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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

• Hedge Fund Manager Apologizes For Comments On Female Traders Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones says he's sorry for saying that mothers can't be good traders.
• 'Four Little Girls' Awarded Congressional Gold Medal The four girls' deaths in a bombing attack at a Birmingham church changed the Civil Rights movement.
• A Token Gift May Encourage Gift Of Life Some economists argue it's time to rethink restrictions on incentives for blood donors.
• Ring Nebula Is More Like A Jelly Doughnut, NASA Says Researchers say the new clarity reveals details in the Ring Nebula that were previously unseen.
• Ex-Guatemalan President Extradited To U.S. Alfonso Portillo faces charges of laundering $70 million through U.S. banks.

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