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  • Parents get ahead of lead with new supports

    Families of preschool age children minimize the legacy of lead with Bright Beginnings      Parents of preschool age children with elevated blood lead levels do not have to face the challenge alone. Bright Beginnings’ new Parent Support Lead Program empowers parents of children 3 to 5 years old with education, cleaning supplies, nutrition aids, developmental…

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  • Teachers and students ask Cleveland School Board to address security issues

    by Chuck Hoven    Over the past few months, teachers, school personnel, students and community members have raised security issues at the Board of Education meetings. The School Board meeting on January 24th at John Hay High School was no exception.    Responding to some of the concerns raised at previous meetings, Cleveland Metropolitan School…

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  • Residents and school staff raise concerns at Board of Education meetings

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, November 22, 2022; Cleveland Municipal School District Board Business Meeting, Halle School, 7901 Halle School: Cleveland Metropolitan School District Sixth Grade Halle School Student Jeilian Toledo sings Stand by Me as part of a duet with fellow sixth grade student Michael Dinickle. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, November 22, 2022;…

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  • Snow Day in Gordon Square

    PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday, December 10, 2022; Snow Day in Detroit Shoreway, W. 65th and Detroit Avenue: A child, dressed for Snow Day, expresses thoughtful interest.

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  • Books, buses and the unexpected – tips for the new school year

    Books, buses and the unexpected – tips for the new school year by Tonya Sams Plain Press, August 2022        August is here and we will soon hear the ringing of school bells. But preparing for the new year is more than just buying clothes and supplies – it is also about preparing for new situations…

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  • Education Forward’s report indicates severe impact of COVID-19 on education in Cleveland

    Education Forward’s report indicates severe impact of COVID-19 on education in Cleveland by Chuck Hoven Plain Press, August 2022        At the June 28th business meeting of the Cleveland Municipal School District Board, Cleveland Metropolitan School District Chief Executive Officer Eric Gordon shared some of the findings of a recently completed report by Education Forward titled…

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  • Tamir Rice Butterfly Garden

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  • Cleveland Public Theatre’s Station Hope pays homage to ancestors that escaped slavery

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  • Renovation updates for Cleveland Public Library’s branches and StoryWalk introduced at Carnegie West Branch

    Renovation updates for Cleveland Public Library’s branches and StoryWalk introduced at Carnegie West Branch by Bruce Checefsky Plain Press, July 20220                             Cleveland Public Library (CPL) ranked fourth among America’s Star Libraries, earning a prestigious Five-Star rating from the Library Journal, the oldest and most respected publication covering library service. The Library Journal index, published annually, compares…

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  • Local and state politicians show more empathy to developers than to Cleveland’s children

    Local and state politicians show more empathy to developers than to Cleveland’s children by Chuck Hoven Plain Press, July 20220                             Cleveland’s new tax abatement policy set to start on January 1, 2024, while better than the current policy, does little to address the glaring need to substantially increase the flow of property taxes to the Cleveland…

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