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Judge rules overhaul of Ohio K-12 education can begin, DeWine names interim education director
Control over Ohio K-12 education can officially start to transfer to Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration after a month-long battle in court. Retired Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Richard Frye denied a preliminary injunction request to stop the transfer of power of K-12 education from the state school board to the governor’s office on Friday, […]
Reading Recovery lawsuit trying to prevent science of reading implementation in Ohio schools
A lawsuit is trying to prevent a new law from changing how Ohio students learn how to read. Reading Recovery Council of North America, located in Worthington, filed a lawsuit on Oct. 3 in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas to block the science of reading from being implemented in schools across the state. […]
Ohio AG lawyer for plaintiffs disqualified from education lawsuit after giving advice to the defense
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. Chief Counsel […]
Governor begins Ohio’s K-12 education overhaul despite judge extending temporary restraining order
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is moving forward with an overhaul of Ohio’s education department and state board of education despite a Franklin County judge extending a temporary restraining order to prevent that from happening. After an all-day preliminary injunction hearing on Monday, Franklin County Magistrate Jennifer Hunt ruled that the temporary restraining order blocking lawmakers’ […]