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EDUCATION UPDATES

STATEHOUSE While the Ohio Statehouse is on summer recess, we encourage you to stay current on local, state, and national education news.  Ohio Education in the News State Budget: How Ohio's new education laws will impact parents, teachers and students, Cincinnati.com Mental Health:  Is suicide on the rise among Ohio kids? Here's what parents need to know, Dispatch Mental Health: Students’ mental health struggles spill over into Ohio schools, Dayton Daily News Racial Equity: Ohio would gain $79 billion annually if racial disparities were removed, Dispatch LGBTQ+:  Ohio Republicans want chaplains in public schools. So let’s give them Pagan Priestesses and LGBTQ+ affirming pastors, Buckeye Flame LGBTQ+: Midwestern cities become transgender health sanctuaries amid GOP legislative threats, WDTN LGBTQ+: The rise of anti-trans bills in the U.S., Reuters Vouchers: Private school vouchers now higher than state funding many Ohio public schools get per student, Ideastream Educators: Ohio launches new Teacher Apprenticeship Program, WDTN Higher Ed: Staff at Ohio universities can strike but not faculty under new changes to higher ed bill, Dispatch Higher Ed:  University D.E.I. Programs: Do They Help or Harm Education?, New York Times  Follow more education news: Akron Beacon Journal, Buckeye Flame, Canton Repository, Cincinnati Enquirer, Cleveland.com, Columbus Dispatch, Dayton Daily News, Jan Resseger, Marietta Times, NPR, Ohio Capital Journal, Sandusky Register, and other local outlets

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION NEXT MONTHLY MEETING: Sept 18 & 19, 8am Attend at 25 S. 25 Front St, Columbus  Meeting Material | Watch LIVE or Recorded Board Meetings State Superintendent Search The State Board of Education is working with Ray and Associates, Inc to conduct a professional search for Ohio's next Superintendent of Public Instruction. Read below about the role, process, timeline, and how YOU can offer input about Ohio's next education leader. Job Description Tentative Search Process and Timeline YOUR INPUT NEEDED: PUBLIC SURVEY: Qualities Desired in the New Superintendent of Public Instruction - open until September 12, 2023, 8am