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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:
• 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)
• StateImpact Ohio's Reporting on Seclusion Rooms Recognized by Ohio APME Patrick Gage Kelley / Flickr StateImpact Ohio and the Columbus Dispatch’s joint coverage of the misuse of seclusion rooms in Ohio schools resonated with readers and lead to new rules... (more)
• It's Now Easier to Get Your Ohio Teaching License (As Long As You're Not From One of These Five Stat Aaron Knox / Flickr It’s now easier for teachers coming from out-of-state to come work in Ohio – as long as they’ve been teaching for the last five years consecutively and... (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

• This 9-Year-Old Girl Told McDonald's CEO: 'Stop Tricking Kids' At a shareholder's meeting Thursday, young Hannah Robertson took the fast food giant's CEO to task.
• Researchers Find Bird Flu Is Contagious Among Ferrets With news of the mammals' susceptibility, scientists worry the virus could become more dangerous.
• Hardly A Haven: Home Can Be Deadly In Natural Disasters Data from Superstorm Sandy show most of those who died drowned, many at home.
• In Oklahoma, Praying To A 'God Of Rebuilding' For people in Moore, frequent storms offer proof they'll recover, not evidence they should leave.
• Moore Finds Comfort In Animals Who Survived The Storm Half a dozen temporary shelters have been set up for animals lost when a terrifying tornado hit.

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