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“Value Added”: Grading Teachers Through Student Growth
The state of Ohio is phasing in a new teacher grading system that tries to measure the value a teacher adds to a student’s academic progress. But educators admit “Value Added” is an incomplete metric.
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Group Uses Weekend Shootings To Push Stivers For Gun Meeting
A group that lobbies for gun control is using two weekend shootings to call for a meeting with a Central Ohio Congressman.
Ohio’s “Brain Drain” May Be Easing
An analysis of census data shows that Ohio may finally have seen the end of a decades-long trend of losing young adults to other states.
Police Seek Video From Festival Shooting
Columbus police are seeking any video that may have been taken of a shooting that injured an 11-year-old boy at the Juneteenth Festival.
Changes To Mental Health System Lessen Stigma
Once hidden away, mental illness has become a very public health issue. This week, 89.7 NPR News examines the evolution of mental health treatment in a special three part series.
Ohio Could Ban Reporters From Seeing Gun Records
Journalists would need a court order to access Ohio’s handgun license records under proposed changes to the state’s concealed carry law.
