StateImpact Ohio

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Education Reporting Throughout Ohio

Education Reporting Throughout Ohio


195 Pieces

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A progressive think tank and the state’s largest teachers’ union have released data they say shows mixed grades last year for Ohio’s students who n...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 1
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Cleveland Schools CEO Eric Gordon called the 2013-2014 school year a "year of disruption that yielded tangible results" in his annual State of the ...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:44
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Not too many years ago only the MOST progressive school districts were introducing technology into the k-12 classroom. For the rest it was either u...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:39
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recently spoke at EO Cleveland's Thrive 2014 conference, where he spoke to an audience of entrepreneurs and innovato...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 05:52
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Nearly half the teachers in the classroom said in August that have not been adequately prepared to teach to the Common Core - learning standards th...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:37
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If you're following politics this year you probably know most of the candidates on the ballot for statewide offices, your congressional district, a...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:33
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College classes are beginning for the fall semester and students will soon consider pledging fraternities and sororities on their respective campus...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:01:20
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According to some researchers, the best way for your kid to get an A is to get out of their way. Parental involvement, they say, is overrated. But ...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:01:20
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STEM education--that's science, technology, education, and math-- has gotten lots of buzz over the past few years. But some educators say the arts ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 27, 2014
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 2
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School kids are counting down the days until the end of the school year. But many teachers are already dreading the start of the next school year –...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:01:20
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In a recent international survey of financial literacy, American 15-year-olds scored average. That score was less than thrilling to financial exper...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:01:20
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Movies are filled with inspiring teachers. Think Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous Minds, or Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society. They seem to be ble...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2014
  • Length: 01:01:20
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In Ohio and around the country, openings for software programmers are growing at a far faster rate than most occupations, and the Labor Department ...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:33
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All this winter and spring our StateImpact Ohio education reporting team has been focusing on one of the most consequential decisions a kid can mak...

  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 03:52
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These are the final days of the school year, and for most students, that means final exams and big papers. But Ohio Public Radio’s Karen Kasler fou...

  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 03:22
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Long before students drop out of school they give clues that they are in trouble. Habitually failing to show up for class is one of the most obviou...

  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 03:51
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A new milestone in education was touted last week: 80 percent of students nationwide graduate high school. But that still means 1 in every 5 studen...

  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 50:27
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Starting next fall, students at St. Ignatius, St. Edward and Gilmour Academy will have to submit a lock of hair to test for drugs. School officials...

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  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 50:19
  • Purchases: 1
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This spring new student achievement tests based on standards known as Common Core are getting their first test drive in many school districts throu...

  • Added: May 15, 2014
  • Length: 04:13
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In many countries, apprenticeship programs are looked at as an essential pipeline for building a skilled workforce. It's typically referred to as e...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2014
  • Length: 03:34