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Sep 14, 2011 at 3:45 pm

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LOCAL NEWS: Cleveland School Teachers To Keep Their Jobs

LOCAL NEWS: Cleveland School Teachers To Keep Their Jobs

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19 Action News has learned 363 teachers who were laid off and then recalled may not be laid off again as originally planned.

The Cleveland School Board announced Tuesday night they will possibly keep all 363 of them for the entire school year.

But while these teachers will keep their jobs, the school board says they still have to make cuts.

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Sep 17, 2010 at 11:10 pm

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Cleveland School District Admits Pressuring Employee Who Criticized CEO Eugene Sanders’ ‘Transformation Plan’

Cleveland School District Admits Pressuring Employee Who Criticized CEO Eugene Sanders’ ‘Transformation Plan’

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland School District has admitted intimidating and threatening a school psychologist who criticized Chief Executive Officer Eugene Sanders’ new academic reform plan.

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Apr 27, 2010 at 1:52 pm

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3 Cleveland Institutions Develop Curriculum To Battle Childhood Obesity

3 Cleveland Institutions Develop Curriculum To Battle Childhood Obesity

The Children’s Museum of Cleveland and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital are teaming up with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District to create a plan to address the nation’s rising rate of childhood obesity in local early childhood school programs.

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Apr 18, 2010 at 8:43 am

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Cleveland Schools On Closing List Begin Planning Their Moves

Cleveland Schools On Closing List Begin Planning Their Moves

The closing of 16 Cleveland schools will begin long before the last person leaves and locks the door.

A more gradual process starts Saturday when transition teams representing the 14 elementary buildings on the list meet at Harvey Rice Elementary School on East 116th Street.

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Apr 18, 2010 at 7:19 am

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Cleveland Schools CEO Says Central Office Staff To Get Leaner, More Efficient

Cleveland Schools CEO Says Central Office Staff To Get Leaner, More Efficient

Schools chief Eugene Sanders has begun reconfiguring a central office that he promises will get leaner and help schools improve, not hinder them.

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Mar 25, 2010 at 3:47 pm

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Cleveland Schools Provides Families Early Notice On Building Assignments

Cleveland Schools Provides Families Early Notice On Building Assignments

Cleveland school officials are staying true to their promise of transformation — at least when it comes to letting students know where they will attend classes in the fall.

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Mar 23, 2010 at 3:43 pm

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Cleveland Foundation Contributes $2 Million To School District Transformation

Cleveland Foundation Contributes $2 Million To School District Transformation

The Cleveland schools have picked up another $2 million to launch an academic “transformation” plan, but the district says it still needs many times that amount for takeoff.

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Mar 10, 2010 at 5:45 am

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Cleveland School Board Approves Transformation Plan

Cleveland School Board Approves Transformation Plan

After months of meetings, a lot of behind-the-scenes cobbling, bursts of community anguish and a couple of major revisions, the Cleveland school board has approved a district “transformation plan.”

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Feb 28, 2010 at 9:52 am

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George Gund Foundation Approves $2.5 Million For CMSD Transformation; $4 Million More May Follow

George Gund Foundation Approves $2.5 Million For CMSD Transformation; $4 Million More May Follow

The George Gund Foundation will give $2.5 million to help launch a Cleveland schools “transformation plan” and will add another $4 million over the next two years if it likes what it sees

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Feb 12, 2010 at 7:42 pm

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CMSD CEO Eugene Sanders Considers Furloughs For Non-Union Employees

CMSD CEO Eugene Sanders Considers Furloughs For Non-Union Employees

The Cleveland schools will consider ordering furloughs or wage cuts for about 650 nonunion employees.

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