More than 1,300 graduates of Cleveland schools have enrolled in college or career training programs because of Say Yes to Education. It’s a remarkable program, which sends students of Cleveland families to college for free. But college tuition is only part of what's necessary to help kids. The less-flashy side starts with kids as young as kindergarten, helping families find safe housing, medical care or nutritious food. CMSD CEO Eric Gordon stressed the importance of that assistance at his recent State of the Schools speech – and now its funding is being slashed. - Laura |
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Guardians at New York Yankees: Guardians fall to Gerrit Cole and Yankees, 4-1, in Game 1 of ALDS Northeast Ohio Wednesday weather forecast: Clouds, rain enter the region |
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Say Yes to Education has been advertising its Cleveland scholarship program with billboards, like this one on Ridge Road from 2020. (Patrick O'Donnell, Plain Dealer file photo) |
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Say Yes: A central pillar of Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Say Yes to Education program is in jeopardy after an unexpected shortfall in funding that pays for family support specialists for students in grades K-12 through a public partnership with CMSD, their charter schools, and Cuyahoga County. Kaitlin Durbin reports the county planned to pay $9.2 million to pay the specialists’ salaries and benefits through July 2023, but that anticipated more federal reimbursement for children in foster care. County jail: Cuyahoga County needs to build a new jail, council members agreed Tuesday, but they will wait until the next executive is elected to finalize plans. Kaitlin Durbin reports the decision puts on hold all discussion – and pending votes – related to plans to buy 2700 Transport Road as the potential future home of the new jail, extending the quarter-percent sales tax to pay for construction on a new jail and potentially a new county courthouse, preparing to issue bonds, and creating a Justice Center Capital Projects Fund to store sales tax collections. Today in Ohio: While Ohio Republicans have been rolling back the state’s gun-control laws, a majority of Ohioans across the political spectrum favor increased gun regulations in the state. We’re talking all about a Baldwin Wallace University poll on civil liberties on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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Congressional race: Lorain County will get a new representative in Congress next year after the state’s redistricting plan shuffled district boundaries, reports Sabrina Eaton. U.S. Rep. Bob Latta, a Bowling Green Republican who has represented Ohio’s northwest corner since 2007, is before new voters, facing Democrat Craig Swartz, a former Upper Sandusky council member and realtor who serves as Wyandot Democratic Party Chairman. Ryan-Vance debate: Monday’s U.S. Senate debate between Tim Ryan and J.D. Vance offered voters plenty of fodder as they consider whom to support in the Nov. 8 election to replace retiring Sen. Rob Portman. Andrew Tobias offers six takeaways from the debate. Mandel divorce: The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that an Ashland County judge wrongly ordered the sealing of the divorce papers of former U.S. Senate candidate and ex-state Treasurer Josh Mandel and his ex-wife Ilana, reports Jeremy Pelzer. In an unsigned opinion, the state’s high court ordered Ashland County Common Pleas Court Judge Ronald Forsthoefel to review the divorce records to determine which records are public. |
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Jail lawsuit: Cuyahoga County settled a lawsuit for $115,000 with a former jail inmate who accused officers of attacking him after he asked for an extra carton of milk. Adam Ferrise reports the officers kicked and punched Michael Roarty-Nugent, pepper-sprayed his face as they held him to the ground, and later threatened to “finish the job” in the middle of the night. East CLE: The Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King’s attempt to stop a recall election on Nov. 8. King and the city’s law director, Willa Hemmons, had sought to stop the election, citing the fact that a filing with the petitions to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections exceeded the limit of 200 words. Gardening season: What do Browns fans and gardening have in common? There’s always next year. Susan Brownstein reflects on vegetable garden observations from the past growing season. |
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Tourism: Greater Cleveland continues to rebound from the dramatic tourism downturn caused by the pandemic, attracting 16.1 million visitors in 2021. Susan Glaser reports that’s up 17% over 2020 numbers, but still down substantially from the record 19.6 million visitors who came to Cleveland in 2019. Honda plant: Honda and state officials on Tuesday unveiled a multi-billion-dollar plan to build a new electric-vehicle battery plant and retool the carmaker’s existing Ohio plants. Jeremy Pelzer reports the proposed expansion includes a new electric-vehicle battery plant in Fayette County, about 40 miles southwest of Columbus, and is expected to create 2,200 new jobs thanks to an overall $3.5 billion investment. Vacancy rate: Two new reports sizing up the use of downtown Cleveland office space note shrinking vacancy rates, but say that is in part due to conversion of office space to residential uses. Megan Sims reports Jones Lang LaSalle shows office vacancies decreased from 14.9% in March 2020 to 14.6% at the end of September this year. Newmark shows a decrease in the vacancy rate from 19% at the end of September last year to 18.5% this year. Milk bank: For premature and fragile newborns, breast milk can be lifesaving. Yet there are only 21 breast milk collection sites in Ohio and just two in Cuyahoga County. Julie Washington reports the latest is Neighborhood Family Practice health centers, which enjoyed early success when it received 5 gallons of donated breast milk within a few days of its opening in August. |
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Jayland Walker: Eight Akron police officers placed on administrative leave in late June after the fatal shooting of Jayland Walker have returned to duty in administrative roles, Cliff Pinckard reports. Akron Police Chief Steve Mylett said the officers will not be on patrol in the city but will “provide internal support in non-uniform roles until the investigation (of the shooting) is complete.” Lawyers Ken Abbarno and Bobby DiCello, who are representing Walker’s family, released a statement Tuesday night criticizing the officers’ return to duty. Fentanyl: An enforcement operation led by federal prosecutors and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration led to the seizure of enough fentanyl to provide 4,766,788 deadly dosages in northern Ohio. Alexis Oatman reports the operation lasted nearly four months as part of the nationwide initiative, “One Pill Can Kill.” Guilty plea: A longtime Gates Mills neurosurgeon admitted Tuesday to receiving kickbacks from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for prescribing drugs to people who didn’t need them, Adam Ferrise reports. Bhupinder Sawhny, 73, wrote prescriptions for the drug Nuedexta in exchange for lavish dinners and other kickbacks from officials at Avanir Pharmaceuticals. County lawsuit: Cuyahoga County agreed to pay $1 million to the family of a 1-year-old girl who choked to death on a piece of paper product after she was placed in foster care, reports Cory Shaffer. |
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Home run grab: Oscar Gonzalez’s walkoff home run Saturday is a touchstone memory that won’t be forgotten by Cleveland fans, especially 16-year-old Megan Forshey of Westlake, who caught the ball. Marc Bona reports it was the first time Forshey caught a home run, but she has snagged multiple balls from outfielders after inning warmups. Hyped up: What a year for the Guardians! John Pana created a hype video as Cleveland takes on the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series. Disney on Ice: The annual Disney on Ice skating extravaganza is coming back to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in early 2023 for a weeklong engagement from Jan. 6 to 15. Joey Morona reports the program will focus primarily on “Encanto” and “Frozen,” but will also feature cameos by fan favorites. Mexican best: The North Coast has many restaurants specializing in the varied cuisines in the many regions of Mexico. To help you find a new favorite, Brenda Cain and Yadi Rodriguez checked with our partner Stacker, which compiled a list of the 12 best Mexican restaurants in Greater Cleveland. Capitol Centennial: The historic Capitol Theatre was closed for 17 months during the COVID-19 pandemic and almost didn’t reopen, reports Joey Morona. But community members in the theater’s Gordon Square Arts District raised money and now the theater will mark its 100th birthday with its Capitol Centennial Celebration on Oct. 22. |
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