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StateImpact Ohio

StateImpact Ohio is a collaboration among WCPN, WKSU, WOSU and NPR. Reporters Molly Bloom and Ida Lieszkovszky travel the state to report on the state of education in Ohio, where it’s heading and how it affects you. Read their reports on this site and listen to them on public radio stations across Ohio.

• Recent StateImpact Ohio Features:
• Do High School Football Teams Really Need Their Own Specialty License Plates? Tony Alter / Flickr What do you get the high school football team that already has its own live tiger cub mascot? Perhaps its own state-sanctioned state license plate? Only... (more)
• Feedback Loop: Ohio Education Agency Starts its Move Into Charter School Territory We wrote last week about how Ohio’s largest teachers’ union, the Ohio Education Association, will soon organizing teachers and other staff at charter schools. That’s a big change for the union,... (more)
• In Ohio, Teaching is Still Largely Women's Work Fed Morley / Fox Photos/Getty Images “The economic downturn seems to have worsened an already-vast gap between the numbers of men and women teachers, particularly in the early grades,” Education... (more)
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Statehouse News Bureau

The Statehouse News Bureau provides educational, comprehensive coverage of legislation, elections, issues and other activities surrounding the Statehouse to Ohio's public radio and television stations.

Changing Gears

Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt is a multi-year project that will look at the future of the industrial Midwest, with a two fold mission: journalism and public engagement. Learn more and participate at the Changing Gears website now.

• Recent Changing Gears Features:
• A Notice From Changing Gears
• Web Chat TODAY 3 pm ET/2 pm CT on Changing Expectations
• Chrysler’s First Quarter Results Keep It On Track

U.S.

Video Helps Acquit Student In First Occupy Wall Street Trial
The NYU student was arrested for disorderly conduct, but a video showed him breaking no laws.

Get Ready For Bike To Work Day (And Share Your Photos)
Post a picture of what makes your ride special, and we'll consider it for our gallery.

White House Sandwiches Followed By Snark, Disappointment, Warnings
Over lunch, the U.S.' top Democrats and Republicans told each other what lines they wouldn't cross.

What Killed Orca Victoria? Some Point To Naval Tests
Experts say the whale may have been exposed to a bomb or sonar; the Navy denies responsibility.

Town's Effort To Link Fracking And Illness Falls Short
Despite residents' fears, scientists say they can't link health woes to gas wells in Dish, Texas.

World

U.N. Presence Fails To Prevent Syrian Bloodshed
A funeral turned into a deadly fight that claimed more than 30 lives, many of them civilians.

Are U.S. Troops In Australia A Hedge Against China?
Some Australians are wondering how the U.S. presence will affect their relations with China.

U.N.: It Takes Time To Achieve Results In Syria
Some critics have been calling for stronger measures, including humanitarian corridors.

Civilians Flee, Soldiers Dig In On Sudanese Frontier
The U.N. is threatening both Sudans with sanctions if they can't reverse their escalating feud.

At Trial, Serb Gen. Mladic Taunts Survivors With Throat-Cutting Gesture
Charged with 11 counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, he remains defiant.

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The Listening Project

The topics covered by ideastream on radio, television and multiple media are determined from The Listening Project, a survey of Northeast Ohio residents about the region's assets and challenges. Learn more and participate in The Listening Project now.