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OHIO About 13% of women make up the construction industry nationwide and about 12% make up the industry in Ohio, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boosting those numbers is a top priority on the state s list.
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Ohio ranks 20
th in the U.S. for the number of women in construction
Jessica Sandoval-Vanegas is one of four young women looking to step into the industry and make a difference
The Fort Hayes Career Center student will graduate and earn 13 credits toward college at Columbus State Community College
Jessica Sandoval-Vanegas, 18, started a carpentry program at the Fort Hayes Career Center a couple of years ago. She said she never saw herself getting into construction and knew nothing about it. That made her nervous.
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After almost a year of learning online, Columbus City Schools students in middle and high school will soon be heading back into classrooms.
Students in grades 6, 11 and 12, divided in two groups, will return on March 15 and March 18, according to a Thursday announcement from the district.
Meanwhile, students in grades 7, 8, 9 and 10 will return on March 22 and March 25.
As part of the plan, all high school students will receive free Central Ohio Transit Authority bus passes to alleviate transportation concerns. These won t replace yellow-bus transportation, but supplement it, Columbus City Schools Superintendent Talisa Dixon said in Thursday s update.
The district is using federal grants to buy them, in partnership with COTA, Dixon said.
Another first for a school year rocked by the coronavirus pandemic.
Monday was undoubtedly the coldest first day of school Columbus City Schools has experienced. But after months of waiting, there were no complaints at Ecole Kenwood French Immersion Elementary School on the Northwest Side.
From behind a pink-polka-dotted face mask, Molly, a third-grader, said she was excited to see her friends for the first time in nearly a year.
All students in the state s largest school district have been learning online from home since March 16, 2020, shortly after Gov. Mike DeWine declared a state of emergency in Ohio because of the pandemic.
Columbus City Schools reconsiders denied COVID leave for 200 educators
The permission, for now, is temporary, as their requests are being re-evaluated, spokeswoman Jacqueline Bryant said.
The decision, reached Thursday, followed pressure from the district s teachers union, the Columbus Education Association, which announced a major victory that evening.
John Coneglio, its president, said in a statement that he s pleased union members won t have to choose between their health and their career.
About 200 union members had asked the district to take paid leave guaranteed by the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act, after being advised by a medical professional to quarantine due to being at high risk for contracting COVID-19, according to a news release from the union.