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Established in 2022, Signal Cleveland is a news organization that combines community engagement with local news coverage. We deliver reliable and credible daily journalism on various subjects such as government, economy, education, health, and public safety. Additionally, we host the Cleveland Documenters, a team of 600 residents from nearly every ZIP code in Greater Cleveland, who are trained and compensated to report on public meetings.

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University of Toledo axing nine majors in response to Senate Bill 1

2 days ago | signalcleveland.org | Amy Morona

The University of Toledo will stop offering nine undergraduate majors in response to Senate Bill 1, the controversial higher education overhaul legislation signed into law last month. Africana Studies, Disability Studies, Philosophy, and Women’s and Gender Studies majors will all end, according to an April 21 news release. The university is also cutting Asian Studies, Data Analytics, Middle East Studies, Spanish and religion.
College professors take first step toward repealing anti-DEI higher education law

3 days ago | signalcleveland.org | Andrew Tobias

A group of Youngstown State University professors who oppose Ohio Senate Bill 1, the controversial higher education law, has turned in paperwork that’s the first required step toward trying to repeal it with a statewide vote. The group said they turned in more than 4,500 voter signatures on Monday alongside a summary of SB1, which contains sweeping changes meant to combat what its Republican sponsors view as a liberal bias at the state’s colleges and universities. Gov.
Cyberattack stalls lawsuit over Shaker Square apartments

5 days ago | signalcleveland.org | Nick Castele

Cleveland’s two-year lawsuit against a Shaker Square-area landlord was set to go to trial Feb. 25. But days before that, a cyberattack halted the wheels of justice across Cleveland Municipal Court. A magistrate postponed the trial. It was one more bump in the city’s case against Shaker Heights Apartments Owner LLC, the owner of the set of apartment buildings along Shaker Boulevard. In a February trial brief, the city’s lawyers previewed their arguments.
The story of Cleveland’s first Earth Day in 1970

6 days ago | signalcleveland.org | Celia Hack

Greater Clevelanders have a slew of options to celebrate Earth Day this year: a 5K at the zoo to a park clean-up to a recycle fair. Cleveland’s first Earth Day looked a little different. On April 22, 1970, nearly 1,000 students and teachers marched from Cleveland State University to the Cuyahoga River in a “procession of death,” the front page of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported.
State Sen. Jerry Cirino warns Ohio’s colleges to get ready for Senate Bill 1

1 week ago | signalcleveland.org | Amy Morona

Ohio Sen. Jerry Cirino delivered a clear message to the state’s colleges and universities: Get ready to implement and enforce Senate Bill 1, the higher education overhaul legislation he authored that’s now law. “We’re not kidding around,” he told the City Club of Cleveland Thursday.
Case Western Reserve could lose millions under DOE grant changes

1 week ago | signalcleveland.org | Amy Morona

Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve and research universities like it rely on federal funding to work on cures and solutions to everything from cancer to climate change. That research has been threatened by recent federal cuts, including $400 million the U.S. Department of Energy is axing from its grant funding program. The DOE cuts – announced this week – mean the university could stand to immediately lose $4 million.
Why national Democrats came to Ohio; see who’s backing Jon Husted’s Senate bid

1 week ago | signalcleveland.org | Andrew Tobias

Ohio is becoming an increasingly popular destination for ambitious out-of-state Democrats. And as we all know, it’s not because of the weather. U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna of California, whose district includes Silicon Valley,spoke Monday at the City Club of Cleveland. His speech, which his aides touted as a “major economic address,” compared the country’s current state of political affairs to the “Gilded Age” of the late 19th century, when businesses had a large role in government policy.
Meet Signal Cleveland's new health reporter

1 week ago | signalcleveland.org | Celia Hack

Hello! I’m Celia Hack and I am Signal Cleveland’s new Health reporter.Health is a huge topic, involving everything from big hospital systems to housing and the environment. I learned this at my previous job in Kansas, where I covered issues like groundwater contamination or mold in housing after hearing concerns from community members about the health impacts. So,I’d love to hear from the Cleveland community: When it comes to health, what matters to you?
CMSD board votes to close Newton D. Baker school

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.
Gateway taps leftover cash for Progressive Field scoreboard fix

1 week ago | signalcleveland.org | Nick Castele

The nonprofit owner of Progressive Field won’t need to dip deeper into taxpayer coffers to fix the Guardians’ scoreboard system. Instead, Gateway Economic Development Corp. — which received a $40 million lifeline from Cleveland and Cuyahoga County last year — will pay the bills with money left over from an earlier project. At a meeting Wednesday morning, Gateway board members agreed to buy new computer servers for the scoreboards for $376,000.