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Editorials

School leaders need to do their AI homework

There’s plenty of talk about artificial intelligence technology — AI — but not everyone has a handle on how to use it responsibly in their workplace. As Ohio’s teachers consider how AI might be useful in their classrooms, it is encouraging to know the Buckeye State is one of only 11 ...

Address chronic absenteeism but not with payouts

In Ohio, the number of students missing a significant amount of school time has become such a concern that two lawmakers have pitched what may seem like an outlandish idea. State Reps. Bill Seitz, R-Green Township, and Dani Isaacsohn, D-Evanston, want to establish a pilot program that would ...

Abuse of corpse charges would set dangerous Ohio precedent

Had Brittany Watts been indicted, a dangerous precedent would have been set. Watts, of course, is the Warren woman whose charges recently were dropped after a Trumbull County grand jury declined to indict her on abuse of a corpse charges after she miscarried in her home at about 21 weeks ...

Orchids and onions

ORCHID: To the Boardman Schools Fund for Educational Excellence and the 26 teachers to whom the organization recently awarded mini-grants for innovative class projects. The BSFEE has dispensed more than $130,000 in grants since its inception in 2009. The money, which is raised through ...

Ohio ‘swatting’ threats must be taken seriously

Ohio lawmakers passed a bill last year that was meant to deter the waste of law enforcement resources by adding criminal penalties for those convicted of placing “swatting” prank calls. At least four Ohio officials were victims of just such calls on one day last month. According to a ...

Body-camera grant program yields benefits

Although the value of body-worn cameras by police officers is positively priceless, the cost to law enforcement agencies for these crucial crime-fighting tools too often proves prohibitively pricey. That’s why a program created by Gov. Mike DeWine in 2021 to offer grant awards totaling $5 ...