Lorain Schools

An annual back-to-school celebration for Lorain City Schools was especially exciting for staff and families Sunday as they prepare for a new school year under local control, for the first time in more than a decade.

The Lorain Academic Distress Commission (ADC) is moving ahead with plans to replace CEO David Hardy Jr. A statement issued after an ADC meeting Wednesday…

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is no longer failing, according to the Ohio schools report card released Thursday. The district’s overall grade rose to a D this year, but news was mixed for three schools under state oversight. Lorain City Schools, like Cleveland, received a D overall. East Cleveland and Youngstown school districts both failed.

One of the many things that will have to be worked out this week with competing versions of the state budget is the future of the commissions that have…