The so-called “repurposing” is part of Sanders’ academic “transformation plan.” Officials plan to overhaul the schools with new themes and instructional programs. The elementary schools include Buckeye-Woodland, Captain Arthur Roth, Charles Dickens, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George W. Carver, H. Barbara Booker, Hannah Gibbons, Harvey Rice, Mary B. Martin, Michael R. White, Mound, Robert H. Jamison […]
 Without the financial bailout, councilman Zack Reed said as many as 300,000 teachers could lose their jobs nationwide. A total of 545 Cleveland teachers are being laid off, along with paraprofessionals and principals bringing the total number of layoffs to over 700. read full story article courtesy of Newsnet5.com
The Cleveland school board appears ready to lay off more than 650 teachers union members. The board could vote as early as Tuesday on the cuts, which would follow last month's decision to close 16 buildings after this school year.
