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Menlo Park Academy breaks ground at Joseph & Feiss Clothing Company site
(Plain Press, December 2016) On Wednesday, November 16, Menlo Park Academy, a school which specializes in serving gifted children, broke ground on its renovation of the historic Joseph & Feiss Clothing Company property on W. 53rd in the Stockyard neighborhood’s Fenwick area. When the renovation is completed, Menlo Park Academy plans to move the…
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Hawken School to establish a West Side presence
(Plain Press, November 2016) Hawken School, which has facilities in Gates Mills, Lyndhurst and University Circle on the East Side of Cleveland, recently announced plans to expand its presence on the West Side of Cleveland. In an October 10th letter addressed to the Hawken Community, Hawken School Board of Trustees Chair Charles Cooley and…
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Tackling poverty is the most effective way to improve performance of students in Cleveland schools
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, October 2016) The End Poverty Now! march was by far the largest demonstration in Cleveland during the Republican National Convention. The marchers brought their message before the national media to draw attention to a critical issue. The message should also be heeded here in Cleveland. Census bureau data published…
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Franklin Avenue Block Club’s efforts result in the creation of the Franklin Reading Garden
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, September 2016) Through a planning process that spanned several years, the Franklin Avenue Block Club turned a vacant corner lot into a neighborhood park and gathering place. On August 12th, members of the Franklin Avenue Block Club joined with friends and supporters in a dedication ceremony for the Franklin Reading…
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland robotics program launched by Quake Energy grant
(Plain Press, September 2016) Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland (BGCC) new LEGO robotics program is designed to inspire innovative thinking and career readiness among members. A $5,000 investment by Quake Energy, an Ohio natural gas supplier, is allowing BGCC the program in partnership with Northeast Ohio Robotics Alliance. BGCC intends to form up to…
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Tri-C Awarded Federal Grant to Help Cleveland Students Work Toward College
(Plain Press, September 2016) Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) will use a grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Educational Talent Search Project to provide academic, career and financial counseling to Cleveland Metropolitan School District students who have the potential to succeed in college. Tri-C will provide myriad services to selected Cleveland students, including tutoring,…
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