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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

• Jury Deadlocks On Jodi Arias Sentencing The jury that convicted her earlier this month could not decide on the death penalty.
• Evolution Saves Cockroaches From Taking The Bait A new study shows that the insects developed a sudden aversion to sweet-tasting poisions.
• Srinivasan's Confirmation First For D.C. Circuit In 7 Years Sri Srinivasan's seat on the D.C. appeals court was previously held by Chief Justice John Roberts.
• Boy Scouts Vote To Admit Openly Gay Members But the organization's National Council voted to maintain a ban on openly gay adult leaders.
• Head Of IRS Tax-Exempt Division Reportedly Placed On Leave Lois Lerner has been at the heart of a scandal over the targeting of conservative groups.

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