Open enrollment drives Stark County school choice trends
Stark County districts saw over 2,000 public school students leave their home districts for outside options last year. Families cite programs and parental work locations as reasons. Open enrollment lets students attend any public school that accepts nonresident enrollees, with more than 70,000 students in about 560 of Ohio’s 612 traditional districts participating.
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Ohio
Open enrollment vary across Ohio districts in 2019-20
Ohio Department of Education data show Stark County has 10 of 17 districts allowing cross district attendance. Across the state 561 districts reported their status with 430 accepting students from any district 39 allowing from adjacent districts and 92 not offering open enrollment.
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Ohio Department of Education
Stark County
Open enrollment study touts interdistrict option value
A Fordham Institute study finds Ohio interdistrict open enrollment is a valuable educational option for students and a tool for districts to expand. IndeOnline invites listeners to hear Perry Local Assistant Superintendent Nathan Stutz and participate in a poll on inde online.
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Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Perry
Nathan Stutz
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Canton embraces hemp hemp CBD rules for agriculture
The Ohio legislature in July agreed to regulate hemp a cannabis plant with low THC harvested for fiber and seeds as an agricultural product. This move aims to oversee CBD infused foods and pet treats and other hemp derived products widely sold in Canton and beyond.
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Canton
Ohio
Ohio districts listed in state education source
Ohio Department of Education released a roster listing Alliance Canton Local Dalton Fairless Louisville Marlington Massillon Northwest Perry Sandy Valley Tuslaw and Wayne County Plain districts as part of a statewide education overview.
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Dalton
Fairless
Louisville
Marlington Massillon
Minerva
E Northwest
Osnaburg
Perry
Sandy Valley
Ohio Democrats sue to halt Ohio voter purge
Ohio Democrats filed a 17 page federal complaint in Columbus seeking a restraining order to stop Secretary of State Frank LaRose from purging more than 200 000 voters for inactivity. They demand a manual review of each at risk voter and warn of errors that could unlawfully remove eligible voters.
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Ohio Democrats
Frank LaRose
Democratic
David Pepper
U.S. District Court
Columbus
LaRose
Ohio
Obie the Tiger debuts refreshed football mascot skin
Independent staff report Massillon Obie the Tiger unveils a new costume at the home opening against St. Vincent St. Mary. Ben McArthur, previously in the suit, now dons a lighter outfit as the team mascot prepares for the season.
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Tiger
St. Vincent St. Mary
Ben McArthur
Obie
Kevin Whitlock
Obie the Tiger
Business Comics Classified and Sports Notes
Classifieds list business comics and sports items in a brief column. The page includes television weather notes with a mention of clouds and sun and a low tonight forecast. Brenda Bowen is noted in the byline.
Cartoon Caption Contest Opens in Massillon Inde
Janie Dean of Massillon shares this week caption about managing monkeys. Readers can submit lines to IndeOnline.com or Inde, 729 Lincoln Way E, Massillon, Ohio 44646, for next Monday's cartoon contest.
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Massillon
IndeOnline
Lincoln Way E
Ohio
Getting beyond print IIDE 101 session announced
The Massillon Public Library and the Massillon Senior Center invite residents to join at 9 30 a m Tuesday at the Senior Center to learn accessing information on an electronic device. Call 330 837 2784 to RSVP.
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Massillon Public Library
Massillon Senior Center
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