Education

MANSFIELD — An employee wellness program crafted earlier by Mansfield City Schools Treasurer Robert Kuehnle is featured on a state website that promotes “smarter, streamlined government.” Kuehnle, hired by the MCS board in January, developed the plan while treasurer at Benjamin Logan Local Schools at Bellefontaine and succeeded in having it become a part of […]

SHELBY, Ohio – The Shelby Board of Education reviewed the first round of state report card results released at the end of January at their Monday meeting. Assistant Superintendent Paul Walker explained each grading measure for both graduation rates and third grade literacy tests. The second part of the results will be released at the […]

MANSFIELD — Saturday delivered a big victory in Cincinnati for the FIRST Tech Challenge Team Hercules at the Ohio State FIRST FTC robotics event. The local squad, made up entirely of middle-school students from Lexington and Ontario (as well as several home-schooled youngsters), was part of a field that included 31 other teams from Ohio, […]

MANSFIELD, Ohio — Paul Baird, principal at Temple Christian School, is road tripping across America by bike. Before images of leather jackets and Harley-Davidsons come to mind, it’s not that kind of bike, but the good old fashioned bicycle. As part of Temple Christian School’s annual Race for Education fundraiser, Baird will cycle from the […]

ASHLAND – The Ashland University English Department has set its Spring 2016 Reading Series featuring a poetry reading by Anna George Meek on Feb. 29, a nonfiction reading by Scott Russell Sanders on April 13 and a fiction reading by Jeffrey Lent on April 20. The poetry and fiction readings will take place in the […]

GALION, — While Ohio’s winter weather season has been unpredictable, there have been several days of very cold temperatures. Galion City School District bus drivers noticed that some Galion students were without a hat or gloves during those cold days, and they decided to approach Director of Transportation Jim Myers and Superintendent Jim Grubbs. “We […]

MANSFIELD, Ohio — Individuals can advance their education at an accelerated rate and reduced cost thanks to prior learning assessment. PLA provides people the opportunity to earn college credit for learning and knowledge acquired outside the classroom. While PLA is not a new concept, “It’s getting  revitalized energy all over the country because of the […]