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Max Hayes students learn how to work safely in a lead paint environment
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, May 18, 2023; Max Hayes High School, 2211 W. 65th Street: Max Hayes Construction Program 10th Grade students Yandi Chacon, Derek Gonzalez and Zahyr Scott were among 19 students who completed a Renovation, Repair and Painting Course. The curriculum for the course was designed through a joint effort by the…
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Sixty graduates at Natividad Pagan International Newcomers Academy receive bi-literate certificate for achieving fluency in two languages
At a May 24th graduation ceremony at Natividad Pagan International Newcomers Academy 60 students received a Bi-Literate seal on their high school diplomas along with a separate certificate indicating they are fluent in two languages. Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) Multilingual and Multicultural Family Engagement and Student Support Coordinator Senaida C. Perez says the…
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In Memory: Gloria Aron
PHOTO FROM PLAIN PRESS ARCHIVES In memory of Gloria Aron: December 28, 1945 -January 31, 2023 In the words of Gloria Aron: “Desegregation changed my life forever. I became a community activist. But even more important was when parents, black and white came together. We not only learned how to work together for change…
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Mayor Justin Bibb visits Clark School to promote education and literacy
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Monday, January 23, 2023; Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Clark School, 5550 Clark Avenue: Mayor Justin Bibb reads from the book Thank You OMU by Oge Mora, while second grade students in teacher Damaris Sanchez’s class listen attentively. At a January 23rd visit to Clark School, Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb read a…
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Teachers Union seeks seat at table in selecting for Cleveland Metropolitan School District Chief Executive Officer
by Chuck Hoven At the January 24th Board of Education meeting, hundreds of members of the Cleveland Teachers Union packed into the auditorium at John Hay High School in support of their union leadership’s call for more input in the process of selecting a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the school district. …
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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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Reyes Magos – Three Kings Celebration
PHOTO BY ERIK AULTTuesday, January 3, 2023; Reyes Magos, Three Kings Day Celebration, Buhrer School, 1600 Buhrer Avenue: Ward 14 Cleveland City Council Representative Jasmin Santana passes out grocery gift certificates to families picking up gifts for their children PHOTO BY ERIK AULT Tuesday, January 3, 2023; Reyes Magos, Three Kings Day Celebration, Buhrer 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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Cleveland Metropolitan School District receives $20 million grant from MacKenzie Scott
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, December 2022) At the November 22, 2022 meeting of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) Board of Education, Chief Executive Officer Eric Gordon announced CMSD had received a $20 million dollar donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Gordon said the funds from the donation are unrestricted, meaning that the school…
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Jesse Owens Olympic Oak Tree wins big
PHOTO BY ERIK AULT Wednesday, October 12, 2022; Ceremony to plant a Jesse Owens Oak tree sapling to replace the original tree; James Ford Rhodes High School, 5100 Biddulph Road: Holden Forest and Gardens Tree Corps members planted a sapling propagated from one of four English oak trees given to Clevelander Jesse Owens upon winning…
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