Clevelands top educator expects layoffs to help dig the district out of a huge budget deficit totaling more than $140 million.Right now, teachers might be safe and no school closures are in the plan, which is being presented Tuesday night to the board of education during its work session.Layoffs are slated for people at the districts Central Office.CMSD CEO Dr.
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As pandemic relief ends, CMSD CEO addresses looming budget cuts
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is preparing to make budget cuts as COVID-19 relief funding expires at the end of this school year.”Our five-year forecast was actually projected by the previous administration in 2021 that the 2024-25 school year would start showing a deficit,” said Dr. Warren Morgan, CEO of CMSD. “Because of that deficit of $140 million plus, we
Cleveland could get women’s pro soccer stadium under proposed House spending bill
The Cleveland soccer community is thrilled that the Ohio House passed a spending bill that includes a million dollars to create a pro women’s stadium downtown.Helena, Maia and Chloe Murphy love being on the field, and dad Michael loves soccer, too. He runs the Cleveland Soccer Group, an organization trying to get a National Womens Soccer League team to the
Ohio lawmakers propose $20 million for Cleveland land bridge connecting downtown to Lake Erie
Ohio House lawmakers exclusively told News 5 Tuesday that the long-awaited pedestrian land bridge to connect downtown Cleveland to Lake Erie would get $20 million in the proposed capital budget’s one-time fund.The one-time funds inside House Bill 2 would give millions for the Cleveland Municipal Land Bridge project, giving locals better access to the state’s best asset Lake Erie.In downtown,