New rules are taking effect this week at public schools across Ohio, tackling issues including overdoses and religious ...

Wednesday’s article (”Fight brewing over released time religious instruction,” Nov. 13), regarding whether school districts should be required to let students to leave for religious studies, really ...

LifeWise Academy is a Hilliard-based religious instruction program that started in 2019 and now enrolls 50,000 students across 29 states. (Photo by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal.) Ohio Gov. Mike ...

Ohio public schools will soon be required to adopt policies on curriculum content concerning sexual concepts, parental notification about students’ health and well-being, and time for students to ...

WESTERVILLE, Ohio — The Westerville City School Board is now considering changing its policy on religious release time. If the board removes the policy, students will no longer be allowed to attend ...

The states of Idaho, Oklahoma and Texas are considering laws that mandate reading from the Bible as part of their school curriculum. The proponents of these laws are concerned about the lack of ...

LifeWise Academy, a religious nonprofit, is seeking to offer optional Bible-based classes to Oldham County elementary students. Concerns have been raised about the program's transparency, curriculum, ...

MEDINA, Ohio -- Legislation recently enacted at the state level requires local schools to allow students to be released during the school day for religious instruction. That prompted the Medina City ...

New Albany resident Philip Derrow is a retired business owner. He was a two-term member of the New Albany-Plain Local Board of Education. He is a frequent Columbus Dispatch contributor. Reach him at ...

Texas lawmakers are debating a bill this session to strengthen parents’ rights to choose religious education for their children during school hours. Senate Bill 1049, which advanced this week out of ...