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RECENT COVERAGE
State Announces $25 Million in Cuts To Higher Education Budget
Regional News Stories: Wednesday, January 7, 2009
The latest round of budget cuts at Ohio's public colleges and universities preserves more than 1.8 Billion dollars in direct insturctional support, but whittles into other kinds of aid. Regents Channcellor Eric Fingerhut announced the cuts Monday. From Ohio Public Radio member station WKSU, M.L Schultze reports...
No More School Buses for North Royalton High Students
Regional News Stories: Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Parents and students at North Royalton High School are paying the price of rejecting a 5.9 mill school levy last November. The school district this week ended all busing for high school students. ideastream®’s Dan Bobkoff has the story.
The Sound of Ideas: Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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.
The Sound of Ideas: Monday, January 5, 2009
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.
Strickland Joins Forces with Other Governors
Regional News Stories: Monday, January 5, 2009
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.
Hopes and Dreams in Troubled Times
Feagler & Friends: Friday, January 2, 2009
Mr. Feagler talks with soon-to-be college grads about their plans for the immediate future.
Annual Robotics Competition Kicks Off
Regional News Stories: Thursday, January 1, 2009
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.
Public Universities Offer Extra Financial Help in Uncertain Economy
Regional News Stories: Wednesday, December 31, 2008
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.
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Funding for the coverage of education topics comes from the Ferro Foundation; The GAR Foundation; The Thomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank Trust; and The Cleveland Foundation.
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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. “21st Century Schools” is a multi-media campaign comprised of stories and programs on radio, television, newspaper and the internet.
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.
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