Schools, districts, and education policy in Ohio.
The state eliminated credentials with low employer demand, using labor market data to shrink the list. The new system takes full effect for the Class of 2030.
The district cut 80 jobs and froze pay, but its forecast shows a $2 million shortfall. If the state declares fiscal emergency, a commission could assume board powers.
The August 2026 waiver reduces an earlier list of 16 mandated interventions to a two-tier framework but keeps state approval authority over local improvement plans, stirring debate over local control.
A state task force’s report provides the first comprehensive dataset on the driver shortage and the disproportionate impact of the “impractical to transport” declaration on community and nonpublic school students.
A new state law gives districts until July 2026 to adopt an artificial intelligence policy, but leaves the content largely up to local boards.
