Education
Recent Coverage
Report Recommends Merging Ohio School Districts
Regional News Stories: Monday, February 22, 2010
The Brookings/Greater Ohio report says trimming the education bureaucracy is one way to help restore prosperity to Ohio.
Centers For Excellence Include Area Campuses
Regional News Stories: Friday, February 19, 2010
Ohio created a 'Centers of Excellence' program to focus on bio-medical and health care research.
Lakewood Students Honored with Trip to the White House
NewsDepth: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Some Lakewood High School students had an awesome experience in our nation's capitol last week. The eleven students and two teachers traveled to Washington to attend a workshop in the White House. Hosted by the First Lady, it was about music from our country's Civil Rights era. The students were chosen for the leadership activities they have taken on with Cleveland's chapter of "Facing History and Ourselves." The students also attended that evening's concert in the White House where several sat right in the front row with the Obama and Biden families.
Sean Jones and “Revelations: Photographs of Cleveland’s African-American Churches
Applause: Thursday, February 11, 2010
On this episode of Applause, Jazzman, scholar and now the Artistic Director of the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, Sean Jones, lays out his lesson plan for breathing new life into the CJO. And we lift our voice in praise of a revealing book about Cleveland’s African-American churches.
Abortion Foe To Get Belated Honor
Regional News Stories: Thursday, February 11, 2010
Publicity comes to Shelby woman who was denied commendation by Armond Budish.
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Funding
Funding for the coverage of education topics comes from The GAR Foundation; The George Gund Foundation; The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation; and The Cleveland Foundation.
Series
21st Century Schools
The U.S. ranks near the bottom of other industrialized nations in math and science education. Kids in much of the industrialized world are so far ahead of our kids that some experts say only a radical restructuring of how we teach math and science will close the gap.
The Governor’s Town Hall Meeting on Education Reform
Governor Strickland discussed the six principles for education reform he presented in his 2008 State of the State address as well as specific policy ideas for improving Ohio’s schools at the Idea Center® at PlayhouseSquare on August 7, 2008.
National Headlines
Schools Across U.S. Grapple With Closures
Mass School Closures Approved In Kansas City, Mo.
L.A.'s Inner City Schools Struggle With Layoffs
Draft National Education Standards Unveiled
Chicago Tries Management-Style On Schools
Good Teaching Is About Hard Work, Not A Halo
Proposed Set Of U.S. Academic Standards Unveiled
Global University Eliminates Barriers To Education
Upcoming Workshops
Create iPod Videos Using Camtasia (advanced level workshop)
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Learn how to create videos on your iPod.
Digital Photography
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
WVIZ/PBS ideastream brings expertise right into your school with technology training sessions via videoconference.
Using a SMART Board for Literacy and Math in the Primary Grades
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
This session will demonstrate/showcase the many effective ways to integrate the use of the SMART Board in primary grades
