All Sides with Amy Juravich

School leaders in central Ohio could feel pretty good about the marks they received on the state’s annual report card of achievement.

In Franklin County, the average star rating was above 3.5. Some districts, like Upper Arlington and New Albany, boasted 5 stars.

The state’s largest district, Columbus City Schools, beset with challenges from literacy rates to chronic absenteeism, also celebrated a half-star increase.

Today, we’re digging through the data, for a truer picture of how Ohio’s schools are doing. Because not every district had reasons to celebrate. And even those that did, had room for improvement.

Plus, how does Ohio stack up to the rest of the nation?

Guests:

• Cole Behrens, K-12 education reporter, The Columbus Dispatch
• Aaron Churchill, Ohio research director, Thomas B. Fordham Institute
• Morgan Scott Polikoff, education professor, USC Rossier School of Education and co-director, USC EdPolicy Hub

Pickup vs. delivery has a new competitor when it comes to medical prescriptions.

The Cleveland Clinic is taking prescription deliveries to the skies with the help of a drone-delivery company.

WIRED has highlighted women in tech at the forefront of a 2026 special issue. Hear about the bright minds in tech who are working to improve diversity at the top of the tech industry.

We are talking about outer space possibly being the next destination for Google data centers.

It's all coming up on this week's Tech Tuesday.

Guests:

• Lindsey Amerine, chief pharmacy officer, The Cleveland Clinic
• Katie Drummond, WIRED global editorial director
• Russell Holly, director of commerce content, CNET

Columbus has seen record rainfall this summer and fall is shaping up to be soggy as well.

What does that mean for your fall harvest? And what will still grow for the next few months?

Two gardening experts join All Sides to discuss how all this rain has affected our growing season.

Plus, we share tips on how to put your garden to bed for the winter.

Guests:

• Mike Hogan, extension educator/associate professor of agriculture and natural resources, Ohio State University
• Deb Knapke, author/educator and Ohio's Garden Sage

In Washington, Republican Sen. Jon Husted breaks with President Donald Trump and calls for a quick end to the Iran War, citing high gas prices.

State lawmakers return to Columbus this week to vote on pausing Ohio’s gas tax.

Republicans want to hurry up legislation, but will Democrats go along? And where will the $700 million dollars come from to pay for it?

As the November election nears, both Republican and Democratic candidates zero in on voters’ economic concerns.

A court rules that Ohio can require proof of citizenship when registering to vote at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

We're discussing all of these topics on this week's Reporter Roundtable.

Guests:

• Andrew Tobias, state government and politics reporter, Signal Ohio
• Laura Hancock, politics and policy reporter, Cleveland.com
• Morgan Trau, statehouse reporter, WEWS News Five Cleveland

The fall season has officially arrived.

The air is cooling down, but the energy remains hot as ever in central Ohio's arts community.

All Sides Weekend Host Christopher Purdy is talking with three key players in the local arts scene.

Columbus' Palace Theater is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

ProMusica is preparing to launch its new season.

BalletMet is premiering a new ballet centered on the life of film legend Marilyn Monroe.

Host:

• Christopher Purdy, All Sides Weekend and Classical 101 morning host

Guests:

• Chad Whittington, CEO, CAPA
• Janet Chen, CEO, ProMusica
• Remi Wortmeyer, artistic director, BalletMet

For artist and quilt maker Nancy Crow, inspiration comes from the world around her.

From nature to everyday life, her work offers a fresh perspective through patterns and color. Her quilt compositions will be showcased at the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio.

Resilience is a lesson Tracy Tanner learned early in life. Her father stood up against police corruption in Cincinnati. She tells his story in her new memoir Truth Teller, a story of family, adversity and resilience.

What does it take to build a school that meets students where they are? More than a decade ago, Martin Griffith helped turn that vision into reality with Franklinton High School on Columbus’ west side.

We’ll hear about how he built a school with a mission to prepare students for life.

These are our guests on this week's Fascinating Ohio.

Guests:

• Nancy Crow, artist/quilt maker
• Tracy Tanner, author, Truth Teller: How A Real American Family Overcame Adversity with Love, Respect, and Resilience
• Martin Griffith, founder/executive director, Franklinton High School

While Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati are Ohio’s major metropolitan areas, the state has many smaller cities and rural communities.

The members of the bipartisan Ohio Mayors Alliance hope the old cliche about a rising tide raising all boats rings true.

Dozens of Ohio mayors are asking state lawmakers to refocus on the state’s core cities to help pay for municipal needs, including first-responder salaries and city redevelopment grants.

Every city has different plans and priorities, but they all want to unite in a call for increased investment from the state.

Coming up on this hour of All Sides, we’re talking about the Ohio Mayors Alliance’s core cities strategy and how it could strengthen Ohio.

Guests:

• Keary McCarthy, executive director, Ohio Mayor Alliance
• Joe Begeny, mayor of Reynoldsburg
• Christina Muryn, mayor of Findlay

How do we define and maintain family in the modern age? Do we owe something to our families of origin?

Proponents of a more traditional view of family see that children and parents have mutual obligations to each other. People who believe in a democratized version of kinship believe family can be found, rather than born into.

How should mental health professionals handle familial disagreements? Are ideological differences grounds for cutting ties with family members?

Today on All Sides, we are discussing family estrangement, also known as “going no contact.”

Guests:

• Elizabeth Bernstein, columnist, Wall Street Journal
• Rin Reczek, author, Families We Lose: A New Explanation for Family Estrangement
• Noelle Mering, author, No Contact

The Toledo Blade newspaper will close after 191 years if a buyer isn’t found.

Former sister paper The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was saved from a similar fate earlier this year.

There’s been a seismic shift in the print media landscape, but social media is only partly to blame, as some of the damage is self-inflicted.

As newspapers fold and trained reporters lose their jobs, what happens to journalism’s role as The Fourth Estate in holding those in power to account?

Guests:

• Dee Drummond, senior lecturer, University of Toledo/former reporter, The Toledo Blade
• Dan Kennedy, journalism professor, Northeastern University
• Michael Berry, attorney specializing in The First Amendment

What if you could fight fire with sound?

That’s the intriguing premise behind an Ohio startup betting big on sonic technology.

Depending on who you believe, A.I. can either wipe out humanity or help the U.S. achieve dominance over China.

Amid doomsday scenarios, researchers at Anthropic, Open AI, Meta and Google are sounding the alarm – on themselves and the power they’ve unleashed.

Is Washington listening?

And finally – we are talking about new headphone technology, Crock-Pot's mission to improve your kitchen’s aesthetics, and Roku’s expanded streaming services.

All of these topics are being discussed on this week's Tech Tuesday.

Guests:

• Geoff Bruder, co-founder and CEO, Sonic Fire Tech
• Kate Conger, technology reporter, The New York Times
• Russell Holly, director of commerce content, CNET