Northeast of the capital city of Des Moines in central Iowa, the 400-student Collins-Maxwell Community School District is one of many across the state shifting to a four-day school week.

The English poet and author Chaucer wrote in the 1300s that, “Time and tide wait for no man.” Wilmington College sophomore Henry Hildebrandt and other members of the new student organization, WC History Council, are discovering that time has been relentless in obscuring an important part of Clinton County's history.

A pair of Democratic lawmakers joined student leaders recently in blasting President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.

In November 2022, a small Día de los Muertos altar appeared inside the library at the University of Cincinnati Clermont College. It was Assistant Professor Stephani Alcantar’s second year teaching Spanish at the college, and she was eager to share a piece of her Mexican heritage with students.

More than 30 members of the U.S. Senate Democratic caucus slammed the U.S. Education Department’s plans to shift several responsibilities to other Cabinet-level agencies in a letter to Secretary Linda McMahon.

The membership of one of higher education’s most recognized honor societies, Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), was enhanced by the induction of several new members at a December 10 ceremony held on Southern State Community College’s Central Campus.

The Ohio House passed a bill that would require Ohio public schools to show a video produced by an anti-abortion group about fetal development to students during a recent House session.

On Nov. 17, 12 Hillsboro FFA students took the online exam for the Ohio Ag Tech and Mechanical Systems. 

On Nov. 1, Braydon Lane and Riley Collins received their American Degrees at the 98th annual National FFA Convention. Braydon and Riley are graduates of the Hillsboro FFA chapter. 

The Hillsboro FFA Chapter was able to have three students participate in an online test for animal management. 

On Nov. 18, the Hillsboro Great Oak FFA’s Novice Parliamentary Procedure team competed in the district competition, which was hosted at Hillsboro High School. 

The Greenfield Exempted Village School District Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. in the McClain High School Library.

On Nov. 18, the Hillsboro FFA Chapter had 32 members attend the Leadership Night that was hosted by Wilmington FFA. 

During the 2025 North American International Livestock Exposition, we had four members from the Hillsboro Great Oaks FFA Chapter participate.

A new U.S. Department of Education regulation to narrow eligibility for a key student debt relief program for public service workers has drawn strong opposition from advocates who argue the regulation is an attempt to target organizations whose missions do not align with President Donald Trump’s agenda.