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	<title>StateImpact Ohio &#187; Influences</title>
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		<title>Superintendent Won&#8217;t Reinstate Carla Hale, the Fired Catholic Gay Teacher</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/06/11/superintendent-wont-reinstate-carla-hale-the-fired-catholic-gay-teacher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ida Lieszkovszky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lucia McQuaide, the superintendent of schools for the Catholic Archdiocese of Columbus, will not reinstate Carla Hale. Hale was recently fired from Bishop Watterson High School for disclosing a relationship with a female partner in her mother&#8217;s obituary. Hale says she was discriminated against for being gay. Her diocese says she was fired for being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cincinnati Catholic School Teacher Wins Court Case</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/06/07/cincinnati-catholic-school-teacher-wins-court-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ida Lieszkovszky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati was ordered to pay a former teacher $171,000 earlier this week. A federal jury decided Christa Dias was wrongfully terminated when she was fired by her Catholic school after she became pregnant. Dias told the Cincinnati Enquirer she&#8217;s happy about the verdict: “I was relieved. It’s been a very, very long road,” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Worry Ohio State Students, Gee Plans to Stick Around Post-Retirement</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/06/05/dont-worry-ohio-state-students-gee-plans-to-stick-around/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ida Lieszkovszky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Long-time Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee may be retiring from his role as the university&#8217;s president, but that doesn&#8217;t mean he&#8217;ll be leaving campus. “I am leaving the presidency; I am not leaving the university,&#8221; Gee told reporters earlier today. According to our partners at WOSU, Gee is taking the changes in stride: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio Lawmakers Consider Guns in Schools, Religion Courses</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/06/05/ohio-lawmakers-consider-guns-in-schools-religion-courses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ida Lieszkovszky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ohio schools are generally thought of as gun-free zones, but there are exceptions. State law dictates that no one can carry a weapon on school grounds unless they have written authorization from the local school board. “As long as a school board gives them approval they can have all the teachers, all the janitors all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>E. Gordon Gee&#8217;s Retirement Leaves the Columbus School District in the Lurch</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/06/04/e-gordon-gees-retirement-leaves-the-columbus-school-district-in-the-lurch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Molly Bloom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee&#8217;s surprise retirement announcement leaves Ohio&#8217;s largest school district without a leader lined up to take the place of outgoing Superintendent Gene Harris. Harris is set to retire from the Columbus school district effective July 1. Ohio State University Provost Joseph Alutto was supposed to step in as acting superintendent until a permanent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee Announces Retirement</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Molly Bloom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee announced today he plans to retire July 1. Gee&#8217;s retirement comes less than a week after an earlier Board of Trustees reprimand for comments regarding Catholics and the Southeastern Conference became public. Gee has served as Ohio State president since 2007 and previously served in the same post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Complaint Regarding Schools&#8217; Use of American Indian Mascots Dismissed</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/06/04/federal-complaint-regarding-schools-use-of-american-indian-mascots-dismissed/</link>
		<comments>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/06/04/federal-complaint-regarding-schools-use-of-american-indian-mascots-dismissed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Molly Bloom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Education&#8217;s Office for Civil Rights has dismissed a complaint seeking to ban the use of American Indian mascots in K-12 schools, Education Week reports. The original complaint was filed by the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and sought to ban the use of mascots like the Belding Redskins, the Morley-Stanwood Mohawks and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATED: OSU President Gordon Gee in Hot Water for Making Fun of Catholics, Southern Colleges</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/05/31/osu-president-gordon-gee-in-hot-water-for-making-fun-of-catholics-southern-colleges/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 19:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ida Lieszkovszky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ohio State University president E. Gordon Gee has been reprimanded by the university&#8217;s Board of Trustees for jokes he made about Catholics at a meeting of the school&#8217;s Athletic Council. During the council&#8217;s December meeting, Gee said Notre Dame University never joined the Big Ten Conference because Catholic priests can&#8217;t be trusted. The Associated Press [...]]]></description>
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		<title>StateImpact Ohio&#8217;s Reporting on Seclusion Rooms Recognized by Ohio APME</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/05/21/stateimpact-ohios-reporting-on-seclusion-rooms-recognized-by-ohio-apme/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Molly Bloom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patrick Gage Kelley / Flickr StateImpact Ohio and the Columbus Dispatch&#8217;s joint coverage of the misuse of seclusion rooms in Ohio schools resonated with readers and lead to new rules about the use of seclusion and restraint in Ohio schools. Now our work has been recognized by our peers, the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teachers Unions Say They&#8217;re Ready to Fight &#8220;Right to Work&#8221; Bills &#8211; UPDATED</title>
		<link>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/05/02/teachers-unions-say-theyre-ready-to-fight-right-to-work-bills/</link>
		<comments>http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/05/02/teachers-unions-say-theyre-ready-to-fight-right-to-work-bills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 10:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ida Lieszkovszky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Republican lawmakers introduced several bills in the Ohio House yesterday that, if passed, would mean employees in unionized workplaces can no longer be required to pay union dues as a condition of employment. That includes teachers unions. “The people have already spoken during the Senate Bill 5 campaign so it’s unfortunate that we have to [...]]]></description>
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