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Education

Ohio High Schoolers Are Trading Classrooms for Career-Technical Education

Anavi Prakash -
Northwest Ohio resident Tracy Dopp didn’t enjoy school as a child. Listening to lectures just wasn’t for her, she said.  So, when her older sister...
Education

Midwestern Studies Is Having a Moment — These Scholars Want to Make Sure It Lasts

Caitlin Cooper -
A professor, an editor and a filmmaker walk into a bar. No, this is not the opening for a corny joke. This is a post-conference...
Transportation

Eyes on the Road-E-O: Ohio’s School Bus “Olympics” Build Morale Amid a National Labor Shortage

Janek Schaller -
Glistening in the morning sunlight, a yellow school bus makes a long left-hand turn across the parking lot of Westland High School, just outside...
Music

These Ohio Teenagers Run a Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio Station

Terri Briskey -
You might expect the best rock ‘n’ roll curators to be those who’ve lived through the era, but the teenage team behind Blue Devil...
Education

This Unassuming Ohio University Might be the Next Fashion Powerhouse

Vivian Chang -
The elite fashion schools in the U.S. are nearly all found in New York City: think Parsons The New School for Design, the Fashion...
Art & Culture

How Iowa City Became a Creative Writing Powerhouse

Annie Wang -
What do Kurt Vonnegut, Philip Roth and Flannery O'Connor have in common? Besides sharing renown as some of the most notable literary minds of...
Education

Inside Ohio’s Higher Education Funding Crisis

Tyler Pellek -
In 2008, the United States faced its worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. The ensuing budget cuts hit higher education funding hard, especially...
Stories

A Toledo Museum is Breathing New Life Into Great Lakes Stories

Abigail Rabieh -
The Col. James M. Schoonmaker was once known as the “Queen of the Lakes,” a title given to the largest boat sailing the Great...
Education

Studying the Midwest Just Became Cool

Caitlin Cooper -
When Dr. Jon Lauck’s academic career led him down the path of Midwest history studies, he made an unexpected discovery — the field didn’t...
Education

C-R-O-S-S-F-I-R-E: The Battle Over Literacy Education in Ohio

Caitlin Cooper -
As of 2022, 40% of Ohio's third graders were not reading proficiently.  Research has revealed that literacy also impacts development, poverty, health, behavior and community....
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