Empowering After School programs off to great start
DARKE COUNTY – Despite delayed starts due to Covid concerns, After School Programs in three Darke County school districts are helping students regain lost ground...
DCP excited for Brood X cicadas
From Darke County Parks You may have heard some exciting news “buzzing” around lately…the cicadas are coming! This year is a special year, Brood X,...
Powell Urges Passage of Health Order Oversight Bill
COLUMBUS – State Rep. Jena Powell (R-Arcanum) today is renewing calls to pass legislation that brings legislative oversight and transparency to health orders and mandates....
How teachers are inspiring students to read during the pandemic
Access to textbooks is difficult, but teachers are using creative ways — even recruiting NFL stars — to find reading resources and make literacy engaging....
Health Orders Regarding Mass Gatherings, Sports, Entertainment Venues Signed
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced that Ohio Department of Health Director Stephanie McCloud signed the following public health orders:...
Should kindergarten be mandatory in California?
Long before the first day of school in first grade, some children may be far behind their peers. That was true even before the pandemic...
Cultivating Joy in Writing in the Elementary Grades
An online writing group—which could be adapted for in person learning—builds confidence in students’ ability to express their ideas. From Edutopia By Justine Bruyère March...
Why Haven’t More Colleges Closed?
Prognosticators predicted mass shutterings. That hasn’t happened, but other enormous changes are underway. From Chronicles of Higher Education By Rebecca S. Natow Photo Credit: depositphotos...
Texas Teachers Go Door to Door as Kids Disappear From Remote Classes
At one San Antonio middle school, teachers don’t wait for students to go missing — they search for them at the first sign of trouble...
Rotary Club of Greenville accepting grant applications
The Rotary Club of Greenville is excited to announce that our Charitable Giving Grant program is currently accepting applications. The Rotary Club of Greenville will...
Along Life’s Way… A Wake-Up Call
By Lois E. Wilson “Woke” is a term that originated in the United States referring to a perceived awareness of issues that concern social justice...
DCCA presents virtual “Magic Night In”
Darke County Center for the Arts has teamed up with award-winning magician Daniel Martin to present “Magic Night In” on Saturday, March 27 at 7...
State Representatives Manchester and West Introduce Patient Protection Legislation
COLUMBUS – State Representatives Susan Manchester (R-Waynesfield) and Thomas West (D-Canton) recently introduced House Bill 135, which would cut out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for patients....
PROOF POINTS: Free, no frills programs lead the class in new federal study of remote learning
U.S. Education Department found only three technologies met stringent criteria for being effective From The Hechinger Report By Jill Barshay Photo Credit: Dreamstime March 1,...
Report: Parent school reviews correlate with test scores, not growth or effectiveness
A new report published in a journal of the American Educational Research Association shows school reviews, rather than school effectiveness, which measures student growth overtime....