A controversial plan to prevent transgender individuals from using bathrooms aligned with their gender identities at Ohio schools and universities passed the House Wednesday after a contentious debate.
One of two plans to revise a state program allowing high school students to take college courses at no cost to their families appears likely to move forward in the House.
A plan aimed at preventing student athletes from suffering major cardiac events on the field is part of a broader plan to eventually incorporate cardiac health checks for all youths, one supporter said Tuesday.
Leaders at the state's public universities continue telling lawmakers their teacher-preparation programs are on pace to meet new literacy instruction mandates.
Health care professionals told lawmakers Wednesday that the rising trend of workplace violence is impacting staffing shortages as they urged passage of a violence prevention measure.
Ohio's colleges of education are working to align with the approach to literacy instruction preferred by Gov. Mike DeWine and the legislature, officials told a House panel recently.
The state's judges on Tuesday opposed a plan to nix the practice of allowing juvenile cases to be transferred outside of the county in which the alleged crime was committed.
Several standing House committee chair vacancies have been filled.