StateImpact Ohio

The savings came from direct negotiations with national publishing companies through the Inclusive Access program. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/stateimpact/2018/06/14/wright-state-saved-students-100k-in-textbook-costs.

Board members will consider the resolution Tuesday. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/stateimpact/2018/06/10/proposed-ohio-boe-recommendation-would-end-a-f-grades.

Mandi and Harris Jaffe will speak at the Temple Emanuel El in Orange. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/stateimpact/2018/06/07/parkland-teens-visit-northeast-ohio-temple.

Officials at Albert Einstein Academies of Ohio say there's an increase in the need for resources for LGBTQ students. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/stateimpact/2018/06/04/lakewood-charter-high-school-focused-on-lgbtq-students-will-open-this-fall.

Chillicothe’s Nilla Rajan and Massillon’s Snehal Choudray both made it to the finals, but didn't make it to the end. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/stateimpact/2018/05/31/ohio-finalists-miss-the-mark-in-national-spelling-bee.

The $1 million investment by Cleveland City Council in training for city workers could also impact health and education. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/stateimpact/2018/05/28/cleveland-s-trauma-training-could-do-more-than-stunt-violence.

An analysis by Stanford University places Ohio's proficiency scores on exams near the bottom of states. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/stateimpact/2018/05/28/researcher-ohio-s-proficiency-standards-are-too-low.

The graduation rate jumped to 93 percent due to a change in Ohio law. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/stateimpact/2018/05/25/akron-schools-graduation-rate-jumps-for-class-of-2018.

Gov. John Kasich gave the graduation address for Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/stateimpact/2018/05/23/kasich-talks-virtue-in-harvard-graduation-address.

The now-defunct online charter school could face criminal charges for allegedly inflating student attendance numbers. Detailed show notes at https://www.ideastream.org/stateimpact/2018/05/22/franklin-county-prosecutor-seeks-outside-counsel-for-ecot-case.