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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:
• Cleveland's Mayor Proposes Another Transformation Plan - One That Could Set Precedent Statewide Cleveland has long struggled to improve its troubled public schools. More than a decade ago the mayor took over the school district. Now, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has a bold new... (more)
• Gov. Kasich's State of the State Speech: Five Education Things He Said Ohio Gov. John Kasich went over familiar ground in his 2012 State of the State speech at an eastern Ohio elementary school. He hit on workforce training, high school graduation... (more)
• Cleveland School District Considers Second "Transformation Plan" in Two Years Two years after approving a "transformation plan" that called for the Cleveland school district to "stay the course in a long, difficult journey," Cleveland's mayor has a new plan to improve... (more)
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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.

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• The Midwest Has No Culture…Right?
• Medium Rare On The Aisle: Movie Theater To Become Steakhouse
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U.S.

Milestone At University Of Michigan: Muslim Chaplain
The University of Michigan is the first public school with a privately endowed Muslim chaplaincy.

Case In Britain Echoes Dilemma At Guantanamo
A British immigration judge ruled that a longtime terrorism suspect should be released on bail.

In South Carolina, Dead-Voter Fraud Doesn't Quite Live Up To Fears
A South Carolina review of dead people on voting rolls looks more like clerical error than fraud.

Calif. Decision Puts Marriage Politics In Spotlight
States from New Jersey to Minnesota to Washington will grapple with same-sex marriage.

Rotavirus Vaccine Doesn't Boost Risk Of Intestinal Problem
A newer vaccine to prevent rotavirus does not cause serious complications, a new report says.

World

Case In Britain Echoes Dilemma At Guantanamo
A British immigration judge ruled that a longtime terrorism suspect should be released on bail.

Labor Law Change May Offer Relief For Spain's Youth
The government is expected to announce plans to overhaul the country's two-tier labor system.

Afghans Worried About Early Exit Of French Troops
Afghans say French troops in an area near Kabul have held an important line against the Taliban.

Afghans Hedge Bets Amid Mixed Messages From U.S.
No clear plan exists for how many U.S. troops will stay in Afghanistan after the NATO mission ends.

In Morocco, The Arab Spring's Mixed Bounty
The monarch offered constitutional reforms and early elections. But a year later, is that enough?

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