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The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) is a federal law passed by Congress and signed into law in 1974 that requires States to have mandatory reporting laws in place to receive federal funding for child welfare but leaves States discretion over which individuals should be mandated reporters. In many states, mandated reporters ...
Nationwide, there was a 2348% increase in hotline calls from 150,000 in 1963 to 3.3 million in 2009. [7] In 2011, there were 3.4 million calls. [8] From 1992 to 2009 in the US, substantiated cases of sexual abuse declined 62%, physical abuse decreased 56% and neglect 10%.
Categorical grants, also called conditional grants, are grants issued by the United States Congress which may be spent only for narrowly defined purposes. They are the main source of federal aid to state and local governments and can be used only for specified categories of state and local spending, such as education or roads.
Since 2016, Mountain America Credit Union has awarded more than 50 grants to teachers and school leaders to support classroom learning.
Five area teachers have been awarded grants from the Directions Cares for Classrooms Grant Program to purchase classroom supplies and materials.
To continue receiving Federal grants, states had to develop plans that demonstrated their steps to improve the quality of education in their schools. [41] The No Child Left Behind Act mandated that states fund the improvements in their schools and provide the appropriate training for less qualified teachers. [42]
The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio is facing "a hostile takeover of a public pension by private interests," according to a 14-page anonymous memo that surfaced Wednesday.
Education in Ohio is provided by both public and private schools, colleges, and universities. Ohio's system of public education is outlined in Article VI of the state constitution, and in Title XXXIII of the Ohio Revised Code. Ohio University, the first university in the Northwest Territory, was also the first public institution in Ohio.