By Harold Gwin, Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio Apr. 4--YOUNGSTOWN -- Ohio falls well below the national average in terms of state funding for full-time college students.

By Stephanie Gottschlich and Laura Bischoff Staff Writers COLUMBUS -- Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut said he expects some aspects of his 10-year master plan for increasing educational attainment in Ohio to be "controversial." A new funding formula, along with the requirement that campuses specialize in their "centers of excellence" and not duplicate programs, isn't meant to regulate colleges though, he said.

By Encarnacion Pyle, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Mar. 16--A new state chancellor was hired a year ago to make Ohio's public universities more accessible, affordable and successful in generating jobs and well-trained graduates. At the end of this month, Chancellor Eric D.

By BRYAN SCHAAF By BRYAN SCHAAF Staff Writer ORRVILLE -- Raising the educational environment in Ohio is the first step toward attaining economic growth, higher education Chancellor Eric Fingerhut told a large audience at the Wayne Economic Development Council's annual meeting on Tuesday morning.

By Encarnacion Pyle, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Feb. 20--As she and the state school board fight to keep their powers, Superintendent Susan T. Zelman challenged lawmakers yesterday to help move Ohio from being the "good-enough state" to the best when it comes to educating children.