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More Than 6,500 Teachers Have Had Unfair Student Debts Erased
By: Cory Turner | NPR
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After an NPR investigation led to an overhaul of the troubled TEACH Grant program, the U.S. Department of Education says teachers have had nearly $44 million in loans turned back into grants.


Ohio Releases Guidelines For Performing Arts To Reopen
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state has released a reopening plan for the performing arts which takes into account the many variables that come with live theater and music,… Read More

Athens Co. Confirms Two COVID-19 Cases For August 22
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 372 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after two new cases were confirmed Saturday. The Athens City-County… Read More

California Battalion Chief On The Challenge Of Fighting Wildfires During A Heat Wave
By: Christianna Silva | NPR
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Firefighters have been battling hundreds of blazes sparked by thousands of lightning strikes. “It wouldn’t matter if we had five times more firefighters,” says the battalion chief for Sonoma County.