Jenny Hamel
Host “Sound of Ideas”Expertise: Hosting, broadcast journalism
Education: University of California, Los Angeles
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
Experience:
Before joining the “Sound of Ideas” team, Jenny Hamel was the education reporter for Ideastream Public Media. Prior to that she worked at KCRW, one of two NPR stations in Los Angeles, as a reporter and producer.
Highlights:
- Award-winning member UCLA debate team
- Journalism awards from Press Club of Cleveland, Los Angeles Press Club, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Associated Press Media Editors and the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists
Why trust Ideastream Public Media?
The mission of Ideastream Public Media is to be a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Our highest priority is providing news and information that is reliable and accurate, that is gathered with integrity and professional care and that is presented with precision and respect for the intelligence of our audiences. We are transparent about how we discover and verify the facts we present and strive to make our decision-making process clear to the public. We disclose relationships, such as with partners or funders, that might appear, but will never, influence our coverage.
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The OSU College of Social Work study highlights the need for prevention measures in specific neighborhoods in Ohio.
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For the first year, all students in kindergarten through third grade will be required to take a Tier 1 dyslexia screening test. Fourth through sixth graders can take the Tier 1 dyslexia screener if a parent or a teacher, with permission from the parent, requests it.
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HB 436 mandated that all school districts screen its youngest students for risk of dyslexia starting in the fall.
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Children in both districts were told to remain home Tuesday and Wednesday, after a storm dropped between 15 to 20 inches of snow across Northeast Ohio Monday.
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Starting in July, the local school boards will implement academic improvement plans with the goal of showing how students can improve.
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Both sports have been played in Ohio for years, but recognition as an “emerging sport” means the girls and boys will be able to compete in the OHSAA state championship tournaments.
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With OHSAA recognition, high schools will be able to allocate money specifically for these sports.
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The lawsuit alleges that the school district does not have the authority to require “students to quarantine if exposed to SARS-CoV-2 and wear masks in school and treating unvaccinated and vaccinated students differently.”
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As the Omicron variant spreads throughout the area, higher education institutions are implementing their own strategies for trying to manage the spread of the virus on campus.
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In an email to families Thursday, CMSD CEO Eric Gordon cited a “significant reduction” in reported COVID-19 cases as the reason for his decision to bring kids back into classrooms.