Governor Mike DeWine announced Thursday that Chancellor Randy Gardner of the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) has notified him of his intention to retire on Dec. 31, 2023 after a long career in public service.

Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted, Director of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation (OWT), Thursday announced the application period for High School Tech Internship Intermediaries. Selected intermediary organizations will serve as the point of contact for businesses and education entities throughout the high school tech internship process.

The Lynchburg Lions Club has made a special donation to the Lynchburg-Clay Elementary School.

An Ohio Attorney General lawyer for state school board members in their ongoing lawsuit to stop a massive transfer of power over K-12 education from the board to the governor’s office was found by the court to be giving legal advice to the defense counsel, also a member of the Attorney General’s Office.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Wednesday that nearly $8 million in grant funding is available to support safety and security enhancements at religious institutions, chartered non-public schools, licensed preschools and nonprofit organizations in Ohio.

Each year, the state of Ohio releases report cards for schools to help gauge performance and efficacy. It’s not always easy to understand what all goes into the report card determinations, especially since the state last year changed the report card system.

Hillsboro High School hosted the 2023 National Honor Society induction ceremony Tuesday, Oct. 10.

After Ohio’s State Board of Education President Paul LaRue initially canceled this month’s meeting, 11 members went ahead and had a meeting anyway Tuesday, saying they have an obligation to continue their duties while a law transferring much of their power to the governor’s office remains blocked by a temporary restraining order.

The Adult Opportunity Center (AOC) at Southern State Community College is offering fall orientations for new program enrollees in basic academic skills, GED preparation, and college readiness. These sessions will be held in November at various locations, which include Batavia, Georgetown, Greenfield, Hillsboro, Mount Orab, Washington C.H., West Union, and Wilmington.

The Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16 in the board office, 39 Willettsville Pike. 

Greenfield Elementary School hosted Family Fitness Night Wednesday, Oct. 4 from 6-7:30 p.m. at McClain High School in partnership with Adena Health.

A report from an Ohio think tank examined the new budget changes and private school voucher impacts on public schools over the last year.

Pierre Agostini, professor emeritus of physics at The Ohio State University, has been awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics with two of his colleagues.

Plaintiffs are arguing that the temporary restraining order in the lawsuit that seeks to block a transfer of power over Ohio K-12 education should have stopped that transfer from starting.

The Fairfield FFA began their annual fruit sale fundraiser Oct. 5, and it will run until Oct. 26.