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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

• Head Of IRS Tax-Exempt Division Reportedly Placed On Leave Lois Lerner has been at the heart of a scandal over the alleged targeting of conservative groups.
• Alabama Republican Jo Bonner Says He's Leaving Congress The Congressman will take a senior position at the University of Alabama.
• The Weight Of A Med Student's Subconscious Bias Medical students' judgments about obese patients could eventually affect treatment.
• Black Caucus Leader: We Disagree With Presidents, Even Obama The Congressional Black Caucus' chair says more visas for high tech workers could hurt blacks.
• Justice Sotomayor Takes Swing At Famed Baseball Case The noted Yankees fan presided over a replay of the case challenging baseball's reserve clause.

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