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  • New schools open and CMSD heightens efforts to attract and maintain student population

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, December 4, 2013; Almira K-8 Academy Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, 3375 W. 99th Street: Almira Principal LaVerne Hooks gives an award to retiring Ward 16 Councilman Jay Westbrook for his many years of service to the school and the community.  PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, December 4, 2013; Almira K-8 Academy…

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  • Lincoln West students shine in the city of Brotherly Love

    Lincoln West students shine in the city of Brotherly Love (Plain Press, January 2014) In November of 2013, two Lincoln-West High School students, Kamelia Premsook and Amber Douglas, made presentations at the Family Medicine Education Consortium (FMEC) in Philadelphia, PA. During the Poster Presentation segment of the three-day regional meeting, Amber Douglas, a Lincoln West…

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  • Citizens need chance to dialogue with Board of Education

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, February 2013) Citizens trying to get a fair hearing for their concerns at the Cleveland Board of Education, often leave the Board of Education meeting wondering if the board members were even paying attention. The Cleveland Board of Education meetings are an exercise in frustration for citizens. The Cleveland Municipal…

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  • John Marshall Demolition: Investigate City Hall

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN   Thursday, January 23, 2013; John Marshall High School demolition site, 3952 W. 140th Street: Wearing a gas mask, Satinder P. S. Puri stands in front of the site where cranes are demolishing the historic high school building. P.S. Puri seeks an investigation of Council President Martin Sweeney and Cleveland Mayor…

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  • Parent group presents its plan at Board of Education meeting

    Parent group presents its plan at Board of Education meeting by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, October 2012) Parents of children in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District presented their own educational plan to the Cleveland Board of Education at its September 25th Business Meeting at Tremont Montessori School. The plan titled Speaking Out of School: Parent…

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  • Letter to the Editor

    CMSD Levy Endorsed by Ohio City, Inc. and Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization To the editor: (Plain Press, October 2012) The Near West Side neighborhoods of Ohio City and Detroit Shoreway are experiencing incredible development and investment.  Market Square and Gordon Square are thriving commercial districts and new and rehabilitated housing is booming as more…

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  • Fathers show up around Cleveland Metropolitan School District to walk with their child

    Fathers show up around Cleveland Metropolitan School District to walk with their child (Plain Press, October 2012) Ivan Salcedo had his second-grade son in tow as he walked last Thursday on a day he couldn’t pass up. No, Salcedo didn’t walk his son to Louisa May Alcott School for the doughnuts and drinks that awaited…

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  • Cleveland leaders need to explore other options to secure funds for the schools

    Cleveland leaders need to explore other options to secure funds for the schools by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, September 2012) The City of Cleveland and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District are making an all out effort to pass a 15-mill school levy this November. This represents a 50% increase in the amount of property tax…

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  • Student dress code will remain in place

    Student dress code will remain in place (Plain Press, September 2012) The strict student uniform and dress code the Cleveland Metropolitan School District put in place in August 2007 remains policy for the 2012-13 academic year. The dress code was designed to eliminate what some perceived as a barrier to student learning. Taking a conservative…

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