Patrick O'Donnell
Freelance reporterPatrick O'Donnell is a freelance reporter in Cleveland. He is a former reporter for The Plain Dealer and a 2021-22 Spencer Education Reporting Fellow with Columbia University. His schools reporting for the education news site The74Million.org frequently appears on Ideastream.org.
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Many Ohio students are beating pre-pandemic test scores while absenteeism seems to drive an increase in failing students. -
Bowden Manufacturing's unusual Next Gen Manufacturing program recruits engineering students and new engineering graduates — people who many would consider overqualified — to work with Computer Numerical Control machines and other heavy equipment. -
The relationship between businesses and schools in Ohio has often been contentious as they regularly spar over school tax bills, abatements and exemptions that affect the pocketbooks of both sides. -
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.
