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Cleveland Metropolitan School District today announced a $20 million donation from billionaire philanthropist Mackenzie Scott, likely the largest donation to the district ever.
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Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb last week released the results of a “listening tour” on education in the city, calling it the beginning of an ambitious plan to solve long-time, entrenched issues facing the city's students, educators and families.
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While Say Yes Cleveland – which started in 2019 - is mainly known as a “college promise” program, which pays for the tuition of CMSD students who attend four years of high school and live in the district, the role of family support specialists in local schools goes far beyond preparation for higher education.
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Outgoing Cleveland Metropolitan School District CEO Eric Gordon delivered his 12th and final State of the Schools speech Wednesday at the Renaissance Hotel in Public Square.
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Outgoing Cleveland Metropolitan School District CEO Eric Gordon was instrumental in development of the Cleveland Plan to reform the city’s public education system, a plan that Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb says he wants to “double down” on in partnership with the next CEO.
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After 11 years, Gordon said in a press release that the timing and conditions were right for a transition to a new school leader; Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan has proposed an ordinance to create a civilian review board; and more stories.
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Cleveland schools CEO Eric Gordon will not seek reappointmentGordon will step down at the end of the school year, after 11 years leading the district. He oversaw a significant period of transition and improvement at CMSD.
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Cleveland Metropolitan School District hosted a pep rally Wednesday at East Professional Center to re-launch its campaign to cut chronic student absenteeism. Student attendance took a dive during the pandemic-related school closures.
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Ten Cleveland Metropolitan School District schools closed temporarily last week and shifted to remote learning due to high temperatures outside. All of those buildings either have no air conditioning or only have it in parts of the building.
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The board unanimously voted to change the names of Patrick Henry Elementary School, Louis Agassiz Elementary School and Thomas Jefferson International Newcomers Academy to Stephanie Tubbs Jones Elementary School, Mary Church Terrell Elementary School and Natividad Pagan International Newcomers Academy, respectively.