APNewsBreak: GA, NY, NC, OH named ‘Race to the Top’ winners to share $3 billion for schools

APNewsBreak: GA, NY, NC, OH named grant winners

Ohio family whose teenage daughter committed suicide sues high school in bullying case

Ohio school sued over suicide in bullying case

Ohio family settles case with Christian teacher accused of branding crosses in students’ arms

Christian teacher settles Ohio arm-branding case

18 states, DC named finalists for ‘Race to the Top’ education reform grants

18 states, DC are education reform grant finalists

New complaint alleges Ohio psychologist had role in Guantanamo detainee abuse

Ohio psychologist faces Guantanamo abuse claim

3 Ohio sorority formals turn ‘Animal House’; embarrassed university ups anti-alcohol fight

Sororities’ antics spur school alcohol efforts

Gag order requested ahead of settlement talks in Ohio religion-in-classroom firing case

Settlement talks in Ohio school religion case

Big Ten accepts Nebraska for membership in another blow to Big 12

Nebraska joins Big Ten

LINCOLN, Neb. — Paterno vs. Pelini. Huskers vs. Hawkeyes. Trips to Columbus, Ohio, instead of Columbia, Mo.

Nebraska asks Big Ten for membership, confident it will be accepted in another blow to Big 12

Nebraska seeks Big Ten membership

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska fans accustomed to making road trips to Columbia, Mo., better get ready to reset their GPS units for Columbus, Ohio.

Michigan State AD says Cavaliers are eyeing Tom Izzo but have not offered him a contract

Mich. St AD: Cavs haven’t offered Izzo a contract

Michigan State AD says Cavs have shown interest in Izzo, but have not offered him a contract

MSU AD says Cavs have not offered Izzo a contract

Cleveland wins! 14-year-old ends Ohio drought, spells ’stromuhr’ to win National Spelling Bee

Teen breaks Cleveland drought, wins Spelling Bee

Ohio teen spells ’stromuhr’ to win National Spelling Bee, 3rd straight Indian-American champ

Ohio teen wins National Spelling Bee

WASHINGTON — No theatrical flourishes for Anamika Veeramani. She kept her hands behind her back and rattled off the letters of every word she was given — until she was crowned the spelling bee champion.

E-mail reveals Ohio St president called Texas counterpart in unfolding Big Ten addition review

E-mail hints at Texas in Big Ten addition talks

Small-town girl’s guitar guided ‘American Idol’ finalist Crystal Bowersox in tough times

‘Idol’ finalist can’t wait to reveal her own songs

University of Illinois trustees approve tuition increase, $620,000 salary for new president

UI trustees OK tuition hike, $620,000 Hogan salary

NCAA looks at options, mindful of hurt feelings in what will be bigger, 68-team March Madness

NCAA mulling options for bigger March Madness

Miami U sorority in Ohio drops appeal, suspended for 2 years for trashing event hall

Miami-Ohio sorority drops appeal

OXFORD, Ohio — Miami University says a sorority chapter has dropped its appeal of a two-year suspension for bad behavior at a formal held at the Underground Railroad museum in Cincinnati.

Another Ohio sorority gone wild? Univ. of Dayton group in trouble over banquet hall damage

Third Ohio sorority in trouble over wild partying

Miami University of Ohio plans changes after 2nd report of bad behavior at sorority formal

2nd Ohio sorority accused of trashing event hall

Lettuce recall expands to Tennessee, 23 sickened by E. coli poisoning

Lettuce recall expands to Tennessee

WASHINGTON — An outbreak of E. coli poisoning has expanded to Tennessee, where one more person has been sickened after eating romaine lettuce grown on an Arizona farm.

Miami U suspends sorority after venue owner complains of wild behavior at spring formal

Miami-Ohio sorority suspended after wild formal

Lettuce recall expands as FDA investigates Arizona farm as source of E. coli outbreak

Lettuce recall expands as FDA investigates E. coli

Students sickened in E. coli outbreak; FDA investigating Ariz. lettuce farm

E. coli outbreak may be from Arizona lettuce farm

3 critically ill in E. coli outbreak of strain; FDA investigating Ariz. lettuce farm

FDA investigating E. coli at Ariz. lettuce farm

3 critically ill in E. coli outbreak of strain that may be hard to ID; Ariz. lettuce recalled

Lettuce recalled in 23 states; E. coli suspected

E. coli suspected in 19 sickened, including 3 critical; AZ lettuce recalled from 23 states

E. coli forces lettuce recall; 19 ill in 3 states

19 people in 3 states sickened by E. coli outbreak; tainted lettuce is suspected

E. coli outbreak sickens 19 people in 3 states

E. coli outbreak possibly linked to lettuce sickens 19 in OH, NY, MI; college campuses hit

E. coli sickens 19 in OH, NY, MI

WASHINGTON — An E. coli outbreak possibly linked to tainted lettuce has sickened at least 19 people in Ohio, New York and Michigan, including students on three college campuses, prompting a recall throughout much of the country.

E. coli outbreak linked to lettuce sickens 19 in OH, NY, MI; college campuses hit

E. coli sickens 19 in OH, NY, MI

WASHINGTON — An E. coli outbreak possibly linked to tainted lettuce has sickened at least 19 people in Ohio, New York and Michigan, including students on at least two college campuses, prompting a recall throughout much of the country.

Clemson hires Wright State’s Brad Brownell as basketball coach to succeed Oliver Purnell

Clemson selects Brad Brownell as basketball coach

Police: Notre Dame recruit ‘drunk and belligerent’ in fatal fall off Florida hotel balcony

Police: Notre Dame recruit ‘drunk’ on fatal fall

GE Aviation to add research center near Dayton, Ohio

GE to put research center in Dayton

CINCINNATI — GE Aviation announced plans Wednesday for a new electric power systems research and development center near Dayton in southwest Ohio.

Education Department: Delaware, Tenn. get $600M in 1st round of ‘Race to the Top’ grants