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Youngstown schools seek solution to teacher absences

Unused sick days accumulate from year to year


Governor talks of changing Youngstown schools to charter system

Michele Lepore-Hagan said Gov. John Kasich told her he wants to shutter Youngstown schools in favor of a charter school


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Tressel speaks on trust, ethics to business community

The Mahoning Valley's Better Business Bureau had its first Annual Meeting of Accredited Businesses on Wednesday at the Covelli Centre.

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Event marks schools’ academic achievement

Canfield and Maplewood earned special recognition for the number of “A’s” those districts earned on the report card


National award presented to Western Reserve Public Media

The program helps students learn about the structure, usefulness and power of poetry


YSU’s Penguin Review marks 50th

The YSU literary magazine will mark its 50th year with a commmemorative edition and launch party


YSU makes national list

YSU ranks 159th among 671 master’s degree-level colleges and universities


Nominations sought for YSU Heritage Awards

The Heritage Award recognizes former YSU faculty/staff who have made major contributions to the university


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Family, East High grieve devastating loss of Faith

Jamie Bass, whose daughter was friends with East High School student Faith McCullough-Wooster, kneels beside a makeshift memorial for her on East High Avenue on Thursday. Faith died after she was run over by a city school bus Wednesday.

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East High reels after freshman killed by school bus

Crisis teams will be at East High School today to help students deal with the freak accident that resulted in the death of a classmate.


Chromebook roll out begins tonight in Austintown

Parents pay $50 insurance fee for students to be able to take device home


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MCCTC cadets fight gas fire during training exercise

Don Waldron, right, an instructor in the firefighter program at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center, instructs cadet firefighters on how to battle a gas fire, set on the grounds of the school Tuesday.

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Ursuline distinguished alumni honored

Sister Mary Lee Nally and John Vitullo are this year’s Ursuline High School Distinguished Alumni


TCTC one of nine Ohio high schools to get award

The Trumbull Career and Technical Center was one of 29 schools awarded the National High Schools That Work Platinum High Achievement award by the Southern Regional Education Board this summer.


Revving up for Project Ignition

The team has received more than $76,000 in grant money since its inception