Conor Morris
Reporter/ProducerExpertise: Education reporting, public records, general assignment, investigative reporting
Education: Wooster High School
Ohio University - Bachelor of Science, journalism
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Upper Edgewater Park
Experience:
Conor Morris covers education in Northeast Ohio. A 2014 Ohio University alum, he previously worked at The Athens NEWS in Southeast Ohio, covering criminal justice, education and more. He moved to Cleveland in 2020 to work with the Northeast Ohio Solutions Journalism Collaborative as a reporter and Report for America corps member, where he covered poverty and the pandemic's impact on Northeast Ohio. Conor volunteers his time to run the Unsilenced Voices of CMSD, a blog for Cleveland Metropolitan School District students. He was born in Marietta, Ohio.
Highlights:
- Won numerous statewide press awards for his investigative and feature reporting on higher education, criminal justice and poverty with The Athens NEWS in Southeast Ohio.
- 2023 Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Award, First Place Best Digital Project & Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Award, Best Medical/Science/Health Care Reporting - “Redlining is affecting Northeast Ohio's children's ability to breathe. Here's what we can do”
- Past stories featured on the Solutions Journalism Network's Solutions Story Tracker, which highlights stories that dig into both a problem and its solution.
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The district alleges Steve Keenan abused the district's purchasing processes. However, board members said it could be part of a larger systemic issue with spending control beyond Keenan. -
A new component on Ohio's annual report cards now measures how well schools are preparing students for college, the military and the workforce after they graduate, and it's impacted some districts' overall scores. -
Advocates say the state is making it harder for families to receive child care benefits, causing further challenges to an already taxed child care work sector. -
The two suits filed against the Catholic high school in Youngstown allege assault, sexual harassment and other illegal conduct by football players and a cover-up. -
It's still not clear exactly when the Cleveland Metropolitan School District will make a decision on which schools to close and consolidate, but it might not happen until 2026 or beyond. -
The school district says it wants to do right by taxpayers by cutting its levies, but actions the Ohio Legislature could endanger its ability to provide property tax relief. -
The suit filed in federal court alleges hazing rituals at Ursuline High School, a private Catholic school in Youngstown, go back "several years" and involve players being sexually and physically assaulted as part of an initiation. -
Officials lauded the removal of the dam, which won't take place for another eight years, as a way to clean up the Cuyahoga River and promote recreational and economic opportunities on the river. -
The students demanded the university not "over comply" with Senate Bill 1, which the university cited in June when it moved to close its LGBTQ+, multicultural and women's centers on campus. -
The agreement comes almost a year after Eastern Gateway Community College closed. YSU would move into the college's main building in Steubenville.
