As Grant Middle School students finished their last day before Christmas break, staff and about 30 community volunteers urged them to think about the future. Grant held its second annual Grant Leadership Day on Dec. 20. The day focused on student leadership and exploration of careers. The event, co-organized by Marion City Schools’ GEAR UP […]
Grant Middle School holds second annual Leadership Day as student explore careers
December 23, 2016 by
Ohio Bill would decriminalize school truancy
December 19, 2016 by
Truant students will not longer be suspended for skipping school or dragged into court when their absences start to become a habit. A new state law will “decriminalize” truancy and force schools to try to bring students back to class before running to juvenile court. Legislators hope that treating hooky as a problem to be […]
Mathletes earn $15k in Marion campus scholarships
December 14, 2016 by
On Friday, December 9, 2016, more than 170 students from 8 north central Ohio area high schools participated in the 6th Annual Marion Mathematics Challenge, hosted by Marion Technical College and The Ohio State University at Marion in Morrill Hall Auditorium on the Marion Campus. The Marion Mathematics Challenge is a rigorous on-line math competition […]
Tri-Rivers RAMTEC instructor receives ACTE Ohio & Regional recognition, now competing for National Award
November 18, 2016 by
Tri-Rivers RAMTEC Instructor Mark Edington, who was named Ohio’s Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Postsecondary Teacher of the Year earlier this year, has been selected as the 2016 Region 1 Postsecondary Teacher of the Year. He will be one of five instructors nationwide vying for the 2017 National Award at the ACTE Excellence […]
State School Board eyes changes to graduation requirements to stem crisis
November 16, 2016 by
The state school board will likely ease an impending collapse in high school graduations by reducing the number of test score “points” students need to earn, and increasing the graduation requirements over time. This year’s 11th graders are the first class subject to new state graduation requirements the board passed in 2014. Most of this […]
Federal funds may help pay for Medical Assistant education at MTC
November 14, 2016 by
Responding to a high local demand for medical assistants, Ohio Means Jobs – Marion County is making federal funds available to help qualifying local residents go to Marion Technical College for up to one year to enter this health care field. “These funds are very limited but can pay for tuition, books, fees, and required […]
I CAN to host free ACT Empowered Workshop
October 31, 2016 by
The I Can Center of Excellence will hold a free ACT Empowered Workshop on Nov. 12 at The Ohio State University at Marion. The workshop will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in Morrill Hall at Ohio State at Marion at 1465 Mount Vernon Ave. It is free to all students who attend a school in […]
Let’s Read 20 joins national effort to break reading record
October 17, 2016 by
The Let’s Read 20 Community Reading Initiative invites community participation in the world’s largest annual shared reading experience on Thursday, October 27, 2016. The event, named Read for the Record (RFTR), is held annually and organized by Jumpstart, a national organization focused on promoting early childhood education thru quality preschool programming leading to kindergarten readiness. […]
Campus prairie to conduct prescribed burn
October 14, 2016 by
A wildfire management course from The Ohio State University’s Columbus campus will conduct a controlled prairie burn at the Larry R. Yoder Prairie Learning Lab on the Marion campus, Saturday October 22, 2016, weather permitting. According to Ohio State Marion staff member Marketa Lillard, who co-coordinates activities on the prairie with Professor Bob Klips, the […]
Marion campus hosting FAFSA nights to help families get an early start on student aid
October 12, 2016 by
College students and their families can apply for Federal and state financial aid for the 2017-2018 beginning this month. In prior years, students had to wait until January 1 to begin the process. This change allows students and their families to apply earlier for Federal and state grants, loans, and work-study funds., as well as […]
