Zack Carreon, WVXU
ReporterExpertise: Education, photojournalism
Education: Bowling Green State University
Contact: zack.carreon@wvxu.org
Favorite Tri-State Neighborhood: West End
Highlights
- Education reporter for WVXU with experience in radio, television and print
- Former content editor and photojournalist at WTOL 11 News in Toledo
- Experience covering news in three Ohio cities — Cincinnati, Cleveland and Toledo
- Cleveland Browns fan
Experience
Before joining Cincinnati Public Radio in 2022, Zack Carreon spent four years covering breaking news, culture and sports in Toledo. He was also an intern for Ideastream Public Media in Cleveland.
Education
Zack graduated with a bachelor's degree in media production from Bowling Green State University with a minor in film and was a BGSU men's rugby player.
About WVXU
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Why trust us
Our team of reporters and editors have decades of experience writing and reporting the news. Our first responsibility is to our listeners and readers. There is no connection between our funding and editorial decisions. When we do cover a funding partner, a disclosure will be mentioned on-air and online. We take pride in our work, editing and fact-checking every story. If an article warrants a correction, we will immediately correct it and explain the correction for complete transparency.
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Funding shortfalls present a difficult decision for some districts: whether to put a property tax or an earned income tax levy on the ballot to raise more revenue. -
The Board of Education for Cincinnati Public Schools rescinded last week's resolution to put a 0.75% earned income tax levy before voters in November. -
The five-year, 0.75% earned income tax will be on the November ballot. Board members were split on whether the district should adopt an income tax or a property tax. -
Some districts are getting creative in their pitch to potential bus drivers to avoid the stress of transportation delays. -
The private Catholic institution Mount St. Joseph University is the latest Cincinnati-area college to add artificial intelligence to its selection of degree offerings. -
The board must decide by sometime next month in order to put a levy issue on the November ballot. -
Most of the people at Wednesday's town hall were district employees. Many said they liked ideas in the plan, but questioned how they might be funded. -
The change comes as Miami rebrands its regional campuses as polytechnic institutions with a greater focus on micro-credentials, certificates and curricula based on industry workforce needs. -
The new strategic plan will act as a road map for the district, but will also be a sales pitch to voters this November, when the district is likely to have a new tax levy request on the ballot for the first time in 10 years. -
It's been 10 years since the school district last asked voters for additional revenue, but many Board members now agree it's time to submit a request.
