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The Creative Corner (The Wolverine Scene in the Plain Press, June 2015)
Where I’m From By Hannah Abel I’m from a moms who’s far away From a dad who lives with his fiancé I’m from a life that is hard but still I still smile From so many places and I finally settled down I’m from a life where I have 6 siblings and get to see…
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Saving pool and auditorium at Lincoln West will require contributions from key players
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, June 2015) Partnerships with organizations outside of the school district may be the best way to assure Lincoln West High School keeps resources such as its pool and auditorium when the new Lincoln West is built. Only one of the five options put forth by the Cleveland Metropolitan School District…
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Money promised to Cleveland school children from Cleveland parking fees needs to be restored
SCHOOLS’ PORTION SHORTED BY $1 MILLION PER YEAR SINCE 2010 To the Editor: (Plain Press, May 2015) City council just passed a major increase to the parking fees in this city. Coupled with major increases in rates at private lots, the increase in funds generated by the parking tax must be sizeable. One of the…
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Study places Cleveland Metropolitan School District performance in context
(Plain Press, May 2015) CMSD NEWS BUREAU (4/16/2015) When poverty, other student demographic factors and past performance are taken into account, CMSD ranked slightly above average statewide on most indicators last school year, two higher-education leaders say in the draft of a new report. Adjusting for these factors, CMSD also fared above average when compared…
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Cleveland Metropolitan School District updates plans for school construction
(Plain Press, April 2015) The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) held a series of open houses, over the past month, to gather community input on its updated construction plan for Issue 4 funds passed by voters this past November. The school district anticipates the bond issue will raise $200 million and the state of Ohio…
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Cleveland Metropolitan School District secures school to apprenticeship agreement with Cleveland Construction and Building Trades Council
PROGRM WILL START IN THE FALL AT THE NEW MAX HAYES (Plain Press, April 2015) (CMSD NEWS BUREAU) A new landmark agreement, years in the making, will help move students from the classrooms at CMSD’s Max S. Hayes High School to apprenticeships in the construction trades industry. Mayor Frank G. Jackson and District CEO Eric…
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Residents vote to remove landmark status for historic Watterson Lake building to make way for demolition
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, April 2015) At a March 18th Community meeting held in Bethany Presbyterian Church, residents voted 22 to 3 to have historic Watterson Lake School Building on W. 74th and Detroit Avenue removed from its landmark status and demolished. The school, built in 1906 and designed by architect Frank S. Barnum,…
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CTU President David Quolke draws crowd to Walz Library for breakfast meeting
by Chuck Hoven Over fifty people attended the second Breakfast with Cleveland Teacher’s Union (CTU) President David Quolke and Cleveland Teachers Union leadership held at the Walz Library at 7910 Detroit Avenue on January 24th. Common Good Ohio and its staff Rowena Ventura and Pastor Aaron Phillips organized the meeting. CTU President Quolke said he…
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Lincoln West community reaches out with gifts for neighborhood youth
(Plain Press, January 2015) Lincoln West High School students, faculty and staff helped to make Christmas special for children in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood. A weeklong toy drive, spearheaded by Lincoln West senior Jangelis Rodriguez, culminated on December 19th. Generous donations by students, faculty, staff and community partners resulted in cash donations of nearly $400. In…
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