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GRADING THE TEACHERS: Is the answer all in the value-added numbers? Story by Ida Lieszkovszky This week, The Plain Dealer and public radio’s StateImpact Ohio collaboration have been reporting on a new measure of teacher performance called “value-added.” It rates individual teachers based on the amount of progress their students make, using test scores and a complex statistical formula.
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| |  GRADING THE TEACHERS: Adding up the value of "value added" teaching in Ohio
Part two of a series: New measure of effectiveness of teachers shows a big gap between rich and poor
More | | |  Exploradio: The nutraceutical gap
Research shows that natural products can treat a range of diseases, but basic research isn't enough to make nutraceuticals mainstream
More | | |  Sustainable agriculture and artisan cheese at Lucky Penny Creamery and Farm
A family farm and homestead with goats, pigs, chickens, and a mission
More | | |  Planners hope visitors to Cleveland's new convention center walk for miles
New facility opens today and planning includes efforts to entice visitors to patronize other downtown attractions
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| | Ashland residents arrested in alleged slavery case | Police say they held a woman and her child in their home to cook and clean
Full story | | | Ohio hikes its estimates of tax revenues | Budget director says about half of extra revenues will be available for tax cuts
Full story | | | Ohio teacher-prep programs rank low in a new study | Only Ohio State receives high rating in report by U.S. News and World Report
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| | Mixed grades for Ohio's teacher prep programs - Kent State disputes the rankings, but says colleges of education are working on improvements
| | | Still no money for Fair Finance victims - Investigations and litigation continue but no big payouts to victims of $200 scam yet
| | | OSU prof and Nobel Prize winner Kenneth Wilson dies - Other headlines: Dayton racino gets major loan; Medina School Board approves levy for November;
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It's time for arts in the outdoors with 'South Pacific' at Porthouse, Larchmere PorchFest, Downtown@Dusk at the Akron Art Museum, Susan Werner at Cain Park, Peter Frampton at Nautica - and more this week in Northeast Ohio.
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Downtown@Dusk at the Akron Art Museum on June 20 - August 15
Downtown@Dusk present eight free family-friendly concerts in downtown Akron on Thursday evenings beginning June 20. Each event includes a gallery talk at the Akron Art Museum and art activities for children.
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WKSU Day at Ohio Light Opera
Ohio Light Opera welcomes WKSU members to Wooster with a ticket discount for the Saturday, June 22 matinee performance of Cole Porter's Silk Stockings and a reception before the evening performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific.
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WKSU Member Nights at Blossom
WKSU members can purchase half-price tickets to four specially chosen Blossom Festival concerts from July 6 through Aug. 24.
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Become a fan of WKSU on Facebook and follow @WKSU on Twitter for online updates and more. Follow @WKSUnow for the WKSU playlist.
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Donate your unwanted car, truck, boat, motorcycle, or other vehicle and support WKSU via the station's vehicle charitable donation program.
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