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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

• Flooding Brings San Antonio To Standstill, Kills One In one neighborhood, 54 people were rescued. They described a water level that "was chin-high."
• 'We'll Keep Running': Thousands Complete Final Mile Of Boston Marathon On a cold and rainy day in Boston thousands gathered to finish what two bombs stole from them.
• Stunned By Military Sex Scandals, Advocates Demand Changes Female members of Congress push for legislation to strengthen military sex crime prosecution.
• Job Searching While Black: What's Behind The Unemployment Gap? The unemployment rate for black Americans is about double that for whites.
• Obama Forgets To Salute; Sparks Debate On Presidential Tradition The presidential salute actually breaks with military decorum and was started by Ronald Reagan.

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