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Recent Coverage
Akron Independent Film Fest, Savion Glover and Rock Hall “Freedom Concert”
Around Noon: Thursday, April 3, 2008
Dee rolls the projectors on the Akron Independent Film Festival; gets in step with Savion Glover for his Cleveland Music School Settlement program - Diaspora of the Drum - with local composer Eric Gould; and spotlights the Rock Hall's "Freedom Concert."
Plan Targets Adult Students
Regional News Stories: Tuesday, April 1, 2008
One part of the solution to Ohio's shortage of highly educated workers is to make it easier for adults to go back to school.
Reporters’ Roundtable: Prosecutions and Audits
The Sound of Ideas: Thursday, March 27, 2008
In the news this week, party-switching voters may find a bit of amnesty, while the former Secretary of State is called to explain--and maybe pay for--some eleventh hour bonuses issued in 2006. Criminal and divorce courts in Cuyahoga county face mounting scrutiny, And senators Voinovich and Brown weigh in from opposite sides of the aisle on the future of the state and the economy. You're invited to join us on the Sound of Ideas for our weekly reporters' roundtable. It's Thursday morning at nine on 90.3
Is the Biomedical Industry Sick?
The Sound of Ideas: Monday, March 24, 2008
Many like to say that the biomedical industry is where Northeast Ohio's future lies... But what if that industry actually isn't so healthy? For the last five years, research funding from the National Institutes of Health has been flat--that means fewer research grants going to universities across the country. Over time that could translate into fewer diseases cured and fewer jobs created in the industry our region is counting on. It's health and economic health, Monday at 9 a.m., on 90.3.
Collinwood Fire Victims Remembered
Regional News Stories: Tuesday, March 4, 2008
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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
N.C. Schools Official Lauds Education Proposal
In NCAA Games, An Underdog Marches On
Economy Puts Squeeze On Education Promises
Parents Fight For The Right To Sell Treats At School
Professor Calls For Balance In Textbooks
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
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