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  Students at one Cleveland high school are sporting a new look this school year. John Adams principal Damon Holmes changed the school uniform colors to khaki pants or skirts and maroon polo shirts with the school logo.  He says it will cut down on confusion over all the different colors and shades of colors […]

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  It may be the end of July, but some city kids are already back in school. It is a move toward year-round school that advocates say can help do away with summer learning loss. Students at MC2Stem High School go to school for 10 weeks then have three weeks off. This school is one […]

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  Four CMSD schools resumed classes Monday as hundreds of teachers began a week of training to improve instructional practices. MC2STEM, E3agle Academy, PACT and the Cleveland High School for Digital Arts are on a year-round calendar that alternates ten weeks on and three weeks off. The most recent three-week break ended Monday. “I just […]

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  The Cleveland Metropolitan School District could see the construction of 19 new schools in the years ahead, if the school board approves a proposed facilities plan. Board members will review the plan at a special meeting Monday evening and they could adopt it by resolution as early as Tuesday. The goal is to continue […]

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  A new study says Cleveland teachers, on average, take more days off than teachers in 40 other cities. However, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District says teacher absences have been decreasing in the past couple of years. The study was conducted by the National Council on Teacher Quality which found two-thirds of Cleveland teachers missed […]

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Despite a packed house of teachers armed with blue shirts and signs reading, “I support my sister”, the Cleveland School board voted 9-0 to approve recommendations that 17 teachers lose their jobs. The teachers were notified earlier this month that their contracts would not be renewed. “They were blindsided,” said Cleveland Teachers Union president David […]

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The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has become a model for social and emotional learning and it’s a result of the SuccessTech shootings nearly seven years ago. The SuccessTech tragedy, in which a 14 year old student wounded four people then took his own life, prompted the school district to implement a series of social emotional […]

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A poll being conducted for taxpayer input into the future of Cleveland school buildings is raising major concerns among several city councilmen. Polling is being conducted citywide. Residents who live in Collinwood are being asked whether Collinwood High School, whose student enrollment is about one-third of the building’s capacity, should be closed and the students […]

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Officials from CMSD hit the street in an effort to combat student truancy during the district’s spring break. On Thursday, Safety and Security teamed up with Cleveland employees to go door-to-door to the top 200 hundred students with the highest absenteeism this school year. Educators hope to speak with parents about the importance of school, and their child’s lack of attendance. source: 19ActionNews.com

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In an effort to intervene before students are suspended or expelled, the Cleveland school district uses a classroom that calms upset kids. It’s called a Planning Center, and each school has one. Students are sent to the classroom to cool down, write about their feelings and learn how to self-regulate their anger. “I am seeing […]

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  A Cleveland sports team has great chance to bring home a championship. The boys basketball team at East Tech High School is heading to the state tournament for the first time in 42 years. Their eyes are on the prize as they prepare for Thursday’s trip to Columbus — but not just for the […]

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  Four new high schools are set to open in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. One of those schools, Bard High School Early College Cleveland, is  a partnership between CMSD and New York’s Bard College. It is set to  open on Cleveland’s west side this fall with ninth and eleventh graders. “It is one of […]