Recent Coverage

Gifts To State Schools Stay Strong
Regional News Stories: Monday, February 8, 2010
Some Ohio colleges and universities seem to be bucking a national trend in charitable contributions. Ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports.

Kent Benefits Region As It Approaches Centennial
Regional News Stories: Friday, January 29, 2010
As it prepares to celebrate it's 100 year anniversary, Kent State University is touting an independent report it says demonstrates the school's value to the local economy. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson has details.

Twelve-Year-Old Author Calls Herself the World’s Youngest Teacher
NewsDepth: Thursday, January 28, 2010
At first glance, Adora Svitak looks like any 12-year-old girl. The truth is -- she's anything but. This accomplished “tween” is a poet, as well as an author of young adult books. But there's more - she's actually a teacher, traveling around the world to talk to kids about the joys of reading and writing. Jason Guy caught up to this busy youngster last week, at the Florida Education Technology Conference in Orlando.

Ohio Seventh and Eighth Graders Build Cities of the Future
NewsDepth: Thursday, January 28, 2010
Teams from nineteen Ohio middle schools built cities of the future for the 2010 National Engineers Week “Future City" competition. The competition gives seventh- and eighth-graders the chance to build a city of the future using SimCity Four Deluxe software. Each team built a 3-D model of the city it created and wrote a description of its city.

A team from Bexley Middle School placed first, for the second year in a row. These kids will represent Ohio in the national Future City competition during National Engineering Week next month.

Second Place: St. Vincent de Paul School, Mt. Vernon
Third Place: Immaculate Conception Academy, Cincinnati
Fourth Place: St. Ambrose Middle School, Brunswick
Fifth Place: Morton Middle School, Vandalia

The State of the Union and Ohio
The Sound of Ideas: Thursday, January 28, 2010
Among the challenges facing President Obama are double digit unemployment, a bitterly divided congress, a stalemate over the health care overhaul, two wars, and no real consensus on the way out of the recession. How much traction can he gain on these issues in his first State of the Union address? And what will it mean in Ohio? Thursday morning at 9 join host Dan Moulthrop and a panel of political observers from Ohio and across the nation.

Figuring Out Financial Aid
The Sound of Ideas: Monday, January 25, 2010
Students who borrow to pay for college owe an average of $23,000 by time they pick up their diplomas. But financial aid pros say strategic planning can keep a college dream from turning into a debt nightmare. Monday morning at 9, Plain Dealer consumer affairs columnist Sheryl Harris hosts a conversation with college financial aid experts about exactly how to land aid and save money on tuition.

No Shortage of Jobs in Local Hospital Laboratories
Regional News Stories: Friday, January 22, 2010
In this economy jobs can be hard to find - so it pays to know where to look. Ideastream's Gretchen Cuda reports in Cleveland, there's at least one field with no shortage of openings.

“Race to the Top” Not Likely To Markedly Change Teacher Compensation
Regional News Stories: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Among the most discussed aspects of the federal Race to the Top education grant program is how it will affect teacher compensation. It pitts "pay for performance" against "seniority rules" found in many union contracts. But Cleveland decided to opt out of major change on that front. ideastream®'s Ida Lieszkovszky reports.

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