Education
Sycamore High quiz team begins practice for January season
Sycamore High School's Academic Quiz Team held its first practice Oct. 5, preparing for Greater Miami Conference competition starting in January.
Education
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
Former P&G executive joins Sycamore High as DECA advisor
Annie Gossett, who held brand management roles at Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson after attending Harvard Business School, has joined Sycamore High School as marketing foundations teacher and DECA advisor through Great Oaks Career Campuses.
Education
Sycamore students showcase DECA at first alumni breakfast
Six Sycamore High School students presented on DECA, Fashion for the Cure and student opportunities at the school's inaugural Aviators & Innovators breakfast Oct. 8.
Education
Federal school choice rules set Jan. 1 launch for Sycamore families
Ohio families in the Sycamore Community Schools area can access a new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit starting Jan. 1, 2027, funded through donor contributions to scholarship organizations that earn a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit of up to $1,700 per individual. The program arrives as the Sycamore Board of Education campaigns for a 6.95-mill levy and has formally opposed public-fund voucher programs.
Education
Sycamore High names 17 National Merit Semifinalists
Seventeen Sycamore High School seniors have been named National Merit Semifinalists, placing them in the top 1% of students nationwide and making them eligible to compete for a share of approximately $24 million in scholarships.
Education
UC Blue Ash waives $50 fee at fall open houses
UC Blue Ash College will waive its $50 application fee at two fall open houses on Oct. 15 and Nov. 5, as the campus marks record enrollment of 5,074 students.
Education
Chamberlain University gives Cincinnati teens early path to nursing
Chamberlain University and parent company Covista announced a three-year, $150,000 partnership with The Health Collaborative to fund healthcare career exploration programs for Cincinnati-area middle and high school students at local youth centers.
Education
Sycamore schools earn top 5-star Ohio report card rating
Sycamore Community Schools earned a 5-star overall rating on the 2025-26 Ohio School Report Card, placing it among just 61 of 607 K-12 districts statewide to reach the top tier.
Education
Sycamore levy nears as Ohio homeschool count tops 53,000
Ohio's 2023 deregulation of homeschooling has pushed statewide enrollment past 53,000 students, a trend that could affect per-student state funding for Sycamore Community Schools as the district approaches a Nov. 3 levy vote.
Education
UC Blue Ash hits 5,074 students as UC sets enrollment record
UC Blue Ash enrolled 5,074 students in fall 2026, up 3.7%, as the University of Cincinnati hit a record 54,437-student headcount fueled by the new Bearcats Affordability Grant.
Education
Sycamore district ranks top 2% nationally in Niche list
Sycamore Community Schools earned an A+ and a top-2% national ranking in Niche's 2026 Best School Districts list, placing No. 5 in the Cincinnati area and No. 10 in Ohio out of 606 districts statewide.
Education
Sycamore's two middle schools rank in Ohio's top 2%
E.H. Greene Intermediate and Sycamore Junior High both placed in Ohio's top 2% of middle schools in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, extending a pattern of high marks across all grade levels in the Sycamore district.
Education
UC Blue Ash tops 5,000 students, debuts $300K vet tech renovation
UC Blue Ash College opened fall 2026 with more than 5,000 students, marking five straight years of enrollment growth, while debuting a $300,000 Vet Tech building renovation and a new 3D anatomy table.
©2026 Montgomery-Blue Ash Courier
Powered by Surround Sound Media