Few things are more important than the preparation of our next generation and particularly for the fast-growing suburban and city communities in Butler and southern Warren counties. The Journal-News is your local source for school, education issues and trend news for public, private and post-secondary schools. Previously, Clark covered education in southwest Ohio for the Cincinnati Post and the Cincinnati Enquirer before joining the Journal-News in 2015. During his 38-year reporting career Clark has won more than three dozen, first-place journalism awards in national, state and regional newspaper competitions including the Ohio SPJ's Reporter Of The Year.