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1 week ago | 
signalcleveland.org | Rachel Dissell |Michael Indriolo
Months after parents and teachers raised health concerns caused by a leaky roof at Newton D. Baker School of the Arts, the district decided permanently close the building at the end of the school year. Around February, parents and teachers started contacting Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) leaders about Newton D. Baker’s leaky roof, citing water damage and mold growth. They were concerned about potential health effects from the mold.
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2 months ago | 
signalcleveland.org | Nick Castele |Michael Indriolo
Mayor Justin Bibb this week released a statement condemning the reported immigration arrests of employees at a Cleveland Heights restaurant. Bibb suggested that Cleveland police would cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers only in cases in which a person committed a violent crime.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
signalcleveland.org | Michael Indriolo
Last spring, Cleveland’s East Tech High School robotics team members found themselves on their biggest stage yet: the Ohio state championship. There were moments when things didn’t look great for the team. Stephen Marquez, now a senior and team captain, remembers the mistakes, all the corrections the team had to make and especially all the times the team’s robot broke down. But the robot — and the team — held it together. The Tech Warriors won the state championship.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
signalcleveland.org | Michael Indriolo
Ohio introduced a new set of graduation requirements starting with students who graduated in 2023. The new requirements introduce a little flexibility, so students have an alternative path to graduation if they aren’t able to pass certain state tests. Ohio has three main graduation requirements. Students need to fulfill all three to earn a diploma and graduate. Credit: Students have to pass specific classes to earn 20 high school credits.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
signalcleveland.org | Michael Indriolo
Dec. 10: Cleveland Metropolitan School District Board of EducationCovered by Documenters Marvetta Rutherford (notes) and Christina Easter (live tweets) The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) will have to thread a needle over the next few years as officials aim to whittle down a looming $96 million negative cash balance while upgrading buildings and offering more classes and extracurriculars.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
signalcleveland.org | Michael Indriolo
Students at Cleveland’s Global Ambassadors Language Academy, a public K-8 charter school on Cleveland’s West Side, learn all about Chinese languages and culture in the classroom. Last month, two students got to experience it firsthand when they traveled to Chengdu, China. Harrison Rogers and Kayden Wright, both in 8th grade at GALA, made the roughly day-long journey to Chengdu to compete in an international debate challenge with both American and Chinese students.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
signalcleveland.org | Michael Indriolo
Three new members will join the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Board of Education this month, filling vacancies left when three members resigned over the summer. Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb appointed the new members: Caroline Peak, Jerry Billups and Rev. Ivory Jones III. “Their fresh perspectives, dedication to education and commitment to our community will help us build on our progress and shape CMSD’s future,” Bibb wrote in a press release.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
signalcleveland.org | Michael Indriolo
Earlier this year, Cleveland Metropolitan School District leaders proposed moving all students to the same school calendar to save money. CMSD schools operate on five different calendars — some have longer school days, some have longer school years, and others have both. Parents and some educators raised questions about changes, originally aimed at this current school year.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
signalcleveland.org | Michael Indriolo
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District will get $10.5 million less than it anticipated to support students from low-income families this school year. Kevin Stockdale, the chief financial officer at CMSD, raised alarm about the diminishing state funding at a Board of Education meeting in early November. “What’s happening is funding is shifting from high, high poverty districts to really middle-income districts,” Stockdale said, discussing CMSD’s updated financial forecast.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
signalcleveland.org | Michael Indriolo
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s school choice portal opens today, allowing families to pick the schools they’d like to enroll their K-12 students in next year. Parents can login to the portal to submit their top choices for schools. The district will release school assignments on Jan. 17, 2025. Students will get into their top picks as long as seats are available.
