Cleveland Heights mother hopes proposed state school funding plan will help Ohio students
Local mom hopes school funding plan will help Ohio students
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CLEVELAND â Some local parents are keeping close watch on Ohio s Fair School Funding Plan, which is under debate by the Ohio House and Senate in Columbus.
Joan Spoerl is a Cleveland Heights mother who is concerned about the academic future of her 16-year-old son. Spoerl, who testified at the Statehouse on the plan, is concerned the Senate version of the plan is not enough of a funding increase to help students and reduce the tax burden on homeowners.
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Heights Schools teachers got their first shot of COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday. (Shutterstock)
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH Nearly 640 teachers and staff from the Heights Schools received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, the district announced.
Teachers and staff received the vaccine during a clinic at the Education Service Center of Northeast Ohio. Pharmacists from Giant Eagle administered the vaccine. I am thankful that CH-UH employees have been given the opportunity to receive their vaccines. The process today went smoothly thanks to the hard work of the Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio and the medical professionals who provided excellent service and care for our staff, Superintendent Elizabeth Kirby told Patch in an emailed statement.
Vaccines are heading to 500 schools around the state. Author: Andrew Horansky Updated: 4:06 PM EST February 1, 2021
CLEVELAND It is a big week for teachers in Ohio.
Starting Monday, several school districts around the state will begin receiving doses of the COVID-19 vaccines to distribute to teachers and staff.
The rollout will happen in phases, with Mahoning, Summit, and Medina counties to be the first in line in Northeast Ohio.
“There just isn’t enough to do every school in the first week, it’s simply impossible,” said Governor Mike DeWine when he announced the four-week plan. We pulled vaccine from our statewide allocation specifically for vaccinating our K-12 staff.
Coventry PEACE Campus launches fundraising campaign to help support the arts and education center for the next 100 years
Updated Jan 29, 2021;
Posted Jan 29, 2021
Coventry PEACE Inc. has begun a fundraising campaign that seeks to collect $100,000 in donations to help support the building as it begins a 99-year lease with the building s owner, Heights Libraries. (Jeff Piorkowski, special to cleveland.com)
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CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio Coventry PEACE Campus has launched a campaign, “100 Thousand for 100 Years,” in which it is seeking $100,000 in donations to help support the arts, education and community service center based in the former Coventry Elementary School.
Funds gained from the campaign will help Coventry PEACE Inc. (CPC) improve the building, 2843 Washington Blvd., while working toward a 99-year lease agreement with its owner, Heights Libraries.
UpdatedWed, Jan 27, 2021 at 9:37 am ET
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The Heights Schools and Heights Teachers Union are sparring over reopening on March 1. (Chris Mosby, Patch)
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH After the Cleveland Heights Teachers Union lambasted the district for planning a March 1 return to in-person education, Superintendent Elizabeth Kirby has responded.
In an open letter to the union, Kirby said returning to classrooms by March 1 will get staffers vaccinated quicker than remaining remote through the end of the school year. She also said many students are suffering in the remote-only model. While teachers have worked hard to implement remote learning this year, as I review the attendance, assessment and grade data for the first semester, it is clear that remote learning is simply not meeting the needs of many of our students, Kirby wrote.