StateImpact Ohio

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Education Reporting Throughout Ohio

Education Reporting Throughout Ohio


195 Pieces

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The law that engineered the state takeover of Youngstown schools remains controversial. But, as WKSU’s M.L. Schultze reports for Ohio Public Radio,...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2016
  • Length: :53
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In the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, more students are chronically absent than the national average, but the district is working to bring...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2016
  • Length: :13
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A new CEO took the helm of Youngstown City Schools today/ Tuesday. StateImpact Ohio’s Michelle Faust reports a crowd of hundreds gathered to meet t...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2016
  • Length: :56
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A small suburban school district in Northeast Ohio is dangerously close to a strike at the beginning of the next school year. StateImpact Ohio's Mi...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2016
  • Length: 01:03
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Students at a local all-girls school spent the past semester helping to plan a music festival that will take place this weekend. Ideastream’s Eliz...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2016
  • Length: :52
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Scott Scarborough is out as the president of the University of Akron. Trustees accepted his resignation at a special meeting Tuesday, giving him th...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: :58
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A liberal-leaning charter school critic says the federal government has put nearly $30 million into charter schools that have either closed or neve...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: :55
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Auditor Dave Yost has said he wants to keep tabs on charter schools and their reported attendance, since those schools get state funding based on t...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: 02:46
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An Immigrant Rights advocacy group filed a class action federal Civil Rights lawsuit against a rural eastern Ohio school district Monday. The court...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: 01:09
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The federal departments of Justice and Education released a memo last week recommending schools allow students to use bathroom facilities that matc...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: :47
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Cleveland schools and its teachers union are in the midst of negotiating a new contract. But last week, both the Cleveland Metropolitan School Dis...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: 01:19
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The Ohio Education Association Commission on Student Success released a report last week recommending new policies for the state’s education system...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: :47
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Stark State College announced plans to build a campus in downtown Akron.

  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: 01:14
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The Ohio Board of Education unanimously voted Wednesday to hire a new Superintendent of Public Education.

  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: 01:15
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An Ohio Supreme Court ruling this week means city school districts throughout the state won’t recoup millions of dollars they had hoped for. StateI...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: 01:15
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A new system to prevent truant students from being thrown out of school is moving forward.

  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: :56
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Ohio ranks 45th in the nation in terms of college affordability, according to a new study out of the University Of Pennsylvania.

  • Added: Jul 28, 2016
  • Length: :51
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If you’re confused about parts of the state’s school report card system -- you’re not alone. Lawmakers are pushing for a bill that would require a ...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: :56
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Youngstown students went back to school this week amid tension between local and state education leaders. The district is in danger of being taken ...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2015
  • Length: 03:52
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The state legislature this spring has been updating rules for how charter schools operate in Ohio. It’s the latest in the evolution of charters her...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 04:08