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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:
• It's Now Easier to Get Your Ohio Teaching License (As Long As You're Not From One of These Five Stat Aaron Knox / Flickr It’s now easier for teachers coming from out-of-state to come work in Ohio – as long as they’ve been teaching for the last five years consecutively and... (more)
• Fordham: This Ed Reform Thing Could Blow Up in Our Face Ohio schools aren’t ready for major changes the state has mandated, according to the results of a survey of superintendents conducted by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. And the rapid... (more)
• Cleveland School District Moves Towards Performance Pay Last night the Cleveland school board unanimously agreed to what city and union officials are hailing as a groundbreaking teacher contract for Ohio. Union members will vote later this month.... (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.

NPR Headlines

• The Doors' Keyboard Counterpoint Goes Silent: Remembering Ray Manzarek Ray Manzarek, whose keyboard was a trademark of The Doors sound, died at the age of 74 on Monday.
• Texas Medicaid Debate Complicated By Politics And Poverty Some Texas Republicans support Medicaid expansion, despite Governor Perry's opposition.
• The Global Afterlife Of Your Donated Clothes Billions of pounds of clothing are recycled each year; nearly half of it is exported.
• Apple's 'Complex Web' Helped It Avoid Taxes, Panel Finds A hearing Tuesday will examine findings of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
• Tweets Capture 'Shock And Awe' At Tornado's Deadly Power Witnesses tweet their reactions to the massive tornado in Oklahoma.

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