| While kids have just headed back to school, Ohio on Thursday released its annual school ratings. No more A-F letter grades; public schools are instead measured by one to five stars, across five categories, plus an overall performance index number. You can compare how districts are doing in the wake of the pandemic. - Laura |
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| Guardians vs. Chicago White Sox: White Sox blast Guardians, 8-2, with five home runs to end six-game win streak Browns vs. New York Jets: 1 p.m. Sunday, FirstEnergy Stadium. TV: WOIO Channel 19 Radio: WKRK FM/92.3, WNCX FM/98.5, WKNR AM/850 Northeast Ohio weekend weather forecast: Sunshine, warmer temperatures expected |
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| Ohio school report cards for the 2021-22 school year, released Thursday, show that test scores in subjects such as math and English language arts remain, overall, below pre-pandemic levels. However, proficiency levels generally improved during the 2021-22 school year. |
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| Report cards: Ohio’s revamped school report cards show that test scores in subjects such as math and English language arts remain below pre-pandemic levels, though there have been some improvements, reports Jeremy Pelzer. Some Northeast Ohio districts received perfect scores. Zachary Smith has 2022 school report card details for every district and public school building in Ohio, plus charter schools. Today in Ohio: U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan wants to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs if Republicans take control of the U.S. House of Representatives next year. We’re talking about the letter Jordan sent Drug Enforcement Administration administrator Anne Milgram on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news conference. |
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| Maureen O’Connor: Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor said Thursday she plans to campaign to try to end gerrymandering in Ohio once she leaves office at the end of the year. Andrew Tobias reports that in her final State of the Judiciary address, she said redistricting reforms had “no discernable or enforceable effect to curb gerrymandering in Ohio.” |
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| National Merit: Hundreds of Ohio high school seniors are among the semifinalists in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Zachary Smith has the list of who will compete for 7,250 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million offered next spring. Stimulus spending: Cuyahoga County Council has approved $11.8 million in COVID-19 stimulus spending on 19 projects throughout the county. Lucas Daprile reports the largest project funded in this batch is $2.7 million for the Hitchcock Center for Women, which provides addiction treatment services and housing for women. Age-friendly: Community leaders in Cuyahoga County gathered at the Fatima Family Center in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood Thursday afternoon in support of a movement to make communities in the county more age friendly, Gretchan Cuda Kroen reports. |
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| FirstEnergy CEO retires: FirstEnergy CEO Steven Strah is unexpectedly retiring effective today, Jeremy Pelzer reports. While the Akron-based utility didn’t provide a reason why Strah decided to step down, his decision comes as the company announced it has completed a review of its management team. That review was part of a proposed lawsuit settlement agreement to resolve claims that company leaders’ failure to provide proper oversight led to the company paying $60 million in bribes to former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder’s political operation to secure the passage of House Bill 6. GE demo: A long-idled General Electric lamp plant on Cleveland’s near East Side dating back to the 1880s is set for demolition. Megan Sims reports the facility, between Chester and Payne avenues in Midtown, specialized in creating incandescent lamps until 2008. Last mile: A tech company is trying to solve a problem affecting employers and employees in Cleveland’s suburbs — a lack of reliable transportation to work. Sean McDonnell reports Share Mobility, a startup headquartered in Columbus already operating in Central Ohio and 14 other states, is partnering with the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority to provide rides to workers in Solon and Bedford Heights. Weekly cases: The weekly number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio dropped for the second week in a row, from 21,731 last week to 20,552 cases this week, reports Julie Washington. Alzheimer’s: Case Western Reserve University research found COVID-19 is an important risk factor for dementia in older adults, reports Gretchen Cuda Kroen. The study in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease reported that people 65 and older who contracted COVID-19 were significantly more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease in the year following their COVID diagnosis. Monkeypox: In an effort to quell the city’s rising case numbers of monkeypox, the Cleveland Department of Public Health is offering free and anonymous vaccination clinics to at-risk individuals. Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports that, to date, there have been 68 cases in Cleveland. |
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| Suicide lawsuit: The mother of a Stow man who died by suicide in the Summit County Jail sued the county and corrections officers, saying that jail officials repeatedly ignored pleas for help as his depression worsened in lockup. Adam Ferrise reports Terry DeVos, the mother of Patrick Butcher, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court in Cleveland earlier this month. Fertility case: A Geauga County judge on Thursday found a Cleveland attorney in contempt of court for defying a judge’s order to shield certain information from the public in a case involving the University Hospitals fertility clinic. Adam Ferrise reports Judge Carolyn Paschke ordered attorney Subodh Chandra to pay a $100 fine and take 10 hours of professional conduct classes for attorneys. |
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| Brownie the Elf: Die-hard fans know the origins of the lovable Brownie the Elf go way back, even though his emergence might seem like a new development to the rest of the country. Joey Morona recaps what we know about Brownie the Elf. Smoky mountains: The only overnight lodge within Great Smoky Mountains National Park sits high atop Mount LeConte, elevation 6,593 feet, the third-highest peak in the park. There are no showers, sinks or electricity, reports Susan Glaser. But wow, what a view. Theater: Northeast Ohio is home to about a dozen professional theater companies, producing everything from lavish Broadway musicals and emotional off-Broadway dramas to classic Shakespearean tragedies and daring and exciting works that challenge our minds and capture our imaginations. Joey Morona previews the fall theater season. Things to do: This is officially the final weekend of summer, but temperatures are expected to be in the 80s. Joey Morona has 20 weekend activities, including Kid Cudi’s music fest, one of the final concerts at Blossom and the Browns’ home opener. |
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