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The Ohio Department of Education in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Graham Stokes for Ohio Capital Journal. Republish photo only with original story.)

Judge rules overhaul of Ohio K-12 education can begin, DeWine names interim education director

BY: - October 20, 2023

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

BY: - October 20, 2023

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

BY: - October 11, 2023

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 […]

The Ohio Department of Education in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Graham Stokes for Ohio Capital Journal. Republish photo only with original story.)

Governor begins Ohio’s K-12 education overhaul despite judge extending temporary restraining order

BY: - October 3, 2023

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’ […]