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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. Assignments for all of the nearly 50,000 students will be available Saturday at the Convention Center, during a fair that showcases the city’s public schools. Notices […]
A Summit County sheriff’s deputy was stabbed with a pair of scissors today by a 12-year-old boy at an Akron alternative school, authorities said. Deputy Dale Grugle was being treated in Akron City Hospital for a 2-inch-deep wound in his chest near his abdomen. Sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Scott Cottle said the wound is not life-threatening, but that the […]
Fourth- and eighth-graders in Ohio public schools did better than average on a national reading test given last year. But as was the case in most other states, scores didn’t change much from the last National Assessment of Educational Progressin reading, given in 2007. And gaps remain stubbornly wide between students from different racial and […]
Police have closed the highway in both directions and are waiting for special equipment to arrive to remove the truck Full Story Cleveland.com
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. The Cleveland Foundation made the award Tuesday, adding to $750,000 that it pledged late last year. The money will go for start-up expenses, including curriculum packages, academic “coaches,” teacher training […]
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, the Cavaliers’ beloved center, has finalized a one-year deal worth about $1 million to return to the team. He will be in uniform and available for Wednesday’s game in New Orleans Full Story Cleveland.com
WASHINGTON Delivering a hard-fought victory in President Barack Obama’s year-long pursuit of a national healthcare overhaul, a divided House tonight narrowly approved legislation which both supporters and opponents call historic in its sweep.
Where parenthood is concerned, the challenges never end. Mention that, and Tammy and Jeff Jarrett chuckle in agreement. Not that it will stop them from taking on an extra helping of hurdles — such as going to China to adopt a child with special needs and then deciding to go back and adopt another with […]
The national financial crisis has resulted in steep declines in sales tax revenues and state funding for RTA. For RTA to balance its 2010 budget, a $17.4 million budget gap must be addressed. While maintaining fares at their current level (base of $2.25) beyond the expiration of the fuel surcharge period ending on April 1, […]
RTA reports that its buses collectively travel about 70,000 miles a day and that drivers average one preventable accident for every 100,000 miles. Officials say preventable accidents range from dinging an outside mirror to striking a pedestrian. read full story article courtesy of ThePlainDealer.com
Warrensville Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge added her name to the growing list of Ohio Democrats who plan to vote for the health care reform package under consideration in the House of Representatives. “My constituents have spoken,” Fudge said in a press release. “Ohioans and all Americans deserve affordable, accessible quality health care that is responsive […]
Rep. Dennis Kucinich’s decision to support a health care reform bill that’s up for a vote in the House of Representatives has provoked speculation that President Obama agreed to give the Cleveland Democrat’s wife, Elizabeth, a White House job in exchange for his vote. The Cleveland congressman says it’s not so, and traces the rumor’s […]