/tags/don-jones Don Jones en-US Copyright Thu, 30 Sep 2021 11:59:04 GMT /politics/2021-09-30/republican-bills-to-restrict-teaching-on-race-and-policy-in-ohio-meet-opposition The bills would ban what sponsors call "critical race theory," a concept not taught in K-12 schools in Ohio. Thu, 30 Sep 2021 11:59:04 GMT /politics/2021-09-30/republican-bills-to-restrict-teaching-on-race-and-policy-in-ohio-meet-opposition Karen Kasler /news/2021-06-14/critical-race-theory-bills-in-ohio-house-spark-resistance-among-columbus-educators Lawmakers have filed two such bills in the Ohio House, and the move has made some strange bedfellows. Early last week, Columbus City Schools leadership and the district’s unions issued a joint statement in opposition. Mon, 14 Jun 2021 09:01:35 GMT /news/2021-06-14/critical-race-theory-bills-in-ohio-house-spark-resistance-among-columbus-educators Nick Evans /politics/2021-05-26/lawmaker-proposes-bill-to-ban-critical-race-theory-in-ohio-schools Ohio has joined the list of around a dozen states where Republican lawmakers are attempting to ban schools from teaching critical race theory, a concept that’s been around for more than 40 years as a way to examine race and inequality as a systemic problem in American society. Wed, 26 May 2021 10:39:44 GMT /politics/2021-05-26/lawmaker-proposes-bill-to-ban-critical-race-theory-in-ohio-schools Karen Kasler /news/2021-03-11/ohio-lawmakers-propose-scrapping-letter-grades-for-state-report-cards A bipartisan bill from two Ohio House lawmakers would once again overhaul the state’s report cards on its schools.The bill, proposed by state Reps. Don… Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:49:56 GMT /news/2021-03-11/ohio-lawmakers-propose-scrapping-letter-grades-for-state-report-cards Karen Kasler /news/2020-06-11/ohio-house-republicans-reject-amendment-to-ban-confederate-flag-at-county-fairs Lawmakers in an Ohio House committee rejected a proposed amendment that would have banned the sale and display of the Confederate flag at county fairs in… Thu, 11 Jun 2020 12:57:48 GMT /news/2020-06-11/ohio-house-republicans-reject-amendment-to-ban-confederate-flag-at-county-fairs Jo Ingles /news/2019-12-23/a-f-grading-system-for-state-school-report-cards-may-be-scrapped Critics are giving low marks to a study of the state’s school report cards put out by a group of lawmakers. However one big change could come from it.The… Mon, 23 Dec 2019 19:01:15 GMT /news/2019-12-23/a-f-grading-system-for-state-school-report-cards-may-be-scrapped Karen Kasler /news/2019-03-12/ohio-lawmakers-want-to-stop-state-takeovers-of-struggling-school-districts A bipartisan pair of Ohio House lawmakers are floating a plan that would do away with state takeovers of struggling school districts - a prospect… Tue, 12 Mar 2019 19:54:46 GMT /news/2019-03-12/ohio-lawmakers-want-to-stop-state-takeovers-of-struggling-school-districts Nick Evans