What I'm Reading & Listening To
The news landscape is moving faster than ever, and it’s hard to keep up, let alone consume it all. Here is some content I have found interesting, along with issues I am keeping an eye on. This is by no means meant to be an exhaustive list.
updated 9/30/25
Education Dept. partners with conservative groups for civics programming
5 Reasons to Pay Attention to Local School Board Elections
Thousands of Ohio students left without a school bus ride as private school transport expands.
Trump Administration Puts 46 States and Territories on Notice to Remove Gender Ideology Content from Sex Ed Materials (Ohio included)
Education Department quietly removes rules for teaching English learners
Are ‘COVID kindergarteners’ ready for school?
Ohio lawmaker seeks to bar school discrimination against protective hair styles
Remember running the mile in school? The Presidential Fitness Test is coming back
Six months in, how Trump has changed the Education Department.
Ohio Statehouse Legislation Tracker
Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong (podcast)