Cleveland Municipal School District

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has decided to drop its mask mandate; state agencies and organizations will start planning to assist Ukrainian refugees at a summit in Northeast Ohio next week; Ohio lawmakers are rushing to extend the deadline for the return of overseas absentee ballots as debate over new state legislative maps continues; and more stories.

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state's utility regulator violated its duty in allowing FirstEnergy to create a subsidiary without a deeper investigation into the matter; the state released the Ohio School Report Cards Thursday and reports scores were down statewide; new coronavirus cases in Ohio remain high, but have declined compared to the peak seen a few weeks ago; and more stories.

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is slowly improving, but not fast enough. That’s the main finding of a report released this week by the…

Later this month the board that administers Cleveland’s school transformation plan will vote on a second set of recommendations to boost progress. A…

The state auditor has harsh words for the Cleveland schools in an audit over the district’s failure to cash in on millions in technology rebates. Auditor…