Jenny Hamel
Host “Sound of Ideas”Expertise: Hosting, broadcast journalism
Education: University of California, Los Angeles
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
Experience:
Before joining the “Sound of Ideas” team, Jenny Hamel was the education reporter for Ideastream Public Media. Prior to that she worked at KCRW, one of two NPR stations in Los Angeles, as a reporter and producer.
Highlights:
- Award-winning member UCLA debate team
- Journalism awards from Press Club of Cleveland, Los Angeles Press Club, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Associated Press Media Editors and the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists
Why trust Ideastream Public Media?
The mission of Ideastream Public Media is to be a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Our highest priority is providing news and information that is reliable and accurate, that is gathered with integrity and professional care and that is presented with precision and respect for the intelligence of our audiences. We are transparent about how we discover and verify the facts we present and strive to make our decision-making process clear to the public. We disclose relationships, such as with partners or funders, that might appear, but will never, influence our coverage.
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CMSD CEO Eric Gordon pointed to the “significant reduction in cases reported to both the city and the district.” -
The Parma City School District wanted to provide better protection from COVID-19 given the surge in case numbers in Cuyahoga county. The Beachwood City School district wanted to spend the beginning of the week implementing some safety steps. -
Beachwood schools already had a mask mandate in place, but the Parma school district changed its policy due to COVID. -
Cuyahoga County is asking members of the community to consider being an adoptive or foster parent to youth looking for a permanent home. More than 800 kids currently in the county’s foster care system are seeking adoptive parents, meaning their birth parents’ legal rights have been terminated. -
Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson owned slaves. Louis Agassiz was a eugenicist who propagated theories about racial inferiority. Despite their contributions to society, these men's racist pasts pose a problem for school districts whose buildings are adorned with their names, especially in a majority minority school district. -
CMSD schools named after Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson, both slaveowners, could be renamed by next fall. -
More than 800 children in Cuyahoga County's foster care system are seeking adoptive parents. -
Students with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District will learn remotely during their first week of school back from winter break. CMSD CEO Eric Gordon notified families Wednesday that the decision was made to safeguard students and staff from the threat of COVID-19. -
The University of Akron is offering free classes to Ohio’s senior citizens this spring semester as part of its 60+ Program. The classes are a thank you from Ohio’s public universities to seniors whose “40 years of work” and taxes have gone toward public education, according to Laura Conley, director of the university's Adult Focus service. -
The Euclid Teachers Association and the district's board have had 22 contract negotiation meetings since the Spring.
