Top StateImpact Ohio Education Stories of 2011
StateImpact Ohio launched in June 2011 as your source for Ohio education news and analysis from NPR and Ohio public media. It’s been a big year for us, and for education in Ohio. How big? Let us count...
View ArticleSix Ohio Education Stories to Watch in 2012
Here’s our take on the six education stories to watch in 2012: 1. School funding. School funding. School funding. Look for a new K-12 school funding model from Columbus in the first part of 2012. The...
View ArticleOhio One Year into Race to the Top
It’s been a year and a half since Ohio won $400 million dollars in the second round of the federal Race to the Top program. The Department of Education has taken a look at Ohio’s progress in the first...
View ArticleThe Four Major Education Themes in Obama’s 2012 State of the Union
Education came second only to Jobs, Jobs, Jobs! in President Barack Obama’s 2012 State of the Union remarks Tuesday night. Making college less expensive for students continues to be a key talking point...
View ArticleObama Proposes New Race to the Top, This Time, for Higher Ed
Building on the success of the K-12 Race to the Top program in encouraging states to change their education policies and systems, President Barack Obama proposed a second, $1 billion Race to the Top...
View ArticleOhio Continues to Fall Short on Providing High-Quality Preschool
Researchers and politicians on both sides of the aisle agree: good pre-kindergarten programs are essential for success in school, particularly for low income children. But for the second year in a row,...
View ArticleNearly 40 Ohio School Districts Plan to Apply for $400-Million New Race to...
Thirty-nine Ohio school districts, charter schools and other groups have said they plan to apply for some of the $400 million the federal U.S. Department of Education will hand out under district-level...
View ArticleCleveland, Reynoldsburg, Appalachian Schools Up for Slice of $400 Million...
Tricia J / Flickr Eighteen Ohio school districts could receive up to $40 million in federal district-level Race to the Top grants. Cleveland, Reynoldsburg and a group of 15 schools in southeastern Ohio...
View ArticleOhio Districts Miss Out on Latest Round of Race to the Top
The Department of Education has awarded several rounds of Race to the Top grants. This competition was a little different. In the past the grants were given to states who awarded the money to...
View ArticleEducation ‘Reform’ 101: How The Common Core Relates To Other Big Ideas...
“It’s the next big thing.” Jump to… Common Core Race to the Top No Child Left Behind Standardized Tests Accountability That’s a familiar refrain in K-12 education. And the latest big thing may be...
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