 24-hour waiting period before abortion care, despite a court ruling that paused enforcement after voters approved reproductive rights protections.
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The Fight Against Divisive Concepts In Ohio Schools
Two pieces of legislation, House Bills 327 and 616, are currently being debated in the Ohio Statehouse, which would prohibit the teaching of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and current social and political topics in Ohio schools, and would punish teachers and schools for violating the bill’s prohibitions.