Conor Morris
Reporter/ProducerExpertise: Education reporting, public records, general assignment, investigative reporting
Education: Wooster High School
Ohio University - Bachelor of Science, journalism
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Upper Edgewater Park
Experience:
Conor Morris covers education in Northeast Ohio. A 2014 Ohio University alum, he previously worked at The Athens NEWS in Southeast Ohio, covering criminal justice, education and more. He moved to Cleveland in 2020 to work with the Northeast Ohio Solutions Journalism Collaborative as a reporter and Report for America corps member, where he covered poverty and the pandemic's impact on Northeast Ohio. Conor volunteers his time to run the Unsilenced Voices of CMSD, a blog for Cleveland Metropolitan School District students. He was born in Marietta, Ohio.
Highlights:
- Won numerous statewide press awards for his investigative and feature reporting on higher education, criminal justice and poverty with The Athens NEWS in Southeast Ohio.
- 2023 Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Award, First Place Best Digital Project & Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Award, Best Medical/Science/Health Care Reporting - “Redlining is affecting Northeast Ohio's children's ability to breathe. Here's what we can do”
- Past stories featured on the Solutions Journalism Network's Solutions Story Tracker, which highlights stories that dig into both a problem and its solution.
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The news comes as the district has launched an investigation into allegations of misconduct against Superintendent Michael Robinson. -
The appeal comes after a Cuyahoga County judge ruled in December 2024 that the city should not have granted a variance zoning code to allow the project to move forward in a residential Ohio City neighborhood. -
Eliminating the U.S. Department of Education, crackdowns on K-12 curriculum and limits on speech on college campuses were all mentioned by the president-elect during the 2024 campaign. -
The merger comes as institutions of higher education face a challenging future, with declining birth rates and a public wary of the cost of higher education. -
The news comes after the grilled-cheese-based restaurant and bar closed 12 of its 13 locations over the last two years. -
These long-term volunteers say helping out the community helps them, too, while organizations say volunteers with institutional knowledge are critical for smooth operations. -
UA is proposing cutting at least 10 faculty from the program, which has produced a significant number of graduates who work at polymer and plastics industries. -
While not the city's "official" sandwich, the Polish Boy may be the closest thing the city has to a signature food item. It owes its history to Black barbecue chefs and Polish immigrants bringing the foods to the city. -
The investigation comes after the board spent hours in recent executive sessions, after Michael Robinson was accused of bullying by a board member and an administrator. -
The Cleveland teachers union says the move caught it by surprise, expecting the project not to be complete by 2026.
