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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I've written a lot about this in my region (ohio) and one major thing that happened post 2021 here is having a lot more mental health resources. Your point about phones is valid but there is likely more nuance w/ social media limits and family discussion.
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
While AI use proliferates in schools, its use is limited www.daytondailynews.com/local/while-...
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While AI use proliferates in schools, its use is limited
Every public school district in Ohio had to create and implement a policy on artificial intelligence under state law by this fall. Some districts are teaching students how to use AI in schoolwork.
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Budget bytes is such a good resource! Taught me how to cook to a budget www.budgetbytes.com/the-almost-t...
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🍅 From Tomatoes to Beans: Why Groceries Cost More & How to Save
Why are groceries getting more expensive? Explore how tariffs affect food prices and find strategies to stretch your grocery budget further.
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Sam Wildow, DDN reporter @samwildow.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We are looking for people to talk to about artificial intelligence and how children and teens are impacted by this new technology: www.daytondailynews.com/local/how-is...
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How is AI impacting area kids? We want to hear from you
The Dayton Daily News, Journal-News and Springfield News-Sun are looking for people to talk to about artificial intelligence and how children and teens are impacted by this new technology.
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Vote to suspend Dayton superintendent followed complaint from second in command
A Dayton Public Schools assistant superintendent authored a memo sent to board members on July 20 outlining concerns about how Dayton Public Schools Superintendent David Lawrence is running the distri...
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
More Ohio students have a disability: Schools, families face challenges www.daytondailynews.com/local/more-o...
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More Ohio students have a disability: Schools, families face challenges
The number of Ohio students with a disability is rising compared to before the pandemic, according to Ohio Department of Education and Workforce data analyzed by the Dayton Daily News.
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Dayton Daily News @daytondailynews.com · 20/07/2026
Bill Dartnall retired at 67 after a career that ranged from managing a Towne Properties high-rise condominium to running local fast-food restaurants.
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A second act at work: Rising costs reshape retirement plans
Bill Dartnall retired at 67 after a career that ranged from managing a Towne Properties high-rise condominium to running local fast-food restaurants.
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Grad feature: First-generation American switches from school bully to class president (6/6) www.daytondailynews.com/local/educat...
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Grad feature: First-generation American switches from school bully to class president
Rodil Espinoza-Martinez, a Spring Valley Academy graduate, is the first person in his family to be born in the United States. His family immigrated from Honduras before he was born,
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Grad feature: Natalie had a kid at 15. Now, she’s headed to college (5/6) www.daytondailynews.com/local/grad-f...
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Grad feature: Natalie had a kid at 15. Now, she’s headed to college
Natalie Arnold beat a lot of odds to graduate high school. She’s the mother of a three-year-old daughter and is living with her second foster family after moving from Springfield
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Grad feature: Competitive diver came back from a coma to finish high school (4/6) www.daytondailynews.com/local/grad-f...
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Grad feature: Competitive diver came back from a coma to finish high school
At 16, Brittany Percifull had a stroke due to an arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a rare condition in which a tangle of blood vessels creates irregular connections between arteries and veins.
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Grad feature: Brian dances through a rare neuromuscular disease (3/6) www.daytondailynews.com/local/educat...
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Grad feature: Brian dances through a rare neuromuscular disease
Brian White, a Centerville High School graduate, was born with paramyotonia congenita, or Eulenberg disease. It is a genetic condition he’s had his whole life and is usually triggered by
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Grad feature: From being expelled twice to graduating, Abbey turned it around (2/6) www.daytondailynews.com/local/grad-f...
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Grad feature: From being expelled twice to graduating, Abbey turned it around
In her sophomore year, Abbey Arden was on the verge of dropping out of school. Her junior year, she had just half an educational credit. Ohio requires at least 20
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The Dayton Daily News featured five students who overcame the odds to graduate. I'm so proud of all of them and deeply grateful they shared their stories. Please give their stories a read. (1/6)
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Kettering Schools passed a construction levy by less than a percentage point (though it's wide enough it likely won't trigger a recount) while Jefferson Twp. Local Schools and Northridge Local Schools both saw their levies rejected www.daytondailynews.com/local/ketter...
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Kettering Schools passed; Northridge and Jefferson Twp. voters rejected levies in final, unofficial results
Voters approved a construction levy for Kettering City Schools by 51% for the levy and 49% against, while a 2.2-mill levy for Northridge Schools and a 1.25% income tax levy
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Xenia's school levy renewal passage was so narrow that it could trigger a recount www.daytondailynews.com/local/xenia-...
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Xenia income tax fails; school levy passes in unofficial final results
Final, unofficial results from the Greene County Board of Elections show the Xenia income tax levy for roads again failed, with 56% voting down the levy, and 44% of voters
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Franklin Schools in Warren County lost an income tax attempt once again, which could eventually trigger a state takeover www.daytondailynews.com/local/voters...
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Voters once again say ‘No’ to Franklin City Schools income tax
Franklin City Schools is facing an even tougher road ahead. The district’s 1%, 10-year traditional income tax failed with 65.13% of voters saying no according to unofficial final results from
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
24 out of the 66 school levies in Ohio yesterday passed, according to the Ohio School Board Association's tracker. fms.ohioschoolboards.org/fmi/webd/Lev...
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
More levies on horizon as Ohio schools facing ‘funding crisis’
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More levies on horizon as Ohio schools facing ‘funding crisis’
Ohio voters should brace for more school tax issues on local ballots as districts across the state say their budgets are harder to predict due to property tax reform, less
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Ohio lawmakers want public to be able to easily compare nearby private, public schools
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Ohio lawmakers want public to be able to easily compare nearby private, public schools
A proposed bill in the Ohio legislature would require some additional accountability for private schools accepting school vouchers and allow the public to compare the performance of nearby private and
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Nominate a Class of 2026 standout senior below 🔽
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Nominate a Class of 2026 standout senior
The Dayton Daily News is accepting nominations for standout class of 2026 high school seniors who live in the Dayton region for a chance to be featured in our graduation
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Archdiocese, colleges record more interest in Catholicism
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Archdiocese, colleges record more interest in Catholicism
Some Ohio colleges, including the University of Dayton, are seeing a rising number of people being confirmed, one of the sacraments conferred by the Roman Catholic Church. The Cincinnati Archdiocese
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, who is running in the GOP primary in a bid to succeed Gov. Mike DeWine, has floated a proposal to consolidate universities in a video his campaign posted to Threads, but the current governor says he doesn’t think consolidating them is a good idea.
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DeWine: Ramaswamy proposal to consolidate Ohio colleges not ‘a good idea’
Ramaswamy says Ohio has ‘too many’ universities.
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
part 3 www.daytondailynews.com/local/is-ohi...
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
part 2 www.daytondailynews.com/local/ohio-c...
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Ohio child care centers fear closure even with increased state funding
Ohio lawmakers have increased funding for publicly funded child care in recent years. But with that increase came changes that added financial strain to an industry already operating on a razor thin m...
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Wrote about how hard it is to pay for child care in Ohio when the state pays only for lower-income families than other surrounding states, pressures child care centers have to close and a looming fiscal cliff. Oh and fraud in the system www.daytondailynews.com/local/we-are...
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‘We are building our life around child care’: Ohio parents struggle with cost of care
For Kettering parent Katey Gibbins-Burdette, the single largest household expense for her and her husband, Brandon Burdette, is $2,600 a month for child care.
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The worst way to consume news is social media and push alerts. Pick one or two newsletters, newspapers or broadcasts. Read those (pay for them!). When you're done, you're done. Go about your day.
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Historically Black public university in Ohio lays off 14 professors who are mostly humanities
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Central State sends layoff notices to professors
Central State University notified 14 faculty Tuesday by email that they would be laid off at the end of the academic school year.
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I wrote about my continued frustrations with AI implementation in today's newsletter: lni.media/p/friday-the... Subscribe here for two (free!) newsletters a week: lni.media
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Miranda Green @mirandagreen.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
This week's Post layoffs hit a chord for me, so I wrote something personal, timed with the anniversary of my own layoff a year ago. "What is it that they say, again? Journalism is the thing you love that doesn’t love you back." mirandacgreen.substack.com/p/where-do-t...
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Where Do the Journalists Go Now?
As media titans self-combust, what does that mean for reporters, their sources and the news we desperately need?
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Horrific, but not surprising at all, that this administration is arresting journalists. view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/176...
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Don Lemon was right. "They're going to try again," he said last week after a judge blocked the DOJ's first attempt to charge him in connection with the Cities Church protest back on Jan. 18. "Keep trying," he said, vowing to continue his work.
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
LifeWise, a group that teaches Bible studies during school hours, is expanding rapidly in Ohio, nearly doubling their income over two years. www.daytondailynews.com/local/lifewi...
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LifeWise expanding rapidly: Some remain skeptical of Bible-based group in Ohio public schools
A controversial, Bible-based educational group called LifeWise has been rapidly expanding its footprint across southwest Ohio in recent years.
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
I want to give a huge shout out to the journalists at @startribune.com. There's a specific feeling I haven't got a name for that comes in documenting a national tragedy that a city you belong to is having. They're doing such a good job. Subscribe if you can.
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
I'm most proud this year of the investigative story I wrote comparing public school and private school test scores. The work wasn't easy as we combined multiple data bases to get the information we needed. Read more: www.daytondailynews.com/local/do-pri...
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Do private schools offer Ohio students a better education? Not necessarily
While private schools in low-performing districts like Dayton, Springfield and Middletown tend to outperform the local school district, Ohio taxpayers are subsidizing private schools in the suburbs th...
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Natalie Jones @nataliereports937.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
The press box at Welcome Stadium will be named after former board member Karen Wick-Gagnet, who died Dec. 6.
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Dayton Public Schools to name Welcome Stadium press box after Karen Wick-Gagnet
The press box at Welcome Stadium will be named after former board member Karen Wick-Gagnet, who died Dec. 6.
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Dayton Daily News @daytondailynews.com · 19/11/2025
Kettering City Schools is forging ahead with its school facilities master plan that will leverage nearly $160 million in state co-funding for construction.
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Kettering school board votes to place 2.2-mill bond levy on May ballot
Kettering City Schools is forging ahead with its school facilities master plan that will leverage nearly $160 million in state co-funding for construction.
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
State, national PACs play role in local school board races www.daytondailynews.com/local/state-...
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State, national PACs play role in local school board races
Five area school board candidates in the Nov. 4 election sought and received endorsements from a national conservative political organization intent on wiping DEI and critical race theory teachings fr...
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Kettering City Schools offered me the opportunity to drive a school bus as a part of their promotion to recruit 16 more drivers for this school year.
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VIDEO: DDN reporter gets behind the wheel of school bus: See her reaction
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each month, Dayton Daily News reporter Eileen McClory highlights local ideas that improve outcomes for students and teachers in the Dayton area.
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
This is an abuse of power from this administration. Journalists should never be forced to give anyone a first look at the information they are reporting, especially not the government. www.daytondailynews.com/news/nation-...
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Pentagon steps up media restrictions, now requiring approval before reporting even unclassified info
The Pentagon is stepping up restrictions on the media by requiring journalists to sign a pledge not to report on information that has not been authorized for release, including unclassified informatio...
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
State action to remove some voted members of STRS board paused for now www.daytondailynews.com/local/state-...
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
While private schools in low-performing districts like Dayton, Springfield and Middletown tend to outperform the local school district, Ohio taxpayers are subsidizing private schools in the suburbs that don’t perform as well as the nearby public schools. www.daytondailynews.com/local/do-pri...
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Do private schools offer Ohio students a better education? Not necessarily
While private schools in low-performing districts like Dayton, Springfield and Middletown tend to outperform the local school district, Ohio taxpayers are subsidizing private schools in the suburbs th...
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 20/07/2025
Michigan workers know: it’s ALWAYS #BetterInAUnion!
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Hey what’s your source for this graph? Am really curious why “sugar and sweets” and “candy and chewing gum” are separate categories, never seen that before
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
The lawsuit’s outcome could dramatically change where families send their kids to school and how they pay for K-12 education.
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What’s the future for Ohio’s EdChoice voucher program for private schools?
Ohio’s EdChoice program was ruled unconstitutional at the end of June, but the decision won’t affect students and families this upcoming school year.
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Wright State, Miami's DEI-related offices will close due to Ohio state law going into effect www.daytondailynews.com/local/two-lo...
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Two local universities announce offices related to DEI will close
Wright State University and Miami University have eliminated multiple departments and offices related to diversity and inclusion, citing Senate Bill 1, which bars diversity and inclusion efforts in Oh...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 27/05/2025
Breaking news: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ending his agency's recommendation that healthy pregnant women and healthy children receive the coronavirus vaccine.
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RFK Jr. ends covid shot recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women
Currently the vaccine is recommended for all people over 6 months of age.
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
In January my fiancé got Covid. Guess who ever got Covid bc she had a booster!!!!! (It was me.) www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
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FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
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Dayton Daily News @daytondailynews.com · 22/04/2025
Oakwood students start petition asking for school board to revoke new policy that "severely restricts" cellphone use.
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Oakwood students protest new policy that ‘severely restricts’ cellphones
Oakwood students start petition asking for school board to revoke new policy that "severely restricts" cellphone use.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/04/2025
Breaking News: Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some online advertising technology, a federal judge ruled.
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Google Is a Monopolist in Online Advertising Tech, Judge Says
The ruling was the second time in a year that a federal court had found that Google had acted illegally to maintain its dominance.
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Ohio budget could force area schools to cut reserves by more than $500M www.daytondailynews.com/local/state-...
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State budget could force area schools to cut reserves by more than $500M
Area school districts would have to spend or refund to local taxpayers more than half a billion dollars under a measure in Ohio’s proposed state budget limiting school district cash reserves to 30%.
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Eileen McClory @eileenmcclory.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Dayton school, city leaders debate answers about busing students downtown www.daytondailynews.com/local/dayton...
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Dayton school, city leaders debate answers about busing students downtown
On Tuesday, some Dayton school board members accused Dayton’s mayor and other elected leaders of using student safety issues around the downtown bus hub for political gain.
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