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Cleveland Metropolitan School District presents plan for school mergers and closings
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press December 2025) On November 5th, Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) Chief Executive Officer Doctor Warren Morgan submitted to the Cleveland Board of Education his administration’s recommendations for the Building Brighter Futures plan for the future of the school district. Upon receiving the plan CMSD Board of Education Chair…
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Board of Education and citizens tasked with reviewing plan calling for massive change in the school system
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press December 2025) The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) Board of Education and the citizens of Cleveland are tasked with reviewing a plan for the future of the school district that will have a profound impact on the future of the City of Cleveland. The plan is titled Building Brighter…
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Community members weigh in on CMSD’s Building Brighter Futures plan
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press December 2025) Over 150 community members gathered at Max Hayes High School on November 19th for the first of three Cleveland Municipal School District (CMSD) Board of Education meetings where the members of the public would have a chance to offer input into the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Building…
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Cleveland Metropolitan School District seeks input in its facility planning
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press November 2025) This fall the Cleveland Metropolitan School District held a series of meetings on its long-term facilities planning process titled Building Brighter Futures: A Pathway to Sustainable Student Success. Meetings were held in each of the six regions that comprise the school district. Some online meetings were also…
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Students move to different buildings for new school year
(Plain Press October 2025) This year in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District several schools will be in different buildings from where they were last year. The new Clark School building at 5550 Clark Avenue is housing not only the returning Clark School students, but also students who attended Walton School last year. Walton…
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Back-To-School celebrations equip students with school supplies
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, August 9, 2025; All City Back to School Festival, Cleveland Public Auditorium, 500 Lakeside Ave. East: Cleveland Metropolitan School District Director of Financial Support and Services Melody Patterson hands out school supplies to parents and children. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, August 9, 2025; Esperanza’s Back-To-School Celebration, Max Hayes High…
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In Memory: Donald “Don” Freeman, February 16, 1939 – July 21, 2025
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FREEMAN FAMILY IN MEMORY DONALD “DON” FREEMAN February 16,1939 – July 21, 2025 (Plain Press September 2025) For over a half a century, Don Freeman and his Soulmate Norma Freeman were a regular presence at Cleveland Board of Education meetings. At the meetings they focused on the responsibility of the…
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New Gallagher School set to open in time for 2025-’26 school year (photo)
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, May 10, 2025; Joseph M. Gallagher School, Southwest corner of W. 65th and Franklin Avenue: The newly rebuilt Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Kindergarten through Grade Eight Joseph M. Gallagher School will reopen in August in time for the 2025-26 school year.
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John Marshall students’ efforts lead to City Council resolution creating Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights
(Plain Press June 2025) Students from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District presented a proposal for a Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights to Cleveland City Council’s Workforce, Education, Training, & Youth Development Committee at its April meeting. The CMSD high school students, and Advanced Placement Environmental Science scholars from John Marshall’s School of Civic & Business…
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Newton D. Baker school to close at the end of this school year
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, April 15, 2025; Board of Education Work Session, Garrett Morgan High School, 4600 Detroit Avenue: Prior to the vote to close Newton D. Baker School, CMSD Board of Education Member Jerry Billups asks about the levels of support that will be available to families moving to new schools. PHOTO BY…
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