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The debate over Ohio’s school report cards continues in Columbus this week as state Board of Education members consider a recommendation to make even more changes to the grades. Last month, Ohio Board of Education members recommended delaying overall grades for schools and school districts that will appear for the first time on report cards this year.

Perhaps the most unbelievable thing about Redoine Faid's prison break is that it's the second time he's done it. He used explosives to escape from a different prison in 2013.

DriveOhio, the state's clearinghouse for autonomous vehicle testing and smart technology, plans to include Interstates I-75 between Cincinnati and...

At least one Ohio school impacted by the abrupt bankruptcy of Discovery Tours will still be able to take their field trip, thanks to the help of their local community, but the travel company’s closure is affecting students across the state. The Columbus Board of Education voted Friday to accept more than $20,000 in donations from local education groups, firefighters, police officers and others for students at Ridgeview Middle School.

State Board of Education members will vote this week on whether to ask for a delay in the implementation of the final phase of the state’s A-F grading system. The 2017-2018 report cards, expected in September, will be the first time schools receive an overall grade. Those summative grades for schools and school districts are made up of more than a dozen smaller measures including academic progress, graduation rates and K-3rd grade literacy

A Strongsville City Schools maintenance foreman has been indicted on two counts for allegedly stealing some $65,000-worth of property. An anonymous tip alerted the state auditor’s office that Robert Schwerman was using school funds to buy equipment for himself. Among his purchases, Schwerman bought a furnace and air conditioner for his home as well as a $20,000 mini utility vehicle, according to Cuyahoga County prosecutor Michael O’Malley.

Former Cleveland City Councilman Joe Cimperman will serve 12 months of probation, pay a $10,000 fine and perform 100 hours of community service as punishment for 26 counts of unlawful interest in a public contract. Each of the counts is a misdemeanor carrying up to 180 days in county jail. The sentence was part of a plea deal with the state auditor's office, which served as special prosecutor in the case.

Former Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Board President George Dixon III received close to a million dollars in health benefits he was not entitled to, according to an investigation by the agency’s board of trustees. Dixon first enrolled in RTA’s insurance policy when he became board president in 1994. During the next 24 years, Dixon racked up $130,000 in unpaid premiums. From 2003 to 2018, his policy paid out more than $900,000 in medical claims.

Mitski's new album is called Be the Cowboy.She talks with All Songs Considered's Bob Boilen about the lead-off single "Geyser," and the near-desperate passion that went into making it.

The owners of Columbus Crew unveiled a new proposal for a Major League Soccer stadium in Austin, Texas, featuring a music performance space, parking…