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Superintendent Terri Holden signs off, reflects on seven years
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (1185+ words) On her final day as superintendent of Yellow Springs Schools, Terri Holden found herself surrounded by imitators: several staff members were dressed in colorful sweater vests, an affectionate approximation of Holden's style. The gesture was a playful, gentle end to…...
School board fetes outgoing Superintendent Holden " The Yellow Springs News
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (1156+ words) The YS Board of Education's most recent meeting Wednesday, May 13, marked the near-end of the 202526 school year " and the near-end of Superintendent Terri Holden's time at the helm of YS Schools, as she is set to retire May 31. Board President…...
My Name Is Iden | Bored and sad " by design
3+ week, 1+ day ago (485+ words) "I think that we all need to think more about the way we are training ourselves to think. Humans are born to learn, born to discover." The post My Name Is Iden | Bored and sad " by design appeared first on…...
Antioch College as a Federal Work College, two years on
1+ mon, 23+ hour ago (625+ words) It's been two years since Antioch College earned designation as a Federal Work College. According to faculty member and Dean of Cooperative, International and Community-Based Learning Luisa Bieri Rios, in those two years, the model has helped reshape what campus…...
Antioch School scholarship fund honors past teachers
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (727+ words) For an educational institution that's 105 years old, the Antioch School has had consistently few teachers over the decades. That's because they tend to stick around for many, many years, School Manager Nathan Summers said. "The teachers at The Antioch School…...
Meet Your Nonprofits | Enhance Worldwide uplifts girls, one student at a time
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (722+ words) MEET YOUR NONPROFITS|This is the second in a series profiling the ongoing work of Yellow Springs-based nonprofit organizations. In a village known for its progressive values and global outlook, a small, volunteer-run nonprofit is quietly reshaping lives thousands of…...
Yellow Springs Board of Education Regular Meeting
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (66+ words) Wednesday, May 13, at 5: 30 p. m. at Mills Lawn NOTE: The public is welcome to attend. There will be an opportunity for in-person community comments. Comments may also be submitted in writing to commuinications@ysschools. org." The meeting will be livestreamed via the…...
School board broaches new AI policy
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (569+ words) During its April 8 regular meeting, the school board approved a second reading of a slate of updated district policies, including a new artificial intelligence policy. The policy frames AI as a tool to "enhance human interaction and instruction, not replace…...
Planning Commission approves in-home childcare program
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (669+ words) Council chambers were packed with about 50 local residents on Tuesday, April 14, for the most recent regular Planning Commission meeting, when the group considered an application submitted by a local childhood education program to operate out of a home in a…...
Agraria sows seeds of hope
2+ mon, 5+ hour ago (1142+ words) Springtime is waxing in Yellow Springs. Treebuds are proudly poking up and ephemerals checker the thawing earth. The days begin to grow long as coats are cast away for the few months ahead. Energy abounds this time of year, but…...