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  • Three Luis Muñoz Marin students win NBA Math Hoops State Championship

    (Plain Press, May 2014)In early April, three seventh-grade students from Luis Muñoz Marin School won the first National Basketball Association (NBA) Math Hoops State Championship in the grades 6-8 bracket. Students Antonella Vera, Hector Castro, and DaShaun Brooks were honored at halftime of the Cleveland Cavaliers game on Saturday, April 5th after winning the competition…

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  • Students in Salvation Army’s after school program study science with OSU Extension Service

    Some of the older students from the Salvation Army’s Ohio City Branch’s afterschool program on Clark Avenue are participating in a three-part science program this year. In the first part of the school year before the Christmas holiday the students received instruction in science from Case Western Reserve University staff. In the second half of…

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  • Corrections to the February issue

    Max Hayes opening date (Plain Press, March 2014) In the February issue of the Plain Press, an article incorrectly stated that Max Hayes construction would be complete in time for the 2014-15 school year. It should have said the building is scheduled to be ready for the 2015-16 school year. CTO Executive Director (Plain Press,…

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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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