The Cleveland Metropolitan School District

The Workroom Program Alliance and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District have secured a grant to create an adult technical training and workforce development facility.

Gov. Mike DeWine has dropped the minimum age eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations to those 50 years or older; the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and its teachers union have reached an agreement to return to the classroom on Wednesday; Tuesday marks one year since Ohio confirmed its first three coronavirus cases; and more stories.

The number of new cases of coronavirus in Ohio rose Wed. to more than 6,300 after a short downward trend; a Columbus area pharmacy is being kicked off the state’s list of vaccine suppliers after allowing nearly 900 doses to go to waste; Gov. Mike DeWine faced swift criticism from consumer advocates Wednesday after he rejected the entire slate of candidates nominated to replace a former top state utility regulator tainted by a $60 million federal bribery investigation; and more stories.

In his annual State of the Schools address Thursday, Cleveland public schools CEO Eric Gordon turned to Sir Isaac Newton to describe the district’s progress: the schools finally have momentum. Propelled by the 7-year-old Cleveland Plan for Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD), Gordon said that momentum shows in increased graduation rates and the 2.6 percent growth in K-3 literacy rates.

More than two months after Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico, a handful of the Big 8 school districts in Ohio say they’re seeing an…