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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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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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New bus plan to shorten children’s walks to school this fall
New bus plan to shorten children’s walks to school this fall (Plain Press, September 2012) Parents who have worried about the distance their children have to walk to catch transportation to school will be happy with the bus routing system the Cleveland Metropolitan School District has in place for the 2012-13 school year. Under the…
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Campaign to save John Marshall gains momentum
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, August 2011) John Marshall High School, originally slated for demolition in September of 2011, received at least a one-year stay from the Cleveland Municipal School District (CMSD) until September of 2012. Retired structural engineer Satinder P.S. Puri is leading a campaign to save John Marshall High School from the wrecking…
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Ohio City resident Eric Gordon named new CEO of Cleveland Metropolitan School District
(Plain Press, August 2011) On July 12, 2011, the Board of Education of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District voted to approve the at-will employment contract of Chief Executive Officer Eric S. Gordon. The one-year contract commences July 1, 2011 and ends on June 30, 2012 for the District’s former Chief Academic Officer. Gordon is an…
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Clevelanders explore joining national educational reform effort
(Plain Press, August 2011) About forty Cleveland activists came together on July 21st at a meeting hosted by Organize! Ohio to view Parent Power— an inspirational video about educational reform in New York City, and discuss how to encourage Cleveland parents and community members to get involved in a similar effort. The video, produced by…
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