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Hocking College rejects board overhaul
Hocking College says that the Ohio Attorney General’s Office and the Ohio Department of Higher Education agree with the college’s assertion that an attempt to appoint three new members to the Hocking College Board of Trustees was invalid. The attempted board appointments were related to an effort led primarily by former Hocking College employees to…
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Something rotten at Hocking College?
Depending on whom you ask, Hocking College is thriving or dying. President Betty Young says “It’s pretty difficult to argue with our success,” pointing to campus renovations, new programs, and the increased diversity of the student population under her tenure. But employees and students have raised concerns about her administration almost since she first stepped…
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Proposed charter school with controversial connections could divert millions from local schools
A planned charter school with ties to evangelical Christian and politically conservative organizations could, if successful, divert approximately $2 million a year from area school districts starting in 2024.
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Facebook comments investigated as threats to local pastor, charter school board
The pastor of a local evangelical Christian church with ties to Southeast Ohio Classical Academy recently reported a threatening Facebook post to local law enforcement—including the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
