http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/topic_education/ ideastream - Education News (c) Copyright 2009 ideastream - For Personal Use Only http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/soi/15864 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/soi/15864#When:08:00:01Z For 36 years, Ohioans in Stark, Wayne and portions of Ashland and Medina Counties kept Ralph Regula employed in the US Congress. In return, the Buckeye State got a National Park, a medical school, and a congressman loved on both sides of the aisle. On our program, we'll talk to the retiring Republican Congressman about his career, how politics has changed in the last four decades, and the legacy he leaves behind. You're invited to join us Tuesday morning at 9. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:00:01 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/soi/15855 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/soi/15855#When:18:47:01Z These days every news organization has to do more with less. So that makes the decision about what to cover, and how to cover it, more important than ever. So, we'd like to hear from you: what stories should we cover? On the next Sound of Ideas; we'll be joined by editorial decision makers from The Plain Dealer, WKYC TV and ideastream®. We invite you to join us to talk about what direction all of our news coverage should take in 2009. We hope you'll be there, Monday morning at nine on 90.3. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:47:01 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15862 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15862#When:13:59:00Z Ohio Governor Ted Strickland is joining forces with other governors nationwide to tell the federal government that any economic stimulus plan being considered must include money for individual states. From our statehouse bureau, Jo Ingles reports. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:59:00 -0500 http://www.wviz.org/index.php/WVIZ/feagler/15845 http://www.wviz.org/index.php/WVIZ/feagler/15845#When:08:00:00Z A special edition of Feagler & Friends: College Graduates Some wag said the purpose of a liberal education is to make you philosophical enough to accept the fact that you will never make much money. A lot of people are approaching college graduation day. They’ll get their B.A. or perhaps their M-B-A, but will they get a j-o-b? Newly-minted college grads are gazing down from the towers of academe at a bleak landscape. The economy is in the tank, unemployment is the highest it’s been since these graduates were in first grade and most companies have decreased their hiring plans. The report 2008-2009 Recruiting Trends from Michigan State University shows just how grim things have become in the entry-level job market. The report says “In two short years, we have moved from a zenith of exuberant and aggressive college hiring, through a period of cautious optimism, to a place of quiet desperation.” This week on Feagler and Friends we talk with four of the best and brightest from local colleges about their hopes and dreams. Program Guests: Brandon Bradford, Case Western Reserve University Janda Vest, Cleveland State University Ashley Kennedy, Baldwin-Wallace College Peter Niro, John Carroll University Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15858 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15858#When:03:35:01Z How would YOU build a robot that plays basketball, races around a track or stacks rubber rings on huge plastic arms? Teams of engineering students from around the country come up with innovative designs every year - and they're about to get the details for this year's competition. Gretchen Cuda reports. Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:35:01 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15856 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15856#When:21:35:00Z Colleges are taking emergency steps to deal with the number of expected dropouts in the coming year, despite the prospect of funding cuts that could eventually mean higher tuition rates. ideastream®'s Kymberli Hagelberg has more. Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:35:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/soi/15840 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/soi/15840#When:17:49:01Z On the second anniversary of the execution of Saddam Hussein, Case Western Reserve University law professor Michael Scharf joins us to talk about the role he played in training the jurists who tried and convicted the former Iraqi dictator. He'll tell us how he went from being the Iraqi High Tribunal's biggest critic to one of its biggest champions and how a nation reconstructs the rule of law when it has been left in tatters. Join us Tuesday morning at nine on 90.3. Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:49:01 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/soi/15821 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/soi/15821#When:08:00:00Z Twelve months ago, the major party nominations for President were up for grabs, Ohio's budget was less than a billion dollars short and Marc Dann was Ohio's Attorney General. Suffice it to say, things are a little different now. Monday morning at 9, we'll take a look back at 2008--a year when the state went from Red to Blue and local government went under the microscope. Join us for a conversation about the biggest headlines and the biggest stories that somehow stayed under the radar. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15836 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15836#When:19:16:00Z A Cleveland public school official currently on administrative leave in connection with missing equipment is now under scrutiny at his old job. ideastream®'s Kymberli Hagelberg has more. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:16:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15830 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15830#When:21:08:00Z Ohio's poor schools qualify for almost a Billion dollars in state aid -- but a new study says the money doesn't always go where it's intended. ideastream®'s Kymberli Hagelberg has more. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:08:00 -0500 http://www.wviz.org/index.php/WVIZ/feagler/15779 http://www.wviz.org/index.php/WVIZ/feagler/15779#When:18:30:01Z Newsmaker—Todd Hoadley, Superintendent, Olmsted Falls City Schools. Mr. Hoadley made news when he requested, on behalf his school system, $100-million from the government bailout pool. The money would be used for upgrading schools in Olmstead Falls and defraying the cost of federally-mandated education programs. Hoadley wrote in a Plain Dealer op-ed this week that he could think of no better way to stimulate the economy than to invest the money in the education of the next generation. Roundtable: Regina Brett, metro columnist, The Plain Dealer; Greg Saber, reporter, WTAM 1100; Richard Osborne, editor, Ohio Magazine. Water Main Break: A key piece of Cleveland’s water system sprang a big leak sending torrents of water down city streets and emptying the pipes of hundreds of buildings. The leak also emptied offices and school rooms from the near East Side all the way to Rocky River on the west. The incident was the second major water main eruption downtown this year, focusing further attention on water mains laid down in the late 1800’s. Corrupt Government: Ohio is no slouch when it comes to producing political corruption. According to a report in the New York Times, Ohio ranked fifth in the number of public officials convicted or wrongdoing. Ohio ranked tenth in a poll of journalists asked for their perception which states are most corrupt. Despite the problems of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Ohio outpointed Illinois in both polls. Senator Caroline Kennedy? The daughter of John F. Kennedy has let it be known that she’s interested in filling the Senate seat to be opened when Hillary Clinton moves to the Obama cabinet. Caroline Kennedy has never held elective office, but made a political splash in the recent campaign when she endorsed and campaigned for Obama. She’s been making the rounds in New York this week convincing skeptics of her sincerity. Shoe Attack: A surprise visit to Iraq ended with a surprise for President Bush this week. An Iraqi journalist attending a news conference threw both his shoes at the President while hurling verbal insults. Bush was not struck by either shoe and laughed off the incident. The journalist is in jail on criminal charges that could lead to a two-year jail term. The speaker of Iraq’s parliament resigned following a loud debate over whether the shoe-thrower is a heel or a hero. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:30:01 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15768 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15768#When:23:47:00Z Educators and business leaders gathered at Case Western Reserve University today/Wednesday to try to figure out ways to combat the exodus of educated young people from the state. Ideastream®'s Kymberli Hagelberg has this report. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:47:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/soi/15739 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/soi/15739#When:08:00:00Z The average cost of a year at a private college topped $37,000 this year, and some in Ohio are paying a whole lot more. Today's economic realities are causing families of the college-bound to make some tough choices, including deciding whether they can afford go back to school in January. Wednesday morning at 9, join us for a conversation about the costs and sacrifices for a college education. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15727 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15727#When:22:00:00Z It's an arrangement only possible in an economically challenged, post-Cold War world where one superpower is starved for cash and the other needs an image makeover. Currently the Peoples Republic of China is paying for Chinese language courses on more than 300 American college campuses. These "Confucius Institutes" provide a needed infusion of funds, and arm students with a key tool for competing in the global economy. ideastream'®s Kymberli Hagelberg has this report. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:00:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15698 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15698#When:03:42:00Z Governor Ted Strickland brought his search for equitable school funding to Cleveland Thursday. The second of his latest education forums held here at the ideacenter concentrated on getting feedback from the crowd, not revealing much about where he's headed.&reg ideastream's ;Kymberli Hagelberg has this report. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:42:00 -0500 http://www.wviz.org/index.php/WVIZ/feagler/15576 http://www.wviz.org/index.php/WVIZ/feagler/15576#When:21:14:00Z Newsmaker: Susan Goldberg, editor, The Plain Dealer: The city’s daily newspaper terminated 27 employees, many of them in the newsroom, in a cost-cutting move that’s being echoed at newspapers across the country. The papers are trying to get their costs in line with steadily-decreasing revenues, down 11 per cent in 2008 at publicly-held companies. One financial ratings service predicts some cities will lose their daily newspaper. Roundtable: Mark Naymik, politics reporter, The Plain Dealer; Harry Boomer, reporter, 19 Action News; Brian Tucker, publisher & editorial director, Crain’s Cleveland Business. Yes, It’s a Recession: Key economists admitted this week that the U.S. economy has fallen into recession. The National Bureau of Economic Research says the recession actually began in December of last year, and there’s no sign no long or how deep it’s going to be. The economy has dropped 1.2-million jobs this year. Congress, meanwhile, continues to wrestle with the question of whether to extend bailouts to the auto industry. State Budget Mess: The Strickland administration said this week it’ll have to plug a $640-million hole in the state budget for this year, then find ways to save more than $7-billion over the following two years. The declining economy has dried up a portion of the state’s revenue stream and state officials fear Ohioans’ overall paycheck is about to shrink, something that’s never happened. Ted Strickland was among the Governors who met with President-elect Obama this week to request help. Save National City: When the Treasury started doling out bailout money to financial institutions, Cleveland’s National City was not among the recipients. This forced National City to seek a suitor in Pittsburgh’s PNC. Cleveland-area representatives Steve La Tourette and Dennis Kucinich, hoping at least to preserve some National City jobs, met this week with banking regulators but refused to discuss the outcome of the meeting. Bail Us Out Too: What’s good for banks and automakers is good for the schools. That’s why the Olmsted Falls schools applied this week for money from the federal bailout pool. Olmsted Falls wants $100-million dollars. Superintendent Todd Hoadley says half the money would pay for more classroom space, the other half would reimburse the system for meeting federal mandates. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:14:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15575 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15575#When:20:13:00Z Memo to students at state-supported colleges and universities across Ohio - you may be enjoying a freeze on your tuition bills, but don't expect it to continue. That's basically the message that university officials are sending out, following a closed-door meeting this Thursday with Governor Ted Strickland. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:13:00 -0500 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15515 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/15515#When:04:10:00Z A national study of colleges shows Ohio is falling far short of a passing grade on affordability and is lagging behind other states and other countries in the number of adults who hold at least an associate's degree. ideastream's Kymberli Hagelberg reports on the state's higher education challenges and bright spots. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:10:00 -0500