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Lawmaker pushing for character education in Ohio schools
The Center SquareBy J.D. DavidsonJun 17, 2025 A former teacher turned lawmaker believes Ohio students need to learn character traits like honesty, loyalty, abstinence before marriage and patriotism to lead productive adult lives. Rep. Kevin Ritter, R-Marietta, says students are struggling because they lack good character, and lawmakers have a responsibility to ensure that education…
Read MoreOhio seeing decline in public school enrollment
NBC4Katie MillardAugust 22, 2025 COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — There are fewer public school students heading back to school this year as enrollment continues to decline in Ohio. According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, public school enrollment declined 8.7% from 2000 to 2023. Matthew Joseph, senior adviser for education policy at ExcelinEd,…
Read MoreMarietta OH officials ask ODNR oil and gas chief to deny permit for new injection well
WTAP.comBy Chase CampbellAugust 25, 2025 MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) – Marietta city leaders are fighting a proposed injection well that would dispose of fracking waste less than two miles from the city’s drinking water supply. An August 8 letter signed by Marietta officials including the city’s mayor, law director, water superintendent, and a majority of city council…
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