Ohio Department of Education

Seven of the 11 local school districts in Knox County have adopted policies governing student cell phone use during school hours, as mandated by Ohio law.

Public schools in the Knox County area at least met Ohio Department of Education goals in closing the educational gap, and in several cases significantly exceeded those goals.

More than 1,000 Ohio schools in 81 of 88 counties will share $47 million in the state’s push to promote school safety, part of a response to a shooting at a Texas elementary school in May.

The Ohio Department of Education recently announced that it has awarded $89 million to fund out-of-school time services across the state.

$5 million available to increase enrollment in high-demand Commercial Driver’s License programs

Although the Ohio Department of Education released its annual school report cards on Thursday, parents, school district employees and students won’t see any grades listed for a second year.