Ohio Schools Move From Books to Proficiency Tests
Ohio public schools will be judged by student proficiency on mandated tests rather than library books and materials. 48 districts are in intensive need with 24 percent or fewer passing the four tests in reading math writing and citizenship.
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Ohio Department of Education
Ted Sanders
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Firelands Girls Basketball Falls 70 42 to Shelby
The Firelands girls basketball team saw their state tournament dream end with a 70 to 42 loss to Shelby on Friday night. Beth Becker of Firelands faced Shelby defender Amy Helinski as part of Saturday sports wrap including results from Olmsted Falls Avon Lake Admiral King and Strongsville.
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Hundreds flock to see weeping Virgin Mary painting
BARBERTON reports hundreds visited a painting of the Virgin Mary said by an orthodox church pastor to have begun weeping on Tuesday. In Washington, Ohio lawmakers reacted with skepticism to overdraft name releases, checking accounts for possible errors after an ethics panel report raised questions about the House bank’s crediting delays. Lawmakers Kasich Regula and Gillmor defended their records, noting no bounced checks found and criticizing the disclosure timing.
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House Bank
Ohio
John Kasich
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Ralph Regula
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Paul Gillmor
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How the House Bank Worked and What It Is
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Turkey S faces deadly 7.1 quake in Erzincan area
A strong earthquake hit eastern Turkey killing more than 570 people. Erzincan city center was heavily damaged with hundreds feared buried and at least 500 bodies recovered, as authorities reported. The quake, the worst since 1983, measured 7.1 on the Richter scale.
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Ankara
Turkey
Ahmet Karabilgin
Sivas
Anatolia News Agency
Erzincan
Fikret Cuhadaroglu
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Erzncan
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Erancan
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Racist Klan Literature Found on Elyria Doors
In Elyria on Bell and Brace Avenues residents report copies of Ku Klux Klan hate literature posted on front doors. Will Nolen, 18, says fliers praising killings of Black people upset the neighborhood already plagued by drugs and risk escalating tensions. The flyers appear to be clippings from a newspaper.
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Elyria
Bell and Brace Avenues
Will Nolen
Oakwood Drive
Nolen
KKK
Vermilion seventh grader wins North District Spelling Bee
Emily Pinewar age 13 of Sailorway Middle School Vermilion captures North District title in the Chronicle Telegram Spelling Bee after spelling arbiter and lyricist correctly. Runner up Matt Hess of St Anthony Lorain falls short in four rounds amid school bee history.
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Emily Pinewar
Sailorway Middle School
Vermilion
Chronicle-Telegram
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Arnold Miller
Emily
Tennyson School
Matt Hess
St Anthony of Padua
Lorain
Matt
Baluly
Emily Piyoyar
St. Anthony's
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