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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:
• Cleveland's Mayor Proposes Another Transformation Plan - One That Could Set Precedent Statewide Cleveland has long struggled to improve its troubled public schools. More than a decade ago the mayor took over the school district. Now, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has a bold new... (more)
• Gov. Kasich's State of the State Speech: Five Education Things He Said Ohio Gov. John Kasich went over familiar ground in his 2012 State of the State speech at an eastern Ohio elementary school. He hit on workforce training, high school graduation... (more)
• Cleveland School District Considers Second "Transformation Plan" in Two Years Two years after approving a "transformation plan" that called for the Cleveland school district to "stay the course in a long, difficult journey," Cleveland's mayor has a new plan to improve... (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:
• Originally Exempt From State Cuts, Wisconsin Police And Firefighters Now Face Changes Too
• Cue The Music For The Indiana-Michigan Right to Work Dance Off
• Pining for a Small Town, from Hollywood

U.S.

Obama Shifts His Position On Super PACs
President Barack Obama's campaign has urged top donors to support the super PAC Priorities USA.

Three Takes On What Defines Conservatism In 2012
The GOP presidential candidates are all selling slightly different version of conservatism.

Romney Still Looks Like Front-Runner Even After Santorum's 3-State Romp
Romney still has the money and organization to survive a rough patch in February.

Is Komen's Image Beyond Repair?

Report: Data Show No 'Upsurge In Muslim-American Terrorism'
"The predicted surge" in plots involving Muslim-Americans "has not materialized," researcher says.

World

Finding 'Life, Death And Hope' In A Mumbai Slum
Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo explores extreme poverty in the shadow of luxury hotels.

Egyptian Judge Says Foreign Groups Have Been Working There Illegally
Authorities say the groups have been supporting protesters.

Report: Pentagon 'Beginning Review Of Syria Options'
But U.S. officials also stress that they are committed to finding diplomatic solution to the crisis.

5 Reasons Why Israel Might Bomb Iran, Or Not
Israel is ratcheting up the rhetoric on a possible military strike against Iran's nuclear program.

India's Coffee Consumption Doubles Over Last Decade
Young affluent Indians are more interested in global trends than ever before.

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