Ohio schools

Nurses at the state's K-12 schools say they are short-staffed and overwhelmed with contact tracing.

The bill got almost unanimous support from state lawmakers and now goes to Gov. Mike DeWine.

Ohio is among the states mentioned in a letter asking for federal help to protect school board members, teachers and students against possible violence.

The bills would ban what sponsors call "critical race theory," a concept not taught in K-12 schools in Ohio.

The bill would extend a law created during the pandemic and is attached to a bill sparked by a popular idea.

The group claiming to be against "critical race theory" wasn't the only one to show up.

And sometimes school board members are being threatened over what people think they are teaching.

Gov. Mike DeWine says a new law allowing the legislature to overturn a health order has tied his hands.

There were measurable impacts of the pandemic on enrollment, attendance and test scores.

Schools have had to close because COVID has caused bus driver and teacher shortages, as well as high absentee rates among students.