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    A Kettering Middle School student was struck by a car in a crosswalk Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, on Glengarry Drive. STAFF FILE
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    Parents raise concerns after student hit by car in crosswalk on way to Kettering Middle...
    Northmont superintendent Tony Thomas (right) has been awarded the 2023 Buckeye Association of School Administrators Exemplary Leadership Award. CONTRIBUTED
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    Northmont superintendent announces retirement at end of the year
    At a standing-room-only meeting of the Xenia Board of Education Monday, many in attendance held signs in support of Xenia teachers and educators, October 13, 2025. LONDON BISHOP/STAFF
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    ‘Money and an agenda’; Xenia parents sound off on multiple teacher social media...
    Employees from the Montgomery County Probatation Office speak to students during a career fair Wednesday, Oct. 8. Eileen McClory/ staff
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    Careers of the future: Dayton Public sophomores learn what’s ahead for them
    Clearcreek Elementary School student Blakely Moer draws on the magnetic chalkboard Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in the new outdoor classroom space in the shelter behind the school in Springboro. JEN BALDUF/STAFF
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    Clearcreek Elementary takes learning beyond the four walls of a classroom
    Carlisle School Board candidates, left to right: Will Bickell, Craig Harris, Amanda Morris, and Mollie McIntosh. CONTRIBUTED
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    Four people run for three Carlisle school board seats
    The Xenia School Board during a special meeting, Sept. 29, 2025, to consider the employment of three teachers in the district who came under fire for social media posts. LONDON BISHOP/STAFF
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    Xenia board member says he was not told about change in firing vote over teachers’...
    Wright State students walk on campus on Tuesday, Aug. 26. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Wright State enrollment steady but with fewer international students this year
    Voter turnout in Montgomery, Greene, Warren and Miami Counties for the May 6 primary electios have been low so far. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    7 people running for Dayton school board for 4 seats
    FILE - The William McKinley Monument is silhouetted in front of the west side of the Ohio Statehouse, April 15, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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    Legislature overrides DeWine, eliminates new emergency levies for school districts
    The Xenia School Board during a special meeting Sept. 29 to consider the employment of three teachers in the district who came under fire for social media posts. LONDON BISHOP / STAFF
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    Xenia school board to vote on firing teachers over social media comments on Charlie Kirk
    A crowd of more than 100 people packed Miamisburg School District's Board of Education meeting Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025 after two teachers were placed on paid leave for remarks concerning conservative political figure Charlie Kirk. More than a dozen students, parents and alumni voiced support of music teacher/band director Steve Aylward. ERIC SCHWARTZBERG/STAFF
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    Franklin Schools Treasurer Kevin Hawley points to a graph during the Monday, May 19, 2025, school board meeting that compares district finances based on the levy defeat, showing a negative operating budget in fiscal year 2029. JEN BALDUF/STAFF
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    Franklin voters to decide 1% income tax levy
    Two Xenia teachers that were placed on administrative leave Sept. 17 will return to their classrooms next week. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Xenia teachers to keep their jobs after Charlie Kirk comments on social media
    West Carrollton City Schools is launching a strategic planning effort to help guide the district’s future. STAFF FILE PHOTO
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    West Carrollton schools seeks input about district’s future
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    Principal Charity Goode greets students on the first day at Rosa Parks Elementary School Monday, Aug. 18, 2025 in Middletown. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    Districts doing better at getting kids to school, but absenteeism still stubbornly high...
    Sean and Natasha Banerjee pose in their lab. The two Wright State University professors recently received a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study small-scale manufacturing and recycling. Courtesy of Wright State University.
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    Husband, wife engineers land $3M federal grant for Wright State to study scrap metal...
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    Student-run credit unions unlock financial know-how, advocates say
    Students walk toward Cline Elementary School after exiting a school bus on Wednesday, Aug. 12 in Centerville. Centerville got a 5-star rating on the latest round of report cards for the 2024-2025 school year. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Ohio sees improvement in math, stalls in reading in latest report card
    Kettering City School District's Fairmont High School. JEN BALDUF/STAFF
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    Kettering school board fires aide accused of sexual misconduct
    Dayton International School students prepare their assignments for their teacher. While Dayton Public Schools saw some significant academic improvements over last year, Dayton performed worse overall and on multiple indicators compared to the “Ohio 8,” or the eight urban districts. JIM NOELKER/STAFF
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    Multiple area school districts improve, others fall on state report cards
    Fairmont High School on Shroyer Road in Kettering. STAFF
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    Bicyclist, pedestrian crashes lead Fairmont HS admin, police to review safety measures
    The headquarters of the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio is pictured on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio.(AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)
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    3 major teachers’ unions sue Ohio, blame Republicans over STRS takeover
    Wright State students walk on campus on Tuesday, Aug. 26. BRYANT BILLING / STAFF
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    Increasing mental health counseling help in region goal of WSU initiative
    Bellbrook High School students take AP computer science class in March 2022 with teacher Rob Schultz. FILE
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