• Ohio City resident Eric Gordon named new CEO of Cleveland Metropolitan School District

    (Plain Press, August 2011) On July 12, 2011, the Board of Education of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District voted to approve the at-will employment contract of Chief Executive Officer Eric S. Gordon.  The one-year contract commences July 1, 2011 and ends on June 30, 2012 for the District’s former Chief Academic Officer. Gordon is an…


  • Clevelanders explore joining national educational reform effort

    (Plain Press, August 2011) About forty Cleveland activists came together on July 21st at a meeting hosted by Organize! Ohio to view Parent Power— an inspirational video about educational reform in New York City, and discuss how to encourage Cleveland parents and community members to get involved in a similar effort. The video, produced by…


  • Clifton Arts & Musicfest award winners announded

    (Plain Press, August 2011) Entries in the following categories were chosen as winners in the Juried Art Show at the 24th Annual Clifton Arts & Musicfest on Saturday, June 18, 2011: Best of Show – Don Morrow, Genuine Beach Glass from Lakewood, OH (Jewelry); Best of Show, Fine Art –  Connie Adams, Watercolors by Constance…


  • July 2011 Photos