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Ashley Dobrozsi-Ferguson would not tell you she’s an everyday hero, but the people she works with would.

Virtual reality is working its way into classrooms in the Tri-State. Butler County Educational Service Center has partnered with several local school districts to find new, innovative ways to use math, and virtual reality is one of them.

Upping pay rates in recent months for K-12 substitute teachers schools helped expand the pool of candidates for temporary classroom jobs, but shortages caused by COVID-19 still remain, said Butler County education officials.

“Many of our students come from difficult backgrounds and experiences that stifle their drive to dream,” shared Ealy. “Our school knew that giving our students the opportunity to see more of Butler Tech and to be exposed to the many programs that it offers, would be an inspirational experience.”

By Suzanne Prescott, Early Childhood Programs Director

Data from Butler County Educational Service Center (BCESC) shows Head Start attendees had higher average Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) scores.

Finding enough substitute teachers to fill in at classrooms was hard to do during the best of times, say state and local school officials. And now, finding substitute instructors to fill in for absent, full-time teachers during an ongoing global pandemic is even further from the best of times.

For the fourth year, students in a Middletown elementary school received free shoes and socks thanks to a Dayton-area non-profit organization and a $5,000 donation from Suburban Propane.