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    Nicole Myrick, director of Mini University at Sinclair Community College, explains a toy to a child on Tuesday, March 10. Childcare providers in Ohio have always had small profit margins, but new regulations have increased both the amount of hours required to hit reimbursement and the amount of money reimbursed, challenging some childcare providers. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Ohio child care centers fear closure even with increased state funding
    Kettering parent Katey Gibbins-Burdette (left) and her husband, Brandon Burdette, spend thousands of dollars per month on childcare for the couple's two children, age three years and 11 months. Childcare is increasingly unaffordable for young families. Changes to how Ohio pays childcare centers and a looming fiscal cliff for Ohio childcare could make it even more out of reach. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    ‘We are building our life around child care’: Ohio parents struggle with cost of care
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    Proposed Ohio bill would double recess time, expand recess to middle school
    The Kettering City School District. STAFF FILE
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    Will you be voting on the Kettering schools 5.9-mill levy in May? We want to hear your...
    Phillip H. Wagner, the superintendent of Johnstown-Monroe Local Schools, will be the next State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Photo Courtesy of the State Board of Education of Ohio.
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    Ohio education board names new state superintendent
    Students on the University of Dayton campus celebrated St. Patrick’s Day early on Saturday, March 8, 2025, since spring break begins after the last class on Friday, March 14. Here are some highlights of the festivities. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
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    UD students say St. Patrick’s Day restrictions are ‘for the best’
    An RTA bus leaves the downtown hub and turns onto Main Street in downtown Dayton on Monday, Nov. 3. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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    Dayton Public to change school start times to reduce downtown traffic
    Ruskin Elementary School students board a bus on Friday, March 6 on McClure Street in Dayton. A bill in the Ohio House would provide $88 million for school transportation. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Ohio bill proposes more cash for school busing
    The Dayton Leadership Academy 8th grade student Amyah Owens, with Executive Director, Tess Mitchner Asinjo, talks about what she likes about going to the Academy in 2023. FILE
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    Two local charter schools get first strike from state
    Home Visitor Service Coordinator Takeia Ely, right, talks during the Groundwork Ohio listening tour held at Dayton Hospital Tech Town Thursday June 6, 2024. JIM NOELKER/STAFF
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    Tell us about your experience with childcare costs
    Engage High School, located on North Main Street in Dayton, got one star on the 2024-2025 report card. Eileen McClory / STAFF
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    Local charter schools generally underperform state expectations, with some exceptions
    Two men walk by a University of Dayton sign on East Stewart Street on Monday, March 2. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    UD bans outside students, requires ID bracelets for St. Patrick’s party
    Dayton Public Schools Superintendent David Lawrence speaks while Board of Education president William Bailey listens during a special meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 3 in Dayton. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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    Parents learn about reconfiguration of Dayton Public Schools for next year
    A van drives on Glengarry Drive near Kettering Middle School on Tuesday, Jan. 20. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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    More local schools headed for financial challenges
    Neha Jadhav works on a program with a FANUC training robot in a robotics lab at Sinclair Community College on Monday, Nov. 24. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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    Local nonprofit gets $1.5M to streamline career pathways through schools
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    Stivers students stage ICE walkout with Dayton Public Schools’ blessing
    Dayton Public Schools headquarters is located at 136 S. Ludlow St. in Dayton. BRYANT BILLING/STAFF
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    Dayton schools to consolidate preschool due to state funding changes
    A child walks onto a Dayton Public Schools bus on Dearborn Avenue on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. Private and charter school enrollment in Ohio has soared in the last five years while traditional K-12 enrollment has fallen by nearly 26,895 students, or 1.8%.
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    Ohio public school enrollment down, charter and private up since COVID
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