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• News from around the state and the nation -- March 12, 2010:
• News from around the state and the nation -- March 16, 2010:
• Obama's proposal to reform federal education act offers something for everyone
• News from around the state and the nation -- March 11, 2010:
• Cleveland Board of Education approves district transformation plan
• Ohio chosen as one of 16 finalists in federal Race to the Top competition
• News from around the state and the nation -- March 8, 2010:
• News from around the state and the nation -- March 9, 2010:
• Ohio education leaders compete for federal Race to the Top dollars
• News from around the state and the nation -- March 18, 2010:
• News from around the state and the nation -- March 25, 2010:
• Updated: News from around the state and the nation -- March 26, 2010:
• News from around the state and the nation -- March 29, 2010:
• Commission designed to create improvement plan for Youngstown begins by collecting input from community
• Cleveland schools to announce student building assignments for 2010-2011 school year this weekend
• News from around the state and the nation -- March 22, 2010:
• News from around the state and the nation -- March 23, 2010:
• Former Cleveland superintendent Boyd says education reform 'just can't be done fast'
• Cincinnati's turnaround schools to be potential model for national program
• Cleveland's transformation plan by the numbers
• Ohio's Race to the Top application seeks money for proven programs, acceleration of reforms
• State, district begins work toward improving Youngstown's schools
• Cleveland plan: How does it stack up?
• Cleveland rolls out its plan to improve the district, close schools
• News from around the state and the nation -- March 30, 2010:
• Analysis: Why Ohio lost the first round of 'Race to the Top'
• News from around the state and the nation -- April 1, 2010:
• Community seeks details on Cleveland's transformation plan
• Teacher leader brings reform ideas to Ohio
• Cleveland adds safety, budget details to transformation plan
• Stimulus money worsened education inequities, study says
• State splits the difference on teacher evaluations in Race to the Top application
• Cleveland schools use stimulus money to help create continued, small-group training for teachers
• Cincinnati turnaround schools seeing gains on district tests
• Cleveland turnaround initiative sees signs of success in district's transformation plan
• In education, Strickland happy to rest on laurels
• Most Cleveland turnaround schools on track to raise report card ratings

• The Obama administration’s proposal to revamp No Child Left Behind would put a strong focus on turning around the nation’s lowest-performing schools and making sure students graduate high school prepared for careers and college.
• The New York Times offered an overview with some initial reactions from policy makers and teachers unions after the announcement on Saturday.
• And on Education Week’s Politics K-12 blog, reporter Alyson Klein offers some input on what those reactions might mean as the proposal moves forward.

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