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  • Teachers unions urged to present an alternative vision for educational reform

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, February 2014) Sociologist, author and public education advocate Pedro Noguera spoke to a group of community activists and educators at Cleveland State University on January 23rd calling for teachers unions to step up and articulate a vision for educational reform. Noguera says he has been troubled over the past few…

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  • CMSD agreement for construction of Max S. Hayes High School could be example for country

    (Plain Press, February 2014) The Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s (CMSD’s) efforts to make sure recent graduates, Cleveland residents and minority and female workers help build the new Max S. Hayes High School will be featured in a video at a national labor conference in March. The District and the construction manager, Higley Bowen Construction Partners,…

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  • Near West Side Community Council members step up to the plate to get involved with investment schools

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, January 2014) Members of the Near West Side Community Council (NWSCC) have stepped up to the plate to get involved in working to assure that the effort to improve the academic performance of students in Near West Side investment schools proves to be a success. NWSCC member Esperanza, led by…

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  • Property tax exempt hospitals urged to “chip in” to support Cleveland Schools

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, January 2014) As part of a National Day of Action to Reclaim the Promise of Public Education, the Cleveland Teachers Union joined with Common Good Ohio to host a meeting on December 9th in downtown Cleveland to call for the creation of a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) program…

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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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  • Air Products and Chemicals Inc. seeks partnership with Max Hayes to develop Life Skills USA curriculum

    Air Products and Chemicals Inc. seeks partnership with Max Hayes to develop Life Skills USA curriculum by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, November 2013) Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated (APCI), a cryogenic air separation plant on Quigley Road, lies in the heart of Cleveland’s Industrial Valley. The plant separates air into oxygen, nitrogen and argon and…

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  • San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro encourages youth to work hard to achieve their dreams

    San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro encourages youth to work hard to achieve their dreams by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, November 2013) Speaking to a large crowd at the at the Convención Hispana 2013 at St. Ignatius High School on October 19th, Keynote Speaker Julian Castro, the mayor of San Antonio, Texas, took the opportunity to…

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  • Comedian’s visit to Cleveland helps Hispanic UMADAOP & its Youth Center

    Comedian’s visit to Cleveland helps Hispanic UMADAOP & its Youth Center (Plain Press, November 2013) Comedian Bob Perkell, in Cleveland for an October 11th fundraiser to benefit Hispanic Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program (Hispanic UMADAOP), took some time out the night before the fundraiser to meet with youths at the organization’s UMADAOP…

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