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This week on "The State of Ohio": The budget is on its way to a committee that will hammer out the differences before the end of the month deadline. But there are serious issues on both sides that could slow down the talks. A billion dollars is headed back to Ohio employers who paid into the states Bureau of Workers' Comp program. But a critic says the BWC has an outstanding bill that remains unpaid. And more on how Ohio's poorest people are surviving the rising costs of a basic existence.
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| Education Study Results In Mixed News For Ohio. |
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By Jo Ingles - January 9, 2003 |
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A national report by Education Week magazine has good and bad news for Ohio. The study ranked Ohio among the best states when it compared the quality standards for teachers. State education officials say that’s because Ohio has a teacher testing program, financial support for teachers who earn national certifications, and help for new first year teachers. But the report didn’t spell good news for Ohio in other areas. It criticizes the state for not doing enough to attract and keep good quality teachers in high minority and low achieving schools. In an interview with Ohio Public Radio’s Jo Ingles, the education department’s Marilyn Braatz explains why Ohio fared so poorly in these areas of the study. |
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Marilyn Braatz (2:53) 
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| The state education department says it has a couple of targeted programs to help professionals in other fields become teachers. One provides money for people leaving the military to make that switch. Another provides dollars to school districts and colleges to help professionals move into teaching careers, putting a special focus on helping minorities make that switch. |
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