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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:
• Ohio's Job Training System, from High School to College and Beyond, Targeted for Kasich Revamp Ohio Gov. John Kasich is moving forward with a plan to revamp the state's job training system, a plan that reaches far into Ohio's K-12 and postsecondary education systems and... (more)
• University of Akron School Property Deal Shows Your Legislators in Action When the University of Akron wanted to acquire an unused Akron high school without paying cash-money, the college's general counsel went to talk to their state rep. A little while later —... (more)
• Good Grades in Akron Could Lead to Free College Tuition Mario Tama / Getty Images Graduate from high school, get accepted to a local college and we'll help you pay for it: It's a deal that a growing number of... (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 Visual Guide To Midwest Migration During The Great Recession
• Midwest Memo: Breaking Down The Foreclosure Settlement Numbers, Right To Work In Ohio And A Surplus In Michigan
• Bankrupt Carmakers, Cheese, Oprah, Speedways And Swingers (Really?): The Industrial Midwest According To Stereotypes

U.S.

'The Interrupters': Keeping Peace On The Streets
A new film chronicles former gang members working to keep retaliatory gang violence from escalating.

Santorum's Support Goes Beyond Social Conservatives, Strategist Says
Santorum drew support from Tea Partiers and mainstream Republicans in Missouri, his strategist says.

Halos Can Turn To Horns, Corporate Donors Find
Companies seek to burnish their brands by giving to worthy causes, but may get burned instead.

Nuclear Safety, Cost Issues Loom As U.S. OKs Reactor
A coalition of groups plans to sue to stop the project, citing the nuclear meltdown in Japan.

Catholics Split Over Obama Contraceptive Order
The GOP presidential hopefuls are framing the issue as a question of religious freedom.

World

Does The 2011 'Photo Of The Year' Look Familiar?
It was taken in Yemen, but it might ring a bell — if you know your Renaissance history.

'Situation Could Not Be More Dire,' Syrians In Besieged City Say
Activists say Homs is surrounded by tanks and that troops may soon launch a ground offensive.

Ousted Maldives President Championed Environment
Mohamed Nasheed was an outspoken leader on why action should be taken to protect the environment.

Rebellious Syrian City Of Homs Pelted By Rocket Fire
The United Nations Security Council has failed to approve a resolution against Syria.

Greece Waits For Bailout After Meeting EU Conditions
Greek politicians agreed on cuts to bring the budget in line with what the European Union demanded

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