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The Fix for Cleveland Schools?

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Last week, Cleveland schools chief Eugene Sanders unveiled an ambitious proposal to transform the entire district. It calls for some sweeping measures, including closing 18 schools, incorporating successful charter schools into the district, and layoffs that will likely be numbered in the hundreds.
Is this the right fix for our region's largest school district?
On the Sound of Ideas, reaction from across the community about the plan to save Cleveland schools, Wednesday morning at 9 on 90.3. Thomas Ott, Education Reporter, The Plain Dealer
TJ Dow, Cleveland City Council, Ward 7
David Quolke, President, Cleveland Teachers Union
David Abbott, Executive Director, The George Gund Foundation
John Zitzner, Co-founder, Zealous Schools