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Overweight Pa. students unhappy about fitness class rule

Overweight Pa. students unhappy about fitness class rule

PHILADELPHIA -- Some Pennsylvania university students are upset that their college is requiring overweight students to take a fitness class in order to graduate.

Local kids heading to playoffs, hoping for championship

Local kids heading to playoffs, hoping for championship

SHAKER HEIGHTS -- Two Shaker Heights football teams already have a lot to be proud of, but they're still on the move!

Cuyahoga County Public Library wins national award

Cuyahoga County Public Library wins national award

The Cuyahoga County Public Library has been named one of America's Star Libraries by Library Journal's 2nd Annual Index of Public Library Services.

Bill would enlist Ohio schools in obesity fight

Bill would enlist Ohio schools in obesity fight

COLUMBUS -- Ohio schools would become a key battleground in the fight against childhood obesity, under legislation introduced in both the state House and Senate.

Ravens player the inspiration for 'The Blind Side' movie

Ravens player the inspiration for 'The Blind Side' movie

CLEVELAND -- As the Baltimore Ravens take on the Cleveland Browns, one of their players will be the focus of a new movie that opens in theaters on Friday.

Ohio school board urged not to ease gym class rule

DAYTON -- An Olympic gold medalist and an NFL veteran have joined those urging an Ohio school board to keep requiring all high school students to take gym class.

Students drink more and more often if living in coed dorms

Students drink more and more often if living in coed dorms

In the past 30 years, coed college dormitories have gone from rare to routine, with nearly all students who live on campus now sharing housing with members of the opposite sex.

Ohio school board urged not to ease gym class rule

DAYTON -- An Olympic gold medalist and an NFL veteran have joined those urging an Ohio school board to keep requiring all high school students to take gym class.

Lorain County Community College now offers 'wind turbine' major

Lorain County Community College now offers 'wind turbine' major

Within 10 years, President Barack Obama hopes to create five million "green" jobs. A group of local students believes sixty of those jobs will belong to them.

Girl Scout's bilingual book wins award

Girl Scout's bilingual book wins award

Reading and writing are not easy for her, yet she excels in math, speaks two languages, and is passionate about writing. "I really like words," said Megan Capitena. "I like to make people think and question what they know."

NC principal leaves after cash-for-grades flap

GOLDSBORO, NC -- A North Carolina principal is retiring after school district leaders halted a cash-for-grades fundraiser she approved.

Cleveland: Montessori High School students make 'dino' discovery

Cleveland: Montessori High School students make 'dino' discovery

CLEVELAND -- It's the school field trip of a lifetime for most students. This summer, students from the Montessori High School in University Circle went to Mongolia to look for dinosaur bones.

Hiram: Garfield statue's head restored

Hiram: Garfield statue's head restored

HIRAM -- There was a ceremony today in honor of the restoration of the head of the President James A. Garfield statue at Hiram College.

Trade schools see enrollment increases

Trade schools see enrollment increases

CLEVELAND -- Andy Lipkin is learning about diesel technology as a second career at Ohio Technical College. He is one of the millions who lost jobs in the recession -- and left his home in New Jersey for this Cleveland trade school and hope for a new career.

Ohio schools to go with national course standards

Ohio schools to go with national course standards

COLUMBUS -- Ohio school officials say the state will be one of the first to follow strict new national curriculum standards being coordinated among 48 states.

John Carroll students living the 'simple life'

John Carroll students living the 'simple life'

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS -- John Carroll University is trying a new experiment, known as the "Living Simply Community."

Dinosaurs invade the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Dinosaurs invade the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

CLEVELAND -- Go back to the prehistoric era and learn a thing or two about the creatures that roamed the earth at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

Children's classic Berenstain Bears author stopping in Cleveland

Children's classic Berenstain Bears author stopping in Cleveland

CLEVELAND -- The Berenstain Bears has been a favorite book for parents to read to their children for decades.

 

Northeast Ohio: School districts facing tough times

Northeast Ohio: School districts facing tough times

CLEVELAND -- Many area school districts asked voters for more money this November election day, but it appears many voted their wallets in this tough economy.

Massillon: High school student wins seat on school board

Massillon: High school student wins seat on school board

MASSILLON -- Administrators in one Ohio school district will now have to answer to a high school senior elected to the school board.

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