Education

MANSFIELD — Clairie Huff-Franklin, an Ohio Department of Education representative, presented the Mansfield Board of Education with a state-mandated report card on Tuesday night. The report was not favorable, but the results were not a surprise for board members. “I didn’t necessarily expect to do better than a ‘C,’ but I didn’t expect anything lower […]

ASHLAND – Approximately 200 students from 34 area schools will converge on the Ashland University campus Saturday, March 19, for the 56th annual Mohican District Science Day. Sponsored by the Mohican District of the Junior Division of the Ohio Academy of Science, the event will be held in Ashland University’s John C. Myers Convocation Center. […]

MANSFIELD — Teams from Lexington and Crestview were among the winners at the Winter Elementary, Middle School Academic Challenge, sponsored by the Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center. Thirty-six teams from elementary and middle schools in Richland, Crawford, Ashland, Morrow, Seneca and Wayne counties participated in the event. Schools participating included Ashland, Ashland Christian, Colonel Crawford, Crestview, […]

MANSFIELD — A record 53 entries from Mansfield Senior High School competed Saturday in state-level judging at the 46th annual Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition. The students’ work advanced after regional judging last weekend at Ontario High School. “I am very proud of the work of our students,” said art teacher Mindy Duncan. “Their entries […]

ASHLAND – The final event in the 2015-2016 Ashland University Environmental Lecture Series, with a theme of “In Our Own Backyard,” will be a presentation by Rick Gardner, chief botanist for the Division of Natural Areas and Preserves at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, […]

MANSFIELD – Students at Richland Academy School of Excellence (RASE) will start next school year in a brand-new building. Superintendent Sandra Sutherland confirmed that the school has officially closed on its new property located at 1456 Park Ave. West, with plans to start the 2016-2017 school year in the new space. The new building will offer […]

MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Schools’ certified and classified staff members voted to ratify a newly agreed-upon, tentative three-year contract Thursday night. The agreement awaits the board’s and the state-appointed fiscal committee’s approval, but MSEA Lead Negotiator Brad Strong expects both groups to ratify and move on from what has been a “lengthy process.” “But it […]

BELLVILLE – The Clear Fork Board of Education elected Thursday night to move their sports programs to the Mid Ohio Athletic Conference (MOAC) by a 4-1 vote. The recommendation pulls them out of the Ohio Cardinal Conference (OCC) after the 2016-17 season. Clear Fork board members then weighed health risks for a summer FFA trip. […]