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Millions in academic assistance offered to local students
Graduating seniors in several Butler County school districts have been offered more than $20 million combined in scholarships.“The opportunity to earn scholarship of any kind is important,” said Teresa Heinrich, dean of academics at Badin High School.At Hamilton High School, seniors in the Class of 2013 were offered just more ...
Fairfield students get somber lesson in distracted driving
Fairfield students have seen mock crashes before, but this year’s presentation hit closer to home.That’s because tragedy struck the life of Fairfield High School nurse Nina Rose earlier this year, when her 8-year-old nephew, Jaret Philbeck, died when he was struck by a distracted driver. She organized a presentation Friday, ...
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
President Barack Obama left behind scandal-focused Washington on Friday to focus on the country's slowly improving jobs picture. Obama stopped at an elementary school that provides early childhood education. (May 17)
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Biofuel researchers at UC Berkeley may keep the tobacco industry from going up in smoke. Scientists are engineering tobacco plants to produce oils that can serve as biofuels to power airplanes, cars, trucks and other machines. (May 17)
Christian groups push for preschool vouchers in Ohio
Saying it would promote economic opportunities that lead to stable, traditional families, a group of Ohio pastors and Christian educators on Thursday urged state lawmakers to put more money in pre-kindergarten education. The group, organized by Shepherding the Next Generation, a Washington, D.C., based organization of evangelical pastors and ministry ...
Ross teacher placed on leave after allegations
A Ross High School social studies teacher has been placed on leave after allegations of inappropriate conduct with a student.Steve Morio was placed on leave earlier this month, according to Edward Bosse, a Ross board of education member.Bosse said Thursday the action was not taken by the board and he ...
Hamilton schools launch visitor tracking system
A new security system installed this summer in all 14 Hamilton City Schools buildings will allow staff to track where visitors are throughout their entire visit.The school board Tuesday approved a $42,275 contract with IDentiphoto — a Cleveland area firm — to provide its SchoolTrack Complete Visitor Management Solution.Each of ...
School nurse to lead presentation on distracted driving
The school nurse at Fairfield High School will lead a special program at 9:30 a.m. Friday about the dangers of distracted driving.“My 8-year-old nephew was killed while boarding a bus on Feb. 13, 2013,” Nina Rose said of an incident that occurred in Indiana. “He was struck by a car ...
A Unique Orchestra at Your Fingertips
Using laptops, tablets, and six sided speakers, Princeton University's Laptop Orchestra teaches students the art of creating and coding music. It's neither Mozart nor Star Wars. (May 15)
Butler Tech first in Ohio to offer voluntary drug tests
Butler Tech, the state’s largest career-technical school, is the first Ohio school to join a movement to reward students for staying drug free.For the past seven months, a group of 85 students at Butler Tech have been getting free food, discounts at local businesses and raffles including free season passes ...
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