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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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| School Report Cards Will Change Categories, May Spark Confusion. |
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By Bill Cohen - January 3, 2002 |
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Report cards on individual Ohio schools are coming out Monday, and they may be more confusing than ever. That's because education officials are using new terms to describe different groups of schools, depending on how many of more than two dozen thresh-holds they've reached.
There will now be 5 categories, instead of 4. From the best to the worst, here's what they're called -- excellent, effective, continuous improvement, academic watch, and academic emergency. J.C. Benton speaks for the state education department, and he was questioned by statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen. |
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Bill Cohen reports (2:23) 
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| That's J.C. Benton of the Ohio Department of Education. He says in March, more information about each Ohio school will be released, including breakdowns on how ethnic and gender groups are doing. |
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