Trump Administration Persists in Multi-Pronged Attack on D.E. I. and Civil Rights We have all watched the Trump administration turn the definition of civil rights protection on its head. President Trump’s Department of Education and Department of Justice and others in the …

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Ohio sits atop U.S. in library usage, federal funding lawsuits resolve in favor of libraries • Ohio Capital Journal The State Library of Ohio is moving (literally) in a positive direction, as court battles over funding for U.S. libraries end, and the state gets recognized as the top state in library circulation.

Ohio sits atop U.S. in library usage, federal funding lawsuits resolve in favor of libraries! ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/13/o...

Have We Forgotten the Principles and Values that Are the Foundation of Public Schooling? janresseger.wordpress.com/2026/04/14/h... via @janresseger

Have We Forgotten the Principles and Values that Are the Foundation of Public Schooling? janresseger.wordpress.com/2026/04/14/h...

Have We Forgotten the Principles and Values that Are the Foundation of Public Schooling? I was fascinated last Friday by Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria’s analysis of the meaning of one of President Trump’s comments about what he imagined might be the resolution of…

Have We Forgotten the Principles and Values that Are the Foundation of Public Schooling? janresseger.wordpress.com/2026/04/14/h...

As Ohio summer meal programs see increased use, federal cuts make it harder to fight child hunger • Ohio Capital Journal As summer approaches, national researchers say that participation in summer food programs for children has increased in Ohio and across the country, but federal budget cuts could mean more food insecu...

As Ohio summer meal programs see increased use, federal cuts make it harder to fight child hunger. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/10/a...

Ramaswamy wants to consolidate Ohio’s universities. Ohio’s founders would be appalled. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/09/r...

‘It’s obviously unconstitutional.’ Vouchers Hurt Ohio speaks out against new Republican bill. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/17/i...

Legislators Imagine that Teaching the “Success Sequence” in Schools Will Stamp Out Poverty The Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 156 last October.  The bill, if passed by the Ohio House and signed by the governor, would mandate that public schools teach what, in overtly paternalistic langua…

Legislators Imagine that Teaching the “Success Sequence” in Schools Will Stamp Out Poverty janresseger.wordpress.com/2026/04/09/4...

Ohio lawmakers have different ideas on name, image and likeness deals for high school athletes ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/09/o...

As measles outbreaks hit Ohio, we need leaders who still stand up for vaccine access • Ohio Capital Journal This year, Ohio has already faced two outbreaks of measles, a disease once considered eliminated in the U.S. Meanwhile, RFK Jr. has rolled back longstanding vaccine recommendations. While Ohio doctors...

As measles outbreaks hit Ohio, we need leaders who still stand up for vaccine access! ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/02/a...

Ohio Republican threatens public school funding for local districts that stand up for themselves • Ohio Capital Journal Ohio Republican state Rep. Jamie Callender’s proposal to withhold public school funds for districts that stand up for themselves is dangerous because it is not just about vouchers. It would remove dis...

Ohio Republican's proposal is dangerous because it is not just about vouchers- it would effectively remove the ability for school districts to challenge unconstitutional legislation. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/12/o...

A Biden student loan plan has ended. Here’s what borrowers need to know. • Ohio Capital Journal A federal court order last month to effectively axe a Biden-era student loan repayment plan capped years of chaos for more than 7 million student borrowers enrolled in the program.

A Biden student loan plan has ended. Here’s what borrowers need to know. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/04/02/r...

Trump Admin. Continues Demanding and Checking Affirmative Action Data from Universities The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA) ended affirmative action in college admissions.  While the Trump administration has also claimed that …

Trump Admin. Continues Demanding and Checking Affirmative Action Data from Universities janresseger.wordpress.com/2026/04/02/t...

Ohio State University College of Medicine is being investigated by the Justice Department • Ohio Capital Journal The Trump Justice Department is investigating The Ohio State University College of Medicine over potential race discrimination. Since a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the department has focused on allegat...

Ohio State University College of Medicine is being investigated by the Justice Department. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/ohio-...

Trump Administration Redefines “Equity”—Denies Public School Services for Immigrant Students Since the 1950s, educational equity has been a positive goal our society has worked to embed in our institutions and expand across the states. President Trump’s Department of Education has, h…

Our society has not yet ever achieved educational equity. Only a few states have truly equitable school funding formulas. janresseger.wordpress.com/2026/03/31/4...

Trump Education Department downsizing continues with removal from D.C. headquarters • Ohio Capital Journal The U.S. Department of Education is moving out of its Lyndon B. Johnson headquarters building, the department announced Thursday, in another step toward dismantling the agency.

Trump Education Department downsizing continues with removal from D.C. headquarters ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/30/r...

Sign the Petition Reject Ohio House Bill 671, the Public School Bully Bill!

Reject Ohio House Bill 671, the Public School Bully Bill!
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The Science of Reading Act of 2026 - H. R. 7890 Is Not Based On Science The U.S. Congress Science of Reading Act of 2026 - H. R. 7890 (March 12, 2026) is out of date and “old think”

The Science of Reading Act of 2026 - H. R. 7890 Is Not Based On Science
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The Youngstown, East Cleveland and Lorain school districts, among Ohio’s poorest, do not have adequate local property taxing capacity to cover the loss of millions of dollars in state funding,

Should computer science be compulsory in Ohio schools? • Ohio Capital Journal Currently, twelve states in the US are phasing in requirements for students to complete a computer science course before graduating high school. Should Ohio become the 13th state? That is what a pair ...

Should computer science be compulsory in Ohio schools? ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/25/s...

Education Department to transfer management of defaulted student loans to Treasury • Ohio Capital Journal The U.S. Treasury Department will take over the Department of Education’s responsibility for collecting on defaulted federal student loan debt, President Donald Trump’s administration announced Thursd...

Education Department to transfer management of defaulted student loans to Treasury. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/20/r...

Sign the Petition Reject Ohio House Bill 671, the Public School Bully Bill!

Please join in fighting against this harmful HB 671 by adding your signature today and then sharing the petition with your contacts. Thank you!

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If you’re a state legislator in a state that’s opted into the federal scholarship tax credit AND has state-funded school vouchers:

You should be a hard no on new state funds for vouchers—that would just replicate the new federal $$.

Save your state funds for public schools.

ICYMI: Maple Syrup Edition (3/22) A little field trip yesterday to a maple syrup producing farm, where they are boiling the last catch of the season.

ICYMI: Maple Syrup Edition (3/22)
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Highest performing Ohio Charter Schools still have 30% Ds and Fs on State Report Card. Public School Districts have 30% As. Federal grant funding for so-called "high-performing" Charter Schools still go to schools whose state report card grades are D or F in 3 of 10 cases.

Highest performing Ohio Charter Schools still have 30% Ds and Fs on State Report Card. Public School Districts have 30% As.
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A math equation: Ohio – Property Taxes = Total devastation for our communities • Ohio Capital Journal Ohio lawmakers have underfunded public schools and other essential public services, thus placing the burden on local property taxpayers. What would Ohio look like if we eliminate property taxes? An…

Commentary: Ohio lawmakers have underfunded public schools and other essential public services, thus placing the burden on local property taxpayers. So what would Ohio look like if we eliminate property taxes? An Ohio where none of us would want to live. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/20/a...

Superintendent delivers diploma to senior who self-deported before graduation (ABC7 New York) It's a world away from the hallways of a public high school in Nassau County. Roosevelt Schools Superintendent, Dr. Shawn Wightman, made a trip at his own ex...

School superintendent on Long Island tracks down graduating senior who was detained by ICE. Flies to Guatemala to hand deliver his high school diploma.

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Grade Retention: The Debate Had Its Day, Now End It! - Nancy Bailey's Education Website The permanency of retention and the message it sends students may have long-term effects on self-esteem and school attachment that may override even short-term academic benefits (1995). ~Melissa Roder...

Being retained in school is a failure that many students may never overcome. It’s time to end retention and focus on solutions that work, that lift children! nancyebailey.com/2026/03/21/g...