Articles About education

• Book examines college readiness

  By Lauren ShowsMay 21, 2022

  

  Barbara Fleming spoke to the News last month about her two-year research and writing process and her intentions for the work, which she said she hopes will be a reference text for educators and community leaders.

• Ohio Legislature eyes divisive education bills

  By Carol SimmonsMarch 20, 2022

  

  Two bills that target the teaching of “divisive” issues in Ohio’s schools continue to be discussed in committee after being introduced last year.

• Teachers Morgan, Nickell to retire

  By Lauren ShowsJune 12, 2021

  

  As the 2020–21 school year — a unique one by any standard — came to a close, so did the years of service provided by five educators in the local school system.

• New science teacher hired

  By Carol SimmonsSeptember 4, 2020

  

  McKinney Middle School’s new science teacher, Cameron Dickens, has brought an atypical educational background to an atypical school year when classes since began online Thursday, Aug. 27.

• Point and click

  By YS News StaffAugust 31, 2020

  

  Rising second grader Ellie Lake and her mother, Carla Leer-Lake, introduced themselves to new Mills Lawn Principal Michelle Person, who was at the local farmers market on Saturday, Aug. 22, for a “meet and greet” with students and families.

• YS Schools restart— District assesses risks

  By Carol SimmonsAugust 13, 2020

  

  This story looks at some of the risks of both in-person and online instruction that local educators are weighing in planning for the new academic year.

• Antioch School plans for in-person restart

  By Carol SimmonsAugust 11, 2020

  

  As the new academic year approaches, the Antioch School — the local independent day-school for pre-K and elementary school-aged children — is planning to open its doors, and its many windows, for in-person classes this fall.

• Film argues that education is a right

  By Lauren HeatonMarch 5, 2015

  

  For Taylor Spratt, an Antioch College student who grew up between Milwaukee and the Chicago suburbs, a college education was a given. But for her contemporaries who live in Iran and adhere to the Bahá’í Faith, attending Iranian university is prohibited by law.

• The Little Art Theatre gets a little bigger

  By Megan BachmanFebruary 20, 2014

  

  A new series, “Let’s Talk Movies,” is an opportunity for theatergoers to see rare films and learn more about cinema as an art form, while it broadens the educational reach of the theater

• Support for YS schools unique

  By Jeff SimonsNovember 29, 2012

  Tuesday, Nov. 6, was a good day for progressive voters. But throughout the Miami Valley, it was a bad night for one of the biggest progressive issues of our time: public education.