{"id":164,"date":"2024-09-12T16:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T16:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/?page_id=164"},"modified":"2024-11-27T17:32:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T17:32:01","slug":"chapter-6-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/?page_id=164","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 6 &#8211; Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"164\" class=\"elementor elementor-164\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c14fb7 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c14fb7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e84ac21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e84ac21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chapter 6 - Education<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a0aa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"45a0aa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Return to Home Page<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2830172 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2830172\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6773bc2 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6773bc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#early\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Education before 1900 - One Room Schools<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Compulsory\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Compulsory Education &amp; State Funding<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#MyEducation\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">My Education - Life in the 1950's<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#DOE\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">State Department of Education & Teachers Salaries<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Funding\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">School Funding Problems<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Local\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Public School Districts Madison County<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Tolles\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Tolles Career & Technical Center<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Private\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Private Schools in Madison County<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Children\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Children's Home - Education<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Rosedale\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Rosedale Bible College<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Othertypes\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Other education<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#Colleges\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Colleges with 50 miles of London<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a076395 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a076395\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f57aa87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f57aa87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"early\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ffb07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33ffb07\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d163902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d163902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the early days of Madison County, all education came either at home or by sending children to boarding schools across the nation.&nbsp; Wealthy families often hired private tutors. In some communities, Sunday School classes provided a rudimentary education. Ohio is one of the 12 states which allow tax-based funding for parochial schools.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Eventually communities began one room schools. These were for grades 1 thru 8. The room was arranged by age. The youngest sat in the front. Instead of paper for notes, hand-held chalk boards were common. The school year was 132 days instead of today&#8217;s 180.&nbsp; Why? The school year had to end for children to help with the annual harvest. Older students were expected to help teach the younger students. The decision to build a school was based on an accepted (but not mandated) 5 mile rule, the most distance a student could be expected to walk. Some schools were segregated by sex with boys and girls on different sides of the room. Discipline was strict, including detentions, suspension, expulsion and even lashing.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">These public schools started appearing in the 1830&#8217;s. Many of the early buildings were wood construction. Brick buildings started appearing in the 1870&#8217;s. After elementary education became mandatory, these became more common. Most were one room but some were two-room. These early schools started disappearing in the 1920&#8217;s and 1930&#8217;s, as they were consolidated into large community schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The following is an abstract from a Wikipedia article on one-room schools (pictures from other states are part of the article which is about room-room schools in general, not about Madison County)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">&#8220;They had a place in popular folklore, with one fondly recalling a, &#8220;little house, on a little ground, with a little equipment, where a little teacher at a little salary, for a little while, teaches little children little things.&#8221;<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">A less romantic view by sociologist Newell Sims reported on the majority of rural schools of all sizes in the 1930&#8217;s:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"overflow: hidden; margin: -0.5em 0px 1em; padding: 8px 32px; border-left: none; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\">The utter inadequacy of the majority is the striking feature of rural school buildings. They are poorly situated, often without any grounds, or, with grounds that are grassless, treeless and beautyless. As structures they are poorly planned, poorly lighted, poorly heated, poorly seated, poorly equipped or virtually unequipped either for comfort or education, and poorly kept. Drinking water is not usually supplied. Sanitary arrangements and toilet facilities are as likely to be entirely lacking as to be provided in even a half-way decent manner.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; display: table; text-align: center; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 0; clear: right; float: right; background-color: var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa); min-width: 100px; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: none; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; display: block; position: relative; border: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:1876bunertschl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1); margin: 3px; max-width: calc(100% - 8px);\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/91\/1876bunertschl.jpg\/220px-1876bunertschl.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/91\/1876bunertschl.jpg\/330px-1876bunertschl.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/91\/1876bunertschl.jpg\/440px-1876bunertschl.jpg 2x\" width=\"220\" height=\"162\" data-file-width=\"1546\" data-file-height=\"1136\"><\/a><p><\/p>\n<figcaption style=\"display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; line-height: 1.4em; word-break: break-word; text-align: start; padding: 0px 6px 6px; border-top: 0px; background-color: var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa); font-size: 15.028px;\">Bunert School,&nbsp;<a style=\"text-decoration-line: none; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\" title=\"Warren, Michigan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warren,_Michigan\">Warren, Michigan<\/a>, c. 1876<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Teachers in one-room schools were usually daughters of nearby farmers. They were recent graduates and spent a couple of years teaching before they quit to get married. The teachers were poorly prepared and needed to coach children of all ages\/grades within one room. Their main role is well-described by a student from Kentucky in the 1940&#8217;s:<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"overflow: hidden; margin: -0.5em 0px 1em; padding: 8px 32px; border-left: none; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\">The teachers that taught in the one room, rural schools were very special people. During the winter months they would get to the school early to get a fire started in the&nbsp;potbelly, so the building would be warm for the students. On many occasions they would prepare a hot, noon meal on top of the stove, usually consisting of soup or stew of some kind. They took care of their students like a new mother hen would care for her newly hatched chicks; always looking out for their health and welfare.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; display: table; text-align: center; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 0; clear: right; float: right; background-color: var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa); min-width: 100px; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: none; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; display: block; position: relative; border: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Destrehan_Negro_School,_Louisiana,_1938_-_Russell_Lee.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1); margin: 3px; max-width: calc(100% - 8px);\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3b\/Destrehan_Negro_School%2C_Louisiana%2C_1938_-_Russell_Lee.jpg\/220px-Destrehan_Negro_School%2C_Louisiana%2C_1938_-_Russell_Lee.jpg\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3b\/Destrehan_Negro_School%2C_Louisiana%2C_1938_-_Russell_Lee.jpg\/330px-Destrehan_Negro_School%2C_Louisiana%2C_1938_-_Russell_Lee.jpg 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3b\/Destrehan_Negro_School%2C_Louisiana%2C_1938_-_Russell_Lee.jpg\/440px-Destrehan_Negro_School%2C_Louisiana%2C_1938_-_Russell_Lee.jpg 2x\" width=\"220\" height=\"143\" data-file-width=\"5398\" data-file-height=\"3514\"><\/a><p><\/p>\n<figcaption style=\"display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; line-height: 1.4em; word-break: break-word; text-align: start; padding: 0px 6px 6px; border-top: 0px; background-color: var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa); font-size: 15.028px;\">Destrehan Negro School,&nbsp;<a style=\"text-decoration-line: none; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\" title=\"Destrehan, Louisiana\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Destrehan,_Louisiana\">Destrehan, Louisiana<\/a>, 1938<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">A typical school day was 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with morning and afternoon&nbsp;recesses&nbsp;of 15 minutes each and an hour period for lunch. &#8220;The older students were given the responsibility of bringing in water, carrying in coal or wood for the stove. The younger students would be given responsibilities according to their size and gender such as cleaning the black board (chalkboard), taking the erasers outside for dusting plus other duties that they were capable of doing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Transportation for children who lived too far to walk was often provided by horse-drawn&nbsp;kid hack or sulky, which could only travel a limited distance in a reasonable amount of time each morning and evening, or students might ride a horse, these being put out to pasture in an adjoining paddock during the day. In more recent times, students rode bicycles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">The vast majority of one-room schools have been torn down; a few were converted for other purposes. However, in a handful of rural communities, such as Mennonites and Amish,&nbsp;one-room or two-room schools survived longer.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 1.3em; margin-left: 1.4em; display: table; text-align: center; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 0; clear: right; float: right; background-color: var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa); min-width: 100px; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><a style=\"text-decoration-line: none; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word; display: block; position: relative; border: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Tubac,_Arizona_schoolhouse_2.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1); margin: 3px; max-width: calc(100% - 8px);\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8a\/Tubac%2C_Arizona_schoolhouse_2.JPG\/220px-Tubac%2C_Arizona_schoolhouse_2.JPG\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8a\/Tubac%2C_Arizona_schoolhouse_2.JPG\/330px-Tubac%2C_Arizona_schoolhouse_2.JPG 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8a\/Tubac%2C_Arizona_schoolhouse_2.JPG\/440px-Tubac%2C_Arizona_schoolhouse_2.JPG 2x\" width=\"220\" height=\"96\" data-file-width=\"2168\" data-file-height=\"942\"><\/a><p><\/p>\n<figcaption style=\"display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; line-height: 1.4em; word-break: break-word; text-align: start; padding: 0px 6px 6px; border-top: 0px; background-color: var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa); font-size: 15.028px;\">The one-room adobe schoolhouse in&nbsp;<a style=\"text-decoration-line: none; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-radius: 2px; overflow-wrap: break-word;\" title=\"Tubac, Arizona\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tubac,_Arizona\">Tubac, Arizona<\/a>, with a teacherage attached to the back<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">The teacher&#8217;s residence, or&nbsp;was often attached to the school, or very close by, so that a male teacher&#8217;s wife and family were an integral part of the management and support system for the school. 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In 1912, the State Constitution gave control of public education to the state and formed the State Department of Education.\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">An interesting history of one-room school education is\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1rem; font-style: inherit; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align);\" href=\"https:\/\/hilliardhistoryexpress.org\/timeline\/primary\/oneroomschool.php\">Northwest History Express: Primary Source: One Room School<\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Pictures of these early Madison County schools can be viewed on the Historic Society&#8217;s Bicentennial History at either the county library or the Madison County Genealogical Society, both located in London.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Before 1950 almost every small community had school buildings. The Ohio Department of Education noted that the expense of maintaining this many schools was beginning to seriously attack the tax-base of most communities. So a consolidation of these schools allowed for larger schools. This allowed for a reduction in staff, especially administration. In 1915, the number of school districts was 2,674. Today it is 613. The consolidations occurred as the state offered incentives to consolidate. This was often accompanied by protests. Some schools did not want to consolidate, especially when it meant combining with a rival school. One of the best reasons for consolidation was to eliminate a school that had an economically disadvantaged population. The lack of an adequate tax base means the schools will not be able to provide the educational level of a high-tax district. Consolidation levels the disparity. We still face this problem in southern Ohio. 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This was before consolidation and the staff often held positions in the community other than teaching. My coach (all sports) who also taught math in high school, drove a truck in the morning before school, picking up milk at the dairy farms. My 7th grade teacher owned a grocery store. My history teacher (also Spanish teacher) operated a produce stand in the summer. The superintendent taught history classes and the principal taught biology. My typing teacher was also the Mayor&#8217;s Secretary. Another teacher worked in the public library.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">My desk in the elementary grades had an ink well with an ink bottle and we used pens that had to be dipped. As we got older, we switched to fountain pens which often leaked. The ballpoint pen was invented in Argentina in 1944, but we did see them until I was in high school in the 1950&#8217;s.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">The school day started with a prayer and the pledge of allegiance. We were then served a half-pint of milk in a paper container. School lunch was not bad. It was usually prepared using government commodities. Friday was always a stew or soup made from previous days&#8217; left-overs. I especially remember the cheese and canned peaches (my favorites).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">There were no overhead projectors, pull-down screens, TV&#8217;s, or white boards. All rooms had a chalk board (I remember taking my turn cleaning erasers). Desks opened so you could place your books in them. We were not allowed to have anything on the floor. Girls purses had to be in the desk during class. The teacher ruled, but it was always fun to pull a prank on the teacher. Our coach drove a little car called an Isseta. Our football team picked it up and set it on the dumpster. Teachers quickly learned to check their chairs for thumb tacks.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Youth dress alike and wear the same hair styles! They also have fads that change from year to year.\u00a0 For me\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">In the 8th grade, we wore Robin Hood hats with feathers. In the 9th Grade it was sailor caps and crew cuts, and girls turned the brims down (Gilligan). In the 10th Grade Coon-skin hats (Davy Crocket) were worn, but not in class. In the 11th &amp; 12th grades, engineer boots, greasy duck-tails, black leather jackets, white shirts with collar turned up was the norm. Girls wore poodle skirts, saddle shoes and pony tails (think West Side Story).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Did we receive corporal punishment? Of course. My third grade teacher smacked you in the back of the head with her grade-book if you talked without permission. My coach and my principal knew how to use a paddle. My principal was a golfer, and he had a great swing with a paddle that had holes in it. Did I ever get detention? Yes. How could this happen to a &#8220;perfect&#8221; student?\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">It was a senior&#8217;s &#8220;job&#8221; to torture freshman. I remember finding my bicycle at the top of the flag pole. Initiation into the FFA involved being blindfolded, walking bare-foot across corn kernels on a west floor,\u00a0 being helped along by an electric cattle-prod, and then retrieving (while still blindfolded) strange things (peeled bananas and grapes) from the toilet. In today&#8217;s school world, these have disappeared, being outlawed. To me these memories are precious and tells me that today&#8217;s kids don&#8217;t know how to have fun!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Educational policies must be changed to meet advances in technology.\u00a0 At one time, cell phones were prohibited in the classroom.\u00a0 Today, they are often needed to use certain applications<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a910a99 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a910a99\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8b67a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8b8b67a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/?page_id=164\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Top of Page<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bfe52d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8bfe52d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43c9234 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"43c9234\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"DOE\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd07d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dcd07d7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb7737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cb7737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 1em; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">I retired from the Ohio State Department of Education in 2004 after 17 years in the department.\u00a0 I worked with school funding. The tax-base in most districts is inadequate. This must be augmented by other funds. Based on tax-collections, the state uses a foundation formula to provide additional funds. In addition there are many grants from the U.S. Department of Education and private sources.\u00a0 These help, but come at cost. If the federal government provides a grant, it demands compliance. This can often mean opposition with state goals. Ohio is a conservative state. The grant may have very liberal demands. I remember when the Ohio legislature did not approve a sex-education grant because of its curriculum demands. I had to return the funds, but since the legislature had not approved, the funds were not in the biennial budget. It took me eight years until I found a legislator who was willing to get the provision in the budget so I could return the funds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align);\">One of the questions that we discussed continually was the best way to pay teachers. Many felt, that since teachers are licensed by the state, perhaps they should paid by the state, not by local levies. This ongoing discussion met great opposition from the teachers union. Joint vocational schools were opposed because their instructors were hired from industry and were paid higher wages than most traditional high school teachers. The idea was to set a standard wage based on degree level and years of experience, with bonuses for teaching inner-city, special needs, and some critical fields. We looked at Florida&#8217;s Educational Finance Program (FEFP) Should Ohio change its teacher salary method? That is a problem for the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cdc24c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1cdc24c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c97683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5c97683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/?page_id=164\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Top of Page<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9318fd7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9318fd7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cc6394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"0cc6394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Funding\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d040769 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d040769\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-783eb36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"783eb36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Funding is at the heart of almost all problems and dissension within education, not just in Madison County, but everywhere in the United States. Politics, religion, the tax-base, community and parental concerns often have an impact. Since education tends to lean to liberal ideas, this can cause conflict if the community is very conservative. A school is not supposed to let this affect the hiring of teachers. A hiring interviewer for a public school is not allowed to ask political party or religion. Is this restriction ever violated? I have taught school in three states. One was so conservative, it makes Ohio look liberal! I applied for a teaching position there. The district was 95% of one religion. I was not asked my religion in the interview, but I found later that the district had called the church where I lived to see if I was member of the 95%. I was, and I was hired. Would I have been if I had been of another religion? Maybe not. I have not seen this as a problem in hiring teachers in any of the public districts of Madison County. For private schools. I would expect them to be selective.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">If a public school does not follow hiring rules, they can face enormous fines and even lose accreditation and can be shut down.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the early days of Madison County, state laws forbid the use of public funds for Catholic schools.&nbsp; Do local taxes now fund religious schools? Yes, but not directly. Ohio now attaches funds to the student rather than the school. Every student in Madison County is entitled to a voucher, which the student can use at a school of choice. This can be public, private, both religious and charter, and even partial use for home-schooling if the parents agree to follow state guidelines which involve periodic testing and adherence to curriculum guidelines. In public schools, the number of students determine the funding that the school will receive.&nbsp; However, demographic information is also reported &#8211; race, citizenship status, handicaps, non-English language, or any other item the state requires. This information is used for applying money above the basic formula in the way of grants.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Local funding plays a huge role in the quality of education, both in teaching and facilities. Madison county has one of the highest median tax rates in the U.S. an average of $1802.00 per home in 2024. This means that local taxes are high enough to provide a good education for our students. However, property tax is determined by levy, and levies are often based on how efficiently the local government uses the funds. If wasteful and mismanaged, school levies fail and school quality suffers. If the area is economically depressed such as in southern ohio, jobs are scarce and property values are lower. These schools often are often understaffed, lack curriculum supplies and facilities need updated. There were schools in southern ohio that lacked indoor plumbing in the 1990&#8217;s!&nbsp; These depressed areas need additional funds provided by state and federal grants to even stay in operation. Teachers salaries are low and teachers are always looking for better positions, so the turnover rate can affect the educational quality in the classroom. Madison County is very fortunate that the local population supports education. The buildings are modern and provide up-to-date technology.&nbsp; Teacher&#8217;s salaries are not as high as some of the Columbus districts, but are adequate. Madison teachers tend to renew contracts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Are teachers paid a fair wage? Absolutely not. Because of love of education and the desire to give students the best education possible, the dedicated stay on. Thank goodness, our children have them!&nbsp; I also taught in Florida. I was fortunate in having enough income to live close to the school. Since homes in the coastal region cost several times as much as a home in the center of the state, teachers often car pool as much as hundred miles since they cannot afford to live in the district. Madison County has sufficient housing at a price that most teachers can afford, but this is changing. 2024 prices are rising rapidly, while salaries are not. My home has doubled in market value in 11 years. Inflation is making it very difficult for teachers to find a reasonable home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11edbc2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11edbc2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad1484d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ad1484d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/?page_id=164\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Top of Page<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3bcb0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ab3bcb0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d3d121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2d3d121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Local\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e069eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e069eb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6657b3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6657b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following are lists of public school districts schools and their schools in Madison County as of 2024<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">JONATHAN ALDER SCHOOL DISTRICT<\/span>, 9200 US 42 S, Plain City, OH 43064 Phone 614-873-5621<\/strong><\/p><p>Monroe Elementary &#8211; J Alder &#8211; 3-5 PK-4(also pre) 5000 OH 38, London, OH 43140 Phone 740-857-1711<\/p><p>Plain City Elementary &#8211; J Alder &#8211; 3-5 PK-4(Also Pre) 580 S Chillicothe St, Plain City, OH 43065 Phone 614-873-4608<\/p><p>Jonathan Alder Junior High School (7-8) 6440 Kilbury-Huber Rd, Plain City, OH 43064 Phone 614-873-4635<\/p><p>Canaan Middle Schools (5-6) 8055 US Rt 42 S, Plain City, OH 43064 Phone 614-733-3975<\/p><p>Jonathan Alder High School (9-12) (<span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><b>the Pioneers<\/b><\/span>)9200 US 42 S, Plain City, OH 43064 Phone 614-873-4642<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f27cf2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f27cf2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b32ce80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"b32ce80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJonathan Alder HS\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jonathan-Alder-High.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b32ce80\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Jonathan-Alder-High\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA0NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9Kb25hdGhhbi1BbGRlci1IaWdoLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImIzMmNlODAifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jonathan-Alder-High-300x225.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"225\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJonathan Alder HS Closeup\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jonathan-alder-junior-high-school-plain-city-oh.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b32ce80\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"jonathan-alder-junior-high-school-plain-city-oh\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA0NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9qb25hdGhhbi1hbGRlci1qdW5pb3ItaGlnaC1zY2hvb2wtcGxhaW4tY2l0eS1vaC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJiMzJjZTgwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/jonathan-alder-junior-high-school-plain-city-oh-300x200.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohnathan Alder Jr HS\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb7794 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3cb7794\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce6a66f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce6a66f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mplsd.org\/Default.aspx\">MADISON PLAINS SCHOOL DISTRICT<\/a><\/span><\/strong>&#8211; <b>55 Linson Rd. London, OH 43140 Phone 740-852-0290<\/b>. The district was formed in 1968 by combining Madison South and Plains High Schools, whose last graduating class was 1971. 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href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mp-band.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"91bce5a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"MP Band\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA2MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9tcC1iYW5kLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjkxYmNlNWEifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/mp-band-300x152.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"152\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMP 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DISTRICT<\/span><\/strong><\/a><b>\u00a0&#8211; 906 W Main St, West Jefferson, OH 43162 Phone 614-879-7654<\/b><\/p><p>Norwood Elementary (PK-5) 899 Norwood Dr, West Jefferson, OH 43162 Phone 614-879-7642<\/p><p>West Jefferson Middle School (6-8) 2 Roughrider Dr, West Jefferson, OH 43162 Phone 614-879-8345<\/p><p>West Jefferson <span style=\"color: #654321;\">Local<\/span> High School (9-12) ( <b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the<\/span> <span style=\"color: #d91818;\">Roughriders<\/span><\/b>)1 Roughrider Dr, West Jefferson, OH 43162 Phone 614-970-7691<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196b08b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"196b08b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2008c61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"2008c61\" 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aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWest Jefferson HS\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1860.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2008c61\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1860\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA3MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC8xODYwLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjIwMDhjNjEifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" 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href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Roughriders-football.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2008c61\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Roughriders football\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA3NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9Sb3VnaHJpZGVycy1mb290YmFsbC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyMDA4YzYxIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Roughriders-football-300x269.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"269\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e7546e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e7546e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-772fb4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"772fb4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.london.k12.oh.us\/\">LONDON SCHOOL DISTRICT<\/a><\/span> &#8211; 380 Elm St, 2nd Floor, London, OH 43140 Phone 740-852-5700<\/strong><\/p><p>London Elementary (K-5) London Elementary also hosts a special program called Champions a member of KinderCare Education, with before and after school. It is specifically designed for families whose work makes it difficult to be at home during the Champion hours.\u00a0 It is a fee-based program and is seen as an alternative to day-care facilities by providing activities, snacks, and homework help.<\/p><p>London Middle School (6-8) 270 E. Keny Blvd, London, OH 43140 Phone 740-852-5701<\/p><p>London High School (9-12) (<b>the Red Raiders<\/b>) 336 Elm St, London, OH 43140 Phone 740-852-5705<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0066182 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0066182\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ea3c32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"8ea3c32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLondon High School 1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/London_High_School_-_London_Ohio.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8ea3c32\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"London High School 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA5NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9Mb25kb25fSGlnaF9TY2hvb2xfLV9Mb25kb25fT2hpby5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4ZWEzYzMyIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/London_High_School_-_London_Ohio-300x199.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"199\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLondon High School 2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/London-High-School-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8ea3c32\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"London High School 3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA4NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9Mb25kb24tSGlnaC1TY2hvb2wtMi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4ZWEzYzMyIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/London-High-School-2-300x226.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"226\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLondon High School 3\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/London-High-School-3.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8ea3c32\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"London High School 4\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA4NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9Mb25kb24tSGlnaC1TY2hvb2wtMy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4ZWEzYzMyIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/London-High-School-3-300x226.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"226\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLondon High School 4\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/London-High-School-4.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8ea3c32\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"London High School 5\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA4OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9Mb25kb24tSGlnaC1TY2hvb2wtNC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4ZWEzYzMyIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/London-High-School-4-300x116.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"116\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLondon High School 5\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/London-High-School-Football.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8ea3c32\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"London High School Football\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA5MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9Mb25kb24tSGlnaC1TY2hvb2wtRm9vdGJhbGwuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiOGVhM2MzMiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/London-High-School-Football-300x226.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"226\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLondon High School Football\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/London-High-School-Football-Field.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8ea3c32\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"London High School Football Field\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA4OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9Mb25kb24tSGlnaC1TY2hvb2wtRm9vdGJhbGwtRmllbGQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiOGVhM2MzMiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/London-High-School-Football-Field-300x226.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"226\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLondon High School Football Field\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/London-High-School-Track.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8ea3c32\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"London High School Track\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA5MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9Mb25kb24tSGlnaC1TY2hvb2wtVHJhY2suanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiOGVhM2MzMiJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/London-High-School-Track-300x226.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"226\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLondon High School Track\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/London-Football-Field-Aerial.jpeg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"8ea3c32\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"London Football Field Aerial\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA4NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9Mb25kb24tRm9vdGJhbGwtRmllbGQtQWVyaWFsLmpwZWciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI4ZWEzYzMyIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/London-Football-Field-Aerial-300x225.jpeg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"225\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLondon Football Field Aerial\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32653f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32653f8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebcb723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ebcb723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/?page_id=164\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Top of Page<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7c5218 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7c5218\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0114212 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0114212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following pictures are of typical classroom in 2024.\u00a0 They are from the web, not from Madison County, The first 2 pictures are pre-school, followed by an elementary classroom, a general middle or high school classroom, a lab, a band room and a gymnasium.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f877a36 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f877a36\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971e177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"971e177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;3:2&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Preschool-classroom-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"971e177\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Preschool classroom 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjEwNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9QcmVzY2hvb2wtY2xhc3Nyb29tLTIuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiOTcxZTE3NyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Preschool-classroom-2-300x225.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"225\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Preschool-classroom.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"971e177\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Preschool classroom\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjEwNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9QcmVzY2hvb2wtY2xhc3Nyb29tLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6Ijk3MWUxNzcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Preschool-classroom-300x201.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"201\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/elementary-school-classroom.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"971e177\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\". elementary school classroom\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjEwOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9lbGVtZW50YXJ5LXNjaG9vbC1jbGFzc3Jvb20uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiOTcxZTE3NyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/elementary-school-classroom-300x200.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/high-school-classroom.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"971e177\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\". high school classroom\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjExMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9oaWdoLXNjaG9vbC1jbGFzc3Jvb20uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiOTcxZTE3NyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/high-school-classroom-300x237.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"237\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/High-school-lab.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"971e177\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\". High school lab\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjEwNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9IaWdoLXNjaG9vbC1sYWIuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiOTcxZTE3NyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/High-school-lab-300x199.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"199\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/High-school-band-room.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"971e177\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\". High school band room\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjEwOSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9IaWdoLXNjaG9vbC1iYW5kLXJvb20uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiOTcxZTE3NyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/High-school-band-room-300x190.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"190\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/high-school-gym.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"971e177\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\". high school gym\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjExMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9oaWdoLXNjaG9vbC1neW0uanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiOTcxZTE3NyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/high-school-gym-300x218.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"218\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1fd733 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1fd733\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da567e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2da567e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Tolles\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a779a6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a779a6a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e9360f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e9360f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>TOLLES CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTER<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<b>7877 US 42 S, Plain City, OH 43064 Phone 614-873-4666 <\/b>(JVS) Founded 1971 and first students in 1974<\/p><p>In Ohio Joint Vocation Schools (JVS are school districts) &#8211; (11-12 and adult) However a JVS is unique.\u00a0 Since it teaches vocations, sometimes children or members of the public are present. Early Childhood is an example, parents bring in children for practice. Local firemen may be present to assist the teacher in that field.\u00a0 Most vocational programs have a volunteer advisory committee that keeps the teachers updated on changes and new ideas in the teacher&#8217;s field. Academic programs such as history are included.\u00a0 Students are sent out in the area for further on-site instruction and practice in their field. Students apply and are accepted from local schools if they meet the criteria.\u00a0 Tolles receives students from Fairbanks, Jonathan Alder, London, West Jefferson, Madison Plains, Dublin, and Hilliard.\u00a0 Students remain enrolled at their home high schools and graduate from there. The JVS also provides additional college credits, industry credentials, and valuable work experiences. 204 enrollment is 950 on campus students, 850 satellite enrollments, 97% hired in field. 55% enroll in post-secondary education including many of the 97% percent hired to advance career opportunities.<\/p><p>The last three pictures below are from my lab at Tolles.\u00a0 I taught Senior Data Accounting 1981-1986.\u00a0 The card reader was scrapped when we acquired the VAX system in 1981. I had to keep the card reader until my supervisor retired. She was sure that that card punch machines and card readers would never become obsolete. This was the era before micro-computers became the norm. Mini-computers made card punch machines and card readers obsolete. The Rainbow 100 was an early micro-computer from Apple Corporation. We used it to teach computer graphics &#8211; It became obsolete by 1985. My classroom terminals connected to the VAX 750 were from Burroughs, a British company. We also had a Burroughs mini-computer. It was so slow that compiling 100 lines of COBOL code took 30 minutes.\u00a0 The VAX compiled a hundred lines in 8 milliseconds. The school gave the Burroughs to a local trash hauler.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc34bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7fc34bd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8521abb elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"8521abb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-element-d5aa8ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5aa8ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Madison County has two private schools and one school for student with special needs.\u00a0 These schools are (sources are the schools websites)<\/p><p><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.niche.com\/k12\/st-patrick-school-london-oh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>St Patrick<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0 This is a Catholic School grades PJ K-8, 226 Elm St, London, PH: 740-852-0161, 116 students.\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Since 1874, St. Patrick School has been an educational mission of St. Patrick Church encompassing pre-school, kindergarten, and grades one through eight. Students are taught to be people of integrity, respect, compassion, community, service to others. and of hope. The education program embraces the Gospel of Jesus Christ with daily religious instruction, daily chapel service and prayer, and weekly Mass.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shekinahchristian.org\/\">Shekinah Christian School<\/a>. <\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">This school was started by and is associated with the Mennonite religion, <\/span>and is <span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">located near Plain City, grades K-8, 158 students.\u00a0 The school began in 1978. During a two-year construction of the school building, the students met at the United Bethel Church and modular classrooms.\u00a0 Tuition is $9,995 per year as of 2024<\/span><\/p><p><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/childcarecenter.us\/provider_detail\/fairhaven-early-learning-academy-london-oh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Fairhaven Early Learning Academy<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0 a Kindercare site, provides services for the Madison County Board of Developmental Disabilities, working with the Ohio Department of Education. The program provides play-based, developmentally appropriate opportunities in a safe and nurturing environment for children age three to five.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>In addition Fairhaven provides an extension of London Elementary School for pre-school, since the elementary school has insufficient space for the amount of pre-school children in the city.\u00a0 Fairhaven is located at 1501 St Rd 38 SE, London, PH 740-852-7052.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Note that pre-school is an optional program with a fee of $125 per month as of 2024.<\/p><p>In addition there are child-care centers, day-care centers, baby-sitters and nannies in the county, some are licensed.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f419ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f419ea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-888813b 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data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/St-Patrick-School-3-300x200.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSt. Patrick School - Winter\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/St-Patrick-School-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"888813b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"St Patrick School 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjAyMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9TdC1QYXRyaWNrLVNjaG9vbC0yLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6Ijg4ODgxM2IifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/St-Patrick-School-2-300x200.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSt. Patrick Class on Lawn\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e3f73b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e3f73b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5415848 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5415848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/?page_id=164\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Top of Page<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fdef07 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6fdef07\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e4725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b3e4725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Children\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757a677 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"757a677\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5871a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5871a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the early days of the county, institutions for the poor and sick were established. Orphans and children of destitute parents were usually cared for in the same institutions as the adults.\u00a0 By the 1880&#8217;s most states enacted laws requiring children to be cared for separately.\u00a0 Although often called an orphanage, this is misleading.\u00a0 Besides orphans, the children&#8217;s home also had children whose parents could not care for them because of poverty, illness or in some cases incarceration. The non-orphan children were usually placed by a parent or by court-order. Children&#8217;s home eventually closed for financial reasons. Children&#8217;s homes operated at a loss.\u00a0 Foster homes cost less, about $221 per month less per child.\u00a0 Since the operation of children&#8217;s homes is with public funds, states and counties moved to close them.<\/p><p>Madison County once had a Children&#8217;s Home it was located in London on North Main Street. It started accepting children in 1898. Prior to that children were sent to other counties. The building was demolished in 1974. The 1900 census listed 32 children (listed as inmates) ages 4 &#8211; 14, eleven girls, twenty-one boys<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4134fc7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4134fc7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14dbedc elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"14dbedc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/?page_id=164\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Top of Page<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf3ecf0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf3ecf0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-625022a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"625022a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Rosedale\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1535911 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1535911\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c45ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c45ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is only one school of higher learning in Madison County, Rosedale Bible College, a Mennonite connected school. It is located at the site of a former high school.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #231f20; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: center; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">In 1952, Rosedale Bible College began as a six-week Bible school in the Pleasant View Mennonite Church, with students housed by local church families. By 1969, it had developed into a two-year Bible Institute.\u00a0 Enrollment is 104. Current programs are School of Business and Leadership, Cross-Cultural Learning (Trips abroad), Venture-Akwachink Program (3 week leadership training &amp; Adventure), and Short Term Ministry Programs for academic credit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad4ba7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad4ba7f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-358e1d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"358e1d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;masonry&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:2,&quot;overlay_description&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rosedale-Pike-HS.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"358e1d5\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Rosedale Pike HS\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg0NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9Sb3NlZGFsZS1QaWtlLUhTLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjM1OGUxZDUifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rosedale-Pike-HS-300x185.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"185\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOld Pike HS in Rosedale\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rosedale-3.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"358e1d5\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Rosedale 3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg0OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9Sb3NlZGFsZS0zLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjM1OGUxZDUifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rosedale-3-300x200.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRosedale Bible College\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rosedale-131048.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"358e1d5\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Rosedale - 131048\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg0NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9Sb3NlZGFsZS0xMzEwNDguanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMzU4ZTFkNSJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rosedale-131048-300x225.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"225\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRosedale Bible College from Intersection\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rosedale-Lounge.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"358e1d5\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Rosedale Lounge\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTg1MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21hZGlzb25oaXN0MjAyNC5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjRcLzExXC9Sb3NlZGFsZS1Mb3VuZ2UuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMzU4ZTFkNSJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rosedale-Lounge-300x89.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"89\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRosedale Bible College Lounge\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Rosedale-2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"358e1d5\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Rosedale 2\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d031d28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d031d28\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4048412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4048412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/madisonhist2024.net\/?page_id=164\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Top of Page<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ae57b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55ae57b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7da9628 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7da9628\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Othertypes\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fba4a95 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fba4a95\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a4491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60a4491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>There were plans to open a community college, by a company based in India at the location of the old London school buildings, but this did not occur.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>There are on-line schools, some accredited, some money-making scams. I am no listing these.<\/p><p>There are many colleges, universities and trade schools within driving distance from London (under 50 miles), as shown on the following list.\u00a0 <strong>Click on any of the college names to open its website!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b772345 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b772345\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a5087 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"57a5087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Colleges\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d2418e e-grid e-con-boxed 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5.4h.1l5.7-5.4 5.4 5.3 5.6-5.3 5.5 5.3 5.6-5.3 5.5 5.3 5.6-5.3 5.5 5.4h.1l5.6-5.4 5.5 5.3 5.6-5.3 5.5 5.3 5.6-5.3 5.4 5.3 5.7-5.3 5.4 5.3 5.6-5.3 5.5 5.4V0H-.2v5.8z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b02808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b02808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Name of\u00a0 college(click name for website)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0881c07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0881c07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Location<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f445c33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f445c33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>\u00a0from London<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e102b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e102b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Degree Offered<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f37fff elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9f37fff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ohio_State_University\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Ohio State University<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-067ed7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"067ed7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Columbus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f298f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f298f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 30 miles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0932dce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0932dce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Doctoral\/Higher Research<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23009c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"23009c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cscc.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Columbus State Community College<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83848e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83848e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Columbus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf14fe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf14fe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 28 miles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f90bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f90bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Associate&#8217;s<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98aefb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"98aefb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capital.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Capital University<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19824e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19824e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Columbus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0baa09e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0baa09e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 29 miles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b88bef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b88bef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Master&#8217;s<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d53f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1d53f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ccad.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Columbus College of Art and Design<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb9eee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efb9eee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Columbus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f3a8a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f3a8a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 28 miles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85adcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e85adcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Special Focus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c35aab elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6c35aab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.franklin.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Franklin University<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f96d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73f96d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Columbus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46cdf1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46cdf1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>about 29 miles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-895fb9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"895fb9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Special Focus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2a28be elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f2a28be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mccn.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Mt Carmel College of Nursing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b12af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61b12af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Columbus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b71768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b71768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 27 miles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e10f664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e10f664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Special Focus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57094c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"57094c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohiodominican.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Ohio Dominican University<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb38b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cb38b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Columbus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc9f70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bc9f70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 32 miles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d49b5f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d49b5f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Master&#8217;s<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-865160a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"865160a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcj.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Pontifical College Josephinum<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f034d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f034d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Franklin Co &#8211; north US 23<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d4ab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1d4ab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 36 miles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194813d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"194813d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Special Focus<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e62626d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e62626d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.otterbein.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Otterbein University<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a28b26c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a28b26c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Westerville<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f46d95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f46d95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 44 miles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6159a80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6159a80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Master&#8217;s<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b06dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"19b06dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarkstate.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Clark State College<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f1f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74f1f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Springfield<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c127a4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c127a4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 24 miles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc56a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dc56a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Associate&#8217;s<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b66d8cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b66d8cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cedarville.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Cedarville University<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a28b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65a28b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cedarville<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f51d758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f51d758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 23 miles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20196c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20196c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Masters<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760dedd elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"760dedd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.centralstate.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Central State University<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2560cc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2560cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wilberforce<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2965f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2965f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 28 miles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-460c119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"460c119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Baccalaureate<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c760545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c760545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wilberforce.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Wilberforce University<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9832b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9832b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wilberforce<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df8fe66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df8fe66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 28 miles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41bfd26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41bfd26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Baccalaureate<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-553ab4c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"553ab4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afit.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Air Force Institute of Technology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d4e04d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d4e04d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WPAFB &#8211; Fairborn<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e6f5ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e6f5ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 41 miles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b9b68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9b9b68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Doctorate\/High Research<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f976f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6f976f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wittenberg.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Wittenberg University<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f137f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f137f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Springfield<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0154c8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0154c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 23 miles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d30d08f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d30d08f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Baccalaureate<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f1273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"37f1273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/antiochcollege.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Antioch College<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-275b93e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"275b93e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yellow Springs<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a60385a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a60385a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 34 miles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5c1b65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5c1b65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Baccalaureate<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6579b8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6579b8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Ohio Wesleyan University<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e297455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e297455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Delaware<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea49b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ea49b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 37 miles<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f8a16 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b119932\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Washington C.H. &amp; Hillsboro<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83111d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f83111d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>About 28 miles (Hillsboro 44 from Mt Sterling)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb9a74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfb9a74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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