On Oct. 2, the Fairfield FFA hosted its annual Farm Safety Day. The elementary students were invited down to the agriculture classrooms to visit the many exhibits and learn about safety.

Concordia University Ann Arbor officials have released the Spring Honors List for the 2023-24 academic year.

Shane Claiborne has had a fascinating life growing up in the Bible Belt, calling Mother Teresa on the phone and working with her in Calcutta, getting arrested in Philadelphia’s Love Park for feeding the homeless and traveling to Iraq during the American bombing. He’s been described as an activist who uses “biographical stories to animate biblical truths, bringing that home and calling us all to join God’s revolution where we are.”

Public school leaders nationwide estimated that, on average, 32 percent of their students ended the 2023-24 school year behind grade level in at least one academic subject, which is not measurably different than the 33 percent reported at the end of the 2021-22 school year, according to data released recently from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the statistical center within the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences.

Calico Children’s Theatre at the University of Cincinnati Clermont College has announced its slate of performances for the 2024 season.

As Issue 1 heads to the polls in November, the process of redistricting will once again be decided by the voters. Redistricting doesn’t just decide the makeup of districts for state and congressional senators and representatives, but also the way in which those lawmakers are responsive to their constituency, and in turn, what policies and issues get the spotlight in Ohio.

With the busy and stressful times of harvest, Fairfield FFA members wanted to do something to help thank our local farmers for all they do. Fairfield FFA held their third annual Feed a Farmer event Oct. 8.

In an inspiring testament to the value of higher education, Shawn Gall, of Hillsboro, decided to return to school to pursue a degree in business, having a passion for learning and a commitment to personal and professional growth.

The Fairfield FFA began their annual fruit sale fundraiser Oct. 3, and it will run until Nov. 7.

English learner (EL) students represent the fastest-growing student group in the United States over the past two decades, with numbers of EL students in public schools soaring in “new destination” states across the South and Midwest. Some commentators have expressed concerns about the possible adverse effect of immigrant students on current students if they require additional resources that are diverted from their peers.

The Biden administration was hit with the latest blow to its student debt relief efforts on Thursday after a federal judge in Missouri temporarily blocked the administration from putting in place a plan that would provide student debt relief to millions of borrowers.

FutureEd — an independent, solution-oriented think tank at Georgetown University — Tuesday released Early Returns: First Results from the New Wave of Public Funding of Private Schooling.

Highland County 4-H Committee would like to provide a sincere thank you to Merchants National Bank for their generous donation of the 4-H Cups.  

Westerville City Schools Board of Education voted 4-0 last week to end a religious release time policy that allowed LifeWise Academy to take public school students out of class to conduct Bible instruction during school hours.

Each year, the Ohio Agricultural Council offers up to three $1,500 scholarships annually to Ohio high school seniors who plan to pursue a degree in agriculture and up to three $1,500 scholarships to undergraduate college students from Ohio who are currently pursuing a degree in agriculture.