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Junor Seirobi Sumlin (left) and senior two-way lineman Dillon Allen pack a hefty punch for the Thurgood Marshall High School football team.

Credit: Staff photo by Marc F. Pendleton

Dayton Public moves forward with discussions on athletic conference

A lab at Central State University created for training in semiconductor processing. THOMAS GNAU/STAFF

Central State gets $1 million grant to study climate change effects on soil, water

State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio is the second largest public pension systems in the state.

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State Teacher’s Retirement Board names new temporary leader

$First grade students in Sarah Jacobs math class work on addition and subtraction skills Monday, April 22, 2024 at the Primary Village North school in Centerville. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Ohio bill would increase base teacher salaries to $50K

$Motor Vehicle Inspector, Elvin Cordero, demonstrates Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 at Springboro High School all the checks that they preform during a safety inspection on a school bus. Since 2019, there have been 6,145 traffic crashes involving school buses in Ohio. During this time, eight crashes involved fatalities, including one student killed on a school bus. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Updated Ohio bill to provide money, more penalties after tragic school bus crash

Students at Smith Elementary School exit the building after returning to school from the holidays. Because of a rise in COVID-19 cases, all Oakwood student must wear a mask. Jim Noelker/Staff

Oakwood proposes $40 million bond levy to improve elementary schools

Public schools must permit transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity, according to an Obama administration directive issued amid a court fight between the federal government and North Carolina. BILL LACKEY / STAFF

Ohio legislature restricts transgender bathroom use in schools, universities

In this file photo, Thurgood running back Daryl McCleskey (22) eludes the Trotwood defense. Thurgood Marshall hosted Trotwood-Madison in a high school football game at Welcome Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. MARC PENDLETON / STAFF

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Dayton Public athletic expansion with Jefferson Twp., Trotwood needs more discussion...

Dayton Public Schools' Summer Bridge Program helps to prepare incoming 9th grade students for high school. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

All Dayton Public teachers now required to understand how kids learn to read

David Lawrence, Dayton Public Schools superintendent, reads to first-graders at Cleveland Elementary on Friday, March 1. Eileen McClory/ Staff

Dayton Public Schools overhauls early reading curriculum as district looks to continue to...

Former DPS aide who hit child with autism gets probation

Waynesville Elementary School. CONTRIBUTED

Waynesville teacher moved to unpaid leave during court case on theft charge

Centerville City Schools' new 3.9 mill, permanent tax levy succeeded Tuesday, Nov. 5, where its two predecessors did not, with 54% of voters in favor, and 46% of voters against it, according to the Montgomery County Board of Elections. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

Centerville school levy approval credited to ‘boots-on-the-ground’ effort

Dixie High School students in Mrs. Moses’ employability class take in the cybersecurity careers presentation as they consider career options after graduation from the New Lebanon school district. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

New Lebanon voters hand school district rare rejection of renewal levy

Centerville High School. NICK BLIZZARD/STAFF

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Centerville teacher resigns amid allegations he used culinary program for profit

Kettering College, part of Kettering Health, has medicine-specific degree programs such as nursing and physician assistant.

Wilberforce University, Kettering College announce new partnership

Wayne Carle, far left, poses with son Brad, wife Yolanda, and daughters Wendy and Cindy in this Dayton Daily News photo from 1972. The Carles lived in Harrison Twp. but attended Dayton Public Schools while they lived in Dayton.

Former Dayton Public superintendent who led during desegregation dies

Dayton International School teaches English to students who immigrated to Dayton from all over the world. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

Credit: Jim Noelker

How Dayton Public educates new immigrant students: A look at Residence Park

$UD professor Jana Bennett teaches her class Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. UD received a $1.2 million grant to help disabled children connect with religion. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

UD gets $1.2 million to help disabled children connect with religion

Archbishop Dennis Schnurr celebrates Mass at St. Charles in Kettering Wednesday morning, Jan. 31, 2024, to mark Catholic Schools Week. Schnurr heads the Archdicese of Cincinnati includes 19 Ohio counties and encompasses 109 Catholic elementary and high schools in the Dayton-Cincinnati area. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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Cincinnati Archdiocese cuts ties with Girl Scouts in region

$Zack Lewis, Behavior Intervention Specialist at Dennis Elementary leads a daily "Lew Crew" Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 before school for students (grades 2-5) to huddle together to help promote student well-being and understanding of emotions. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Positive approach at start of the day at Springboro elementary having a big impact

Shawnee school buses are now equiped with new cameras to catch drivers going around the bus when it's letting children on and off. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Credit: Bill Lackey

New Clark County school bus technology can catch motorists who pass improperly

An early voter fills out their ballot Thursday, Oct. 17 at the Board of Elections. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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2024 Election: Here are the local tax increases you will be asked to vote on Nov. 5

$Sabrina Williams, a teacher at Valerie Elementary in Dayton works on reading words with students Thursday Feb. 9, 2023. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF$

Ohio gets $60M to improve reading scores