Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
Walnut Hills High School climbed 15 spots to No. 76 nationally in the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools rankings while holding its No. 1 position in Ohio, with a 94% AP participation rate highlighted in the report.
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Walnut Hills High School climbed 15 spots to No. 76 nationally in the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools rankings while holding its No. 1 position in Ohio, with a 94% AP participation rate highlighted in the report.
Walnut Hills High School climbed 15 spots to No. 76 nationally in the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools rankings while holding its No. 1 position in Ohio, with a 94% AP participation rate highlighted in the report.
Education
The Cincinnati Board of Education unanimously adopted a $634.6 million general-fund budget for 2026-27 that closes a $58 million gap through 111 eliminated positions, five teacher furlough days and 10% non-personnel cuts, setting the operating reality for east-side schools weeks before classes begin.
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East-side parent advocates are demanding Cincinnati Public Schools produce a school-by-school spending plan showing how the new 7-mill property tax levy would reach buildings like Kilgour, Clark Montessori, and Withrow before voters decide November 3.
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A new Ohio law requires Cincinnati Public Schools to contact parents after a student misses roughly seven and a half days, but the district enters the school year with 12 fewer social workers to do the outreach.
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The CPS board voted 5-1 on August 3 to place a 7-mill property tax levy on the November ballot after rescinding its week-old income tax levy, a move that would cost east-side homeowners roughly $245 per $100,000 of assessed value annually.
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Clark Montessori graduate Madz Gerker keynoted the June 13 Green & Healthy Schools Symposium, arguing outdoor education boosts academic performance, while CPS officials outlined existing green career pathways that still need to be connected into a K–12 pipeline.
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Community advocates and even yes-voting board members are demanding CPS produce a school-by-school spending plan for its proposed $74 million earned income tax levy before the November 3 vote, with Clark Montessori's Montessori programs explicitly named among services at stake.
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Backlash from municipalities and community members is pushing the CPS board to consider switching from its newly approved 0.75% earned income tax levy to a property tax option at the Monday, August 3, meeting, one day before the Hamilton County filing deadline.
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Cincinnati nonprofit Winn Reading received a $10,000 Scripps Howard Fund grant to expand decodable book libraries and literacy mentoring at CPS schools, including east-side sites near Hyde Park and Oakley, as district third-grade reading proficiency sits at 55.8%.
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Cincinnati Public Schools secured a $320,000 state grant to launch a new manufacturing career-tech program, with planning set for the 2026-27 school year and classes beginning by fall 2027.
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The Oakley branch of the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library is offering free, walk-in tutoring in reading and math for K-8 students on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays through the summer.
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Cincinnati Public Schools' annual Back-to-School Fest returns to Washington Park on Saturday, August 8, offering free backpacks, supplies, physicals, vaccinations, and dental screenings, with the district's enrollment window and east-side open house dates also approaching.
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Cincinnati Public Schools must decide by Monday, August 3 whether to place a levy on the November ballot, with the Budget, Finance and Growth Committee meeting Friday, July 17 to review the 2026-27 budget and facilities plan amid confirmed staffing cuts at east-side schools.
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