A LifeWise Academy bus, photographed on Sept. 19, 2025. LifeWise is a Hilliard-based religious instruction program that operates in 34 states and plans to enroll nearly 100,000 students during the 2025-26 school year. (Photo by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal).
LifeWise Academy, a controversial Hilliard-based religious instruction program, expanded to more than 100 Ohio school districts this year.
LifeWise is operating in more than 260 of the state’s 607 districts. It plans to be in about 300 school districts across the state by the end of the school year…