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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:
• Grading the Teachers: The Sound of Ideas Takes on Teacher Evaluation, Value Added cogdogblog / Flickr Tomorrow at 9 a.m. WCPN’s talk show The Sound of Ideas will take on the topic of teacher evaluations and Ohio’s use of a statistical, test-based measure called... (more)
• Grading the Teachers: Where the "Most Effective" Teachers Are (MAP) This map shows how many of the teachers at each school received the state’s top value-added rating of “Most Effective.” Value-added is a statistical measure that looks at how much students... (more)
• Grading the Teachers: Teachers in Richer Schools Score Higher on Value-Added Measure Value-added was supposed to be the great equalizer — a measure of schools that would finally judge fairly how much poor students are learning compared with their wealthier peers. Meant... (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

• Women And Children Caught In Middle Of Potato War The National Potato Council says the government discriminates against fresh, white potatoes.
• It's Beach Time... In Alaska, Where Heat Wave Breaks Records Some small communities hit 96 degrees, punctuating the strongest heat wave since 1969.
• To Arm, Or Not To Arm The Syrian Rebels?
• Exhibit Explores US History of 'Rights' Versus 'Privileges'
• The Martini: This American Cocktail May Have An International Twist In honor of National Martini Day, we decided to dig into the drink's muddled past.

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