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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:
• Bill Lets Columbus Schools Share Levy Dollars with Charters It’s been a rough school year for Columbus City Schools. The district is under investigation by the State Auditor’s office and the FBI for tampering with student attendance data and... (more)
• The Other Way Ohio Legislators Want to Expand Private-School Scholarships Ohio legislators are pushing a double-barrelled attempt to expand publicly subsidized scholarships that allow students to attend private schools. In this year’s state budget, Gov. John Kasich proposed an expansion of... (more)
• The Sound of Ideas: How It All Went Right For Stand out Members of the Class of 2013 Chaza Banda was born in Zambia and didn’t speak much English when she started school in the U.S. eight years. In a few weeks, she’ll graduate from Shaw High School in... (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

• In India, More Women Are Playing Matchmaker For Themselves A new generation is giving an old institution a modern twist, using singles networks and websites.
• War Of Words: France Debates Teaching Courses In English Opponents of the measure say conducting classes in English could marginalize the French language.
• Gnomes Crash Distinguished Garden Show In England The contentious creatures were allowed in the 100-year-old Chelsea Flower Show for the first time.
• Obama Keeps Distance From Torture Debate, At Least For Now The president banned enhanced interrogation, but he's largely avoided saying whether it ever worked.
• 'Please, No More Clothes': Okla. Asks For Monetary Donations The aid that has been sent to Moore since the deadly tornado is not always what's needed most.

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