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Ohio State protests demand Wexner's name removed from campus buildings
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (122+ words) Ohio State protests demand Wexner's name removed from campus buildings'The Columbus Dispatch Ohio State protests demand Wexner's name removed from campus buildings More than 100 Ohio State University students, faculty, staff and community members gathered Feb. 27 on campus, calling for the…...
Ohio State students, alumni protest university ties with Les Wexner
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (22+ words) Ohio State students, alumni protest university ties with Les Wexner'The Columbus Dispatch Ohio State students, alumni protest university ties with Les Wexner...
Bexley schools eye $115M levy for new middle school, facility upgrades
13+ hour, 20+ min ago (302+ words) The Bexley City Schools superintendent is asking the school board approve a $115 million combined property and income tax levy to build a new middle school for the November ballot. At the board's Feb. 23 meeting, Superintendent Jason Fine recommended the board…...
Can lottery revenue replace property taxes? Not so fast
18+ hour, 7+ min ago (86+ words) Can lottery revenue replace property taxes? Not so fast'The Columbus Dispatch It's a common refrain in the Facebook comments of Ohio school districts seeking property tax levies: what about lottery revenue? In the Feb. 25 Facebook comment section of a Dispatch…...
Columbus City Schools do not have daily weapons screenings at middle schools
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (92+ words) Columbus City Schools do not have daily weapons screenings at middle schools'The Columbus Dispatch Columbus City Schools do not have daily weapons screenings at middle schools Columbus City Schools said it does not have mandatory daily metal detector screenings at…...
Harvard students urge university to remove Wexner's name from campus
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (429+ words) Students at Harvard University are calling for the removal of Ohio retail billionaire Les Wexner's name from their campus amid heightened scrutiny of his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. The Leslie H. Wexner Building is the most prominent building of Harvard's Kennedy…...
Gun found in student's backpack at Dominion Middle School in Columbus
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (233+ words) Dominion Middle School was placed on a lockdown after a student allegedly brought a firearm to school on Feb. 25. Kate Dominique, Dominion principal, said in a letter to families that around 9:30 a.m., CCS security staff were conducting a search of a…...
After 15 years, new levy could be on horizon for South Western Schools
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (96+ words) After 15 years, new levy could be on horizon for South Western Schools'The Columbus Dispatch After 15 years, new levy could be on horizon for South Western Schools South Western City School District is operating under a multi-million-dollar budget deficit and may…...
New Ohio program provides free exams and eyeglasses to young students
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (79+ words) New Ohio program provides free exams and eyeglasses to young students'The Columbus Dispatch New Ohio program provides free exams and eyeglasses to young students Seven elementary school students sat patiently through speeches from the governor, the state health director, an…...
Ohio bill would cut state funding for universities that don't ban DEI
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (93+ words) Ohio bill would cut state funding for universities that don't ban DEI'The Columbus Dispatch Ohio bill would cut state funding for universities that don't ban DEI An Ohio Republican wants to yank funding from universities and colleges that don't comply…...