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School Systems Differ On Value Of Bonds
Regional News Stories: Friday, March 19, 2010
A federal allocation is set to make more than $430 million in construction bonds available to Ohio school districts.

Reporters’ Roundtable
The Sound of Ideas: Thursday, March 18, 2010
Cleveland State University is about to increase its downtown footprint, house more students on campus and renovate some of its classroom space. New CSU president Ronald Berkman is drawing up a campus master plan and preparing for a major fund-raiser, all in his first year. State lawmakers want to know why they're paying for a Workers Compensation Council that's done little but generate controversy. And how does a city get by without 20 per cent of its police force? The city of Toledo may be about to find out. Join us for the reporters' roundtable Thursday morning at 9:00 on 90.3.

Nobel Laureate Speaks At Case Early Childhood Education Forum
Regional News Stories: Thursday, March 18, 2010
Nobel prizewinning economist makes the case that investing in pre-k leads to huge cost savings down the road.

Middle School Kids Learn Team Work in Design Squad Challenge
NewsDepth: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Fifty kids from middle schools in northeast Ohio converged on Cleveland Saturday - right here at the home of Newsdepth - in the Edward P. Campbell Design Squad challenge. Design Squad is a PBS show where kids get to see engineering at work. These kids tackled three challenges throughout the day, learned a lot, and had a lot of fun.

Budget Challenges Force School Districts to Close Buildings, Lay Off Staff
NewsDepth: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The challenges facing our schools are also in the headlines this week. Drastic measures are being taken in some of the nation's school districts where money is so tight that programs are being cut, teachers are losing their jobs, and schools are closing. The Kansas City, Missouri School District announced that it will close nearly half of the district’s 61 schools. Students and parents in Des Moines, Iowa protested a plan to cut hundreds of teaching jobs, many of them in the music and art departments. More cuts are expected this week in Detroit, where the school board is expected to announce 40 school closings. The problem extends further than Kansas City and Detroit. Here in Ohio, the school board for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District approved a plan last week that will close or move sixteen schools by this fall.

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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.