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Ohio public school enrollment down, charter and private up since COVID
4+ hour, 15+ min ago (681+ words) Private and charter school enrollment in Ohio has soared in the last five years while public school enrollment for K-12 has fallen by nearly 26,895 students, or 1.8%, according to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. Still, the vast majority of students…...
Flu map: Ohio hospitalizations decrease for sixth week in a row
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (272+ words) Each week, the Center for Disease Control publishes a U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report. Included in that report is an Outpatient Respiratory Illness Activity Map. The map is based on data collected that monitors visits for respiratory illness that includes fever plus…...
New in 2026: What is MyCare Ohio health insurance, and who’s eligible?
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (316+ words) MyCare Ohio is'a Medicare-Medicaid managed care program for Ohioans who are eligible for both. The plan is new as of Jan. 1, 2026, and integrates benefits from both programs into a single health plan (called Next Generation MyCare plan) to provide enhanced,…...
Ohio governor declares state of emergency: Winter storm to cause dangerous road conditions
3+ week, 4+ day ago (282+ words) Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued a proclamation Saturday declaring a state of emergency for Ohio in anticipation of Winter Storm Fern conditions. "I continue to encourage everyone to stay home unless it's absolutely necessary to be out," the governor said....
DeWine: Ohioâs subsidized child care program can last 8 weeks amid federal funding freeze
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (365+ words) Ohio has enough money to continue its subsidized child care program for at least another eight weeks without further financial support from the federal government, Gov. Mike DeWine told reporters Monday during a press conference. That window may be tested…...
Ohio farmers see one-year, 74% loss in Chinese sales due largely to Trump tariffs, report shows
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (592+ words) Editor's note: This story originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal. Combined with other factors, President Donald Trump's big tariffs on Chinese goods are costing Ohio farmers and their counterparts in other states heavily, according to a new report. The…...
No major local impact so far from ‘Operation Buckeye’ ICE enforcement effort in Columbus
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (486+ words) Increased U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the Columbus area under so-called "Operation Buckeye" does not yet appear to have led to any large, visible ICE activity in southwest Ohio. Montgomery County officials say so far their departments have not…...
Hundreds of Ohio prisoners could lose access to education under House-passed prison reform bill
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (821+ words) Several hundred inmates in Ohio's high security prisons would lose access to Sinclair Community College's educational offerings if a GOP prison reform bill makes it way into law, and many more of the college's 2,600 incarcerated students could be unenrolled. House…...
Adding magnet schools, opening suburban enrollment key to Ohio’s future, study says
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (416+ words) Several policies could help Ohio's high-achieving, low-income students get into and complete college at higher rates, according to a new study from the Fordham Institute and an Ohio State University professor. High-achieving, low-income students (HALO) were 42% less likely to attend…...
Ohio holiday spending expected to increase 3.1%, reach $32B
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (626+ words) Ohioans are set to spend 3.1% more this holiday season compared to last year, totaling approximately $32 billion. That's according to a 2025 Ohio Holiday Spending Forecast released Thursday by Ohio Council of Retail Merchants and the University of Cincinnati's Economics Center. This…...