StateImpact Ohio

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Education Reporting Throughout Ohio

Education Reporting Throughout Ohio


195 Pieces

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The State Board of Education is set to vote tomorrow (Tues) on a rule change that has sparked anger and debate around Ohio. The board’s Operating S...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2015
  • Length: 03:39
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Members of the state board of education chose their new president Monday. He is Tom Gunlock, one of the 8 members who were appointed to the board b...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2015
  • Length: 03:16
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Many parents know kids are always watching and listening. Mix that natural curiosity with social media and the 24-hour news cycle, and there are a ...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2015
  • Length: 03:41
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Now that higher education funding in Ohio is tied to the number of students who graduate, not enrollment, universities are doing more to see that s...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2015
  • Length: 03:21
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A new report says there are big disparities in attendance rates among charter schools. As Statehouse correspondent Andy Chow reports -- the differe...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2015
  • Length: 03:57
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This weekend fashion students at Kent State University will get together with technology and business majors for a kind-of slumber party. It’s thei...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2015
  • Length: 03:38
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Over the next month, Ohio's students will be taking a new batch of standardized testing aligned to the Common Core, the math and English standards ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2015
  • Length: 03:39
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No less than President Obama has been travelling the country telling young people that they should consider technical jobs that don’t require a col...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 03:56
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In January, an analysis of federal data found that for the first time in at least 50 years more than half of the public school children in America ...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 03:43
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Ohio public schools are in their third week of issuing standardized tests for students in grade 4,5,6,8, and high school. The state legislature pas...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 03:27
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Governor John Kasich proposed this year to spend almost one billion dollars a year on charter schools in Ohio. It’s a sign of how important the cha...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 03:50
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During the past four years in office, Governor John Kasich has been a steadfast supporter of school choice. In the final installment of our series ...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 03:37
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The state sends $900 million to charter schools in Ohio. (In the second of a two-part report), Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler digs deeper in...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 04:04
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As the school year winds down, districts in Ohio will be watching to see what the new biennial state budget has in store. But another issue they ha...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 03:40
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Members of the State Board of Education were upset at their meeting this month when they found out that some charter school sponsors may have been ...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 03:01
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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
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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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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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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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A new system to prevent truant students from being thrown out of school is moving forward.

  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: :56