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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 move comes after the university filed discipline notices against dozens of students after almost two weeks of pro-Palestinian protests earlier this year.
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The move comes despite the school district being rebuffed by voters on new operating money four times in the last three years.
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Robert Heard Sr. was the longest-serving member of the board. He steps down at a time when the district has a levy on the ballot in November and faces financial challenges.
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In districts with LifeWise Academy chapters, students can be excused during a "free period" with their parents permission to attend Bible study class outside the school.
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New data from the Ohio Department of Education shows voucher usage at school districts like Bay Village, Rocky River and Twinsburg increased significantly in the last year after Ohio expanded access.
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The college's new president says his goal is to address a recent state audit which called Lakeland's financial trajectory "unsustainable."
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The claims — that the district is trying to rehire teachers it had laid off back into non-union positions — comes after the district cut 285 positions in May.
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The change comes as the district appears to be serving a greater share of students in poverty than ever before.
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The board of ed and CEO Warren Morgan say they came to the decision jointly in the face of a significant budget deficit and an operating levy on the ballot this November.
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Youngstown schools will no longer be providing transportation for high school students due to challenges finding bus drivers.