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Recent Coverage
Medina Schools Staff Stick to the Wall to Raise Money for Haiti
NewsDepth: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Students at Medina High School conducted - literally - an off-the-wall fundraiser Friday. Teaching staff volunteered to be stuck to the wall to raise money for Haiti. Fifty rolls of duct tape later, Superintendent Randy Stepp, choir director Tyler Skidmore, and language arts teacher Jennifer Oehler were stuck to the wall. Superintendent Stepp was the first to fall, followed by Mr. Skidmore. Ms. Oehler had to be peeled off the wall. The fundraiser earned three hundred dollars.
Tackling Extreme Student Debt
Regional News Stories: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
One doctor tells her story of accumulating more than $500 thousand in student loans.
Student Upset About Sex-Ed Training
Regional News Stories: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
A Parma Heights student upset about the abstinence-centered sex-ed he recieved, testified before the Ohio House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Report Recommends Merging Ohio School Districts
Regional News Stories: Monday, February 22, 2010
The Brookings/Greater Ohio report says trimming the education bureaucracy is one way to help restore prosperity to Ohio.
Centers For Excellence Include Area Campuses
Regional News Stories: Friday, February 19, 2010
Ohio created a 'Centers of Excellence' program to focus on bio-medical and health care research.
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Funding
Funding for the coverage of education topics comes from The GAR Foundation; The George Gund Foundation; The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation; and The Cleveland Foundation.
Series
21st Century Schools
The U.S. ranks near the bottom of other industrialized nations in math and science education. Kids in much of the industrialized world are so far ahead of our kids that some experts say only a radical restructuring of how we teach math and science will close the gap.
The Governor’s Town Hall Meeting on Education Reform
Governor Strickland discussed the six principles for education reform he presented in his 2008 State of the State address as well as specific policy ideas for improving Ohio’s schools at the Idea Center® at PlayhouseSquare on August 7, 2008.
National Headlines
Deaths Revive Cornell's Reputation As 'Suicide School'
Education Secretary: Struggling Schools Can Be Saved
More Than 40 Detroit Schools Slated To Close In June
Teachers Skeptical Of Obama's Education Plan
Education Secretary Pushes 'No Child Left Behind 2.0'
A Look Back At Women’s Studies Since The 1970s
Spellings: 'No Child Left Behind' Is A 'Toxic Brand'
Health Care Reform Could Revamp Student Lending
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