Minority teachers underrepresented in Ohio
The Ohio teaching workforce lacks minority representation with just 2 percent of elementary teachers being Black men. In Cleveland two thirds of students are Black as are a third of teachers, while Latinos are 15 percent of students but under 4 percent of teachers. Experts call it a crisis and urge programs to recruit Black and minority teachers through universities.
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Malik Daniels
Center For Teaching In
North Carolina
Harold Brown
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Miami
University of Cincinnati
Police departments turn to bicycle patrols amid rising gas prices
As gasoline climbs toward four dollars a gallon, Chief Jeff Ketner in Hollidaysburg restores daily bike patrols to save money. Other towns like Clive Iowa and Toledo follow suit with officers biking and walking to cut fuel costs while police groups note growing interest and efficiency.
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Pittsburgh
Chris Menton
School of Justice Studies
Roger Williams University
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Hollidaysburg
Jeff Ketner
Ketner
Clive
Iowa
Des Moines
Robert Cox
Cox
Toledo
Mike Navarre
Ford plant in Batavia to close shifting 800 jobs
Ford’s Batavia transmission plant, operating since 1980, will close next month leaving about 800 workers jobless after decades of high tech production. Former employees recall strong memories and a sense of betrayal as Ford had announced closures across Ohio by 2012.
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Ford
Ohio
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Cincinnati
Smith
Fairfax
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Wayne Alexander
Williamsburg
Sharonville
Maumee
Toledo
Brook Park
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