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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 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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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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For students going to college for the first time, being out on your own can be both intimidating and exciting. But after a senior year in high school that was completely rocked by the pandemic, freshmen are embracing the nerves and normalcy of being on campus. Aja Leatherwood’s dorm room at Case Western Reserve University is a tiny space, but the freshman keeps her things organized. There’s a lot of stuffed characters, or ‘plushies,’ on Leatherwood’s bed and around her room.
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After nearly a year of remote learning, students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District are back in school buildings learning in the classroom. But, they’ve brought different challenges back with them.
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The Say Yes to Education college scholarship and student support program was supposed to be a game-changer for the Cleveland school district, and for a city in need of better-educated residents. It hasn’t worked out like organizers hoped.
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It's getting to be back-to-school time and recent graduates of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) will begin their freshman year at college with the first round of funding from a new tuition assistance program. For some, one big reason they will be able to purse post-secondary education is the "Say Yes to Education" program. This is the first year Say Yes is providing tuition assistance to CMSD graduates.
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Beginning February 4th, students from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District will be able to apply for college scholarships through "Say Yes…
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Thousands of high school graduates in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District could receive scholarships for college or vocational training thanks to a multi-million dollar program announced Friday.