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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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| Achievement Gaps. |
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By Jo Ingles - April 15, 2003 |
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A new report by a group studying achievement in the state’s elementary, middle and high schools is recommending some schools change the way they teach students. The task force thinks it knows the reasons why, on the whole, blacks, Hispanics, and poor children do not do as well in the classroom as wealthier white children. In an interview with Ohio Public Radio’s Jo Ingles, the Ohio department of education’s Joe Johnson talks about the task force’s findings. |
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Jo Ingles reports (2:53) 
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| The state’s board of education is now making changes to the task force’s plan. A final plan is expected to be approved at next month’s board of education meeting. |
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