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CMSD CEO Warren Morgan, left, holds a press conference with CMSD Board of Education Chair Sara Elaqad at Ginn Academy, fielding questions about the district's consolidation plan.
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Education
Cleveland schools says 24 principals will be 'displaced' in consolidation; what about other staff?
Conor Morris
The district says the two dozen principals will have the opportunity to seek employment elsewhere in the district amid implementation of a major consolidation plan.
Once open, MetroHealth's new Cleveland Heights Behavioral Health Hospital at 10 Severance Circle will have 112 inpatient beds.
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Health
MetroHealth behavioral health nurses demand protection from violent patients
Taylor Wizner
People attend a press conference and rally in support of fair taxation near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on April 10, 2025. Tax justice advocates attended the 'Federal Fight Back Rally' to speak out against President Trump's tax cuts for the wealthy, and to urge members of Congress to intervene. (Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
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NPR News
Could a tax on billionaires make a dent in wealth inequality?
Here & Now Newsroom
Government & Politics
  1. Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants
  2. Federal judge rules Ohio can transfer unclaimed funds to be used for Browns' stadium
  3. Cuyahoga County passes 'worst budget' since new government's creation in 2011
Law & Justice
Cleveland police headquarters sign outside the Cuyahoga County Justice Center
  1. Federal monitor finds Cleveland Police nearly four times more likely to stop Black drivers
  2. FBI agents sue after being fired for kneeling during racial justice protest
  3. ‘Substantial risk’: Mohican Young Star Academy admissions suspended as state investigates
Health
A doctor uses a stethoscope on a patient. (AstraZeneca/AP)
  1. High cholesterol increases heart disease risk. Here's how to lower yours
  2. Feeling burned out? There's a word for that in Mandarin Chinese
  3. Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia
Education
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District Board of Education at a Nov. 5, 2025 meeting where district CEO Warren Morgan announced a recommendation to merge schools.
  1. Cleveland school board approves sweeping consolidation plan
  2. Bill could offer food to Ohio students with religious dietary restrictions
  3. Millions of borrowers in Biden's SAVE plan would start paying under new settlement
Economy
The Goodyear Polymer Center on the University of Akron's campus. The center houses the university's Polymer Science program.
  1. Akron's Polymer Industry Cluster fosters innovation with new projects
  2. What is a hostile bid? Inside Paramount's maneuver to take over Warner Bros. Discovery
  3. Are we in a recession? Maybe professional Santas can tell us
Environment & Energy
  1. Rising temperatures could have a chilling impact on young children
  2. Study: Delays in how Ohio permits energy projects defray investments
  3. How China, not the U.S., became the main climate solution story in 2025
Science & Technology
  1. Light from satellites will ruin majority of some space telescope images, study says
  2. Is lab-grown fat the next big trend in food? This company hopes so
  3. Your glitchy video calls may make people mistrust you
Race, Gender & Identity
  1. HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
  2. LGBTQ+ advocates concerned about 'affirming' spaces as Studio West 117 closes amid $160k tax debt
  3. U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Arts & Culture
Medical students dancing
  1. Medical students cut loose with ‘Doc Opera’ at Case Western Reserve University
  2. Bernie Toorish, co-founder of The Four Lads, dies at 94
  3. From England to Cleveland: Guy Snowdon builds following, fights streaming battle
Community
The Garrettsville branch of the Portage County District Library was host to a pop-up food pantry on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
  1. Portage pop up pantry connects more rural communities with food assistance
  2. Akron’s bicentennial festivities are almost over, but residents are still eager to celebrate history
  3. Traffic congestion hits a record high, spreading to more hours of the week
Sports
Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass in the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Cleveland, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025.
  1. Browns rookie QB Shedeur Sanders faces four-game test to show he’s the answer
  2. Akron RubberDucks sold to emerging sports ownership company
  3. Bama, Miami in, Notre Dame out and Indiana No. 1 in College Football Playoff rankings
Reporters Notebook
Historic photo from the 1920s shows a city scene
  1. For local nostalgia, 'What It Was' is what it's all about
  2. More than 'food noise' is disappearing
  3. Giving thanks for grandma, family recipes and the taste of nostalgia