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Recent Coverage
“Race to the Top” Not Likely To Markedly Change Teacher Compensation
Regional News Stories: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
The Race to the Top" grants initially aimed to move schools to a "pay for performance" model, but Cleveland won't radically change its currentpolicy.
Fifth Grader Amazes Classmates and Teachers with Super Typing Skills
NewsDepth: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
A fifth grader near Topeka, Kansas has a talent that would make some adults jealous. She can type super-fast – 119 words per minute. Videographer Matt Lucht went to Auburn Elementary to Mackensie Lundgren in action. Her goal is to type 200 words per minute by eighth grade.
Westlake Fourth Grader Builds Kinex Roller Coaster Over Winter Break
NewsDepth: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Austin Wilson, a fourth grader in Westlake, Ohio says he put in about twenty hours of work over winter break on a giant roller coaster complete with motor and moving parts. The future engineer made his roller coaster and other fun stuff out of 17,498 Kinex blocks. Austin videotaped his creation and shared it with his class at Dover Elementary.
Choosing to Participate
The Sound of Ideas: Monday, January 18, 2010
An exhibit currently at the Western Reserve Historical Society taps into the spirit of the man for whom we're celebrating a holiday this weekend. The exhibit is called Choosing to Participate. It tells stories people who chose not to be bystanders to injustice, such as Elizabeth Eckford, one of the Little Rock Nine, and also highlights the work of people here across Northeast Ohio. Monday morning at 9 join host Dan Moulthrop for a conversation about what it means to choose to participate.
AFT President Randi Weingarten calls for more Collaboration in Cleveland
Regional News Stories: Friday, January 15, 2010
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten called for increased collaboration between the local union and school district.
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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
Texas Textbook Tussle Could Have National Impact
UConn Earns Top Seed In Women's NCAA Tournament
County Stuck In Information Superhighway Slow Lane
Obama Proposes Dismantling No Child Left Behind
Yearbooks No Longer 2 Good 2 Be 4-Gotten
Obama Wants 'No Child Left Behind' Law Overhauled
Education Secretary Addresses Rising College Costs
The Allure Of For-Profit Universities Grows
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