CMSD school closures shape Cleveland Teachers Union election
Cleveland’s plan to consolidate schools is influencing the race for the leadership of the 4,300-member Cleveland Teachers Union. Many teachers believe the district lacks a clear plan for changes that will shuffle hundreds of staff to new buildings while asking them to teach new programs. Teachers, paraprofessionals, instructional aids and other school staff will head to the ballot box on March 9 to choose whether they want the incumbent president or a challenger to lead them through the upheaval. The challenger, school librarian Errol Savage, is pitching his brand of “proactive” leadership to teachers unhappy with the transition. Three-term CTU…
News and resources: CMSD mergers and closings
A warning for Cleveland? Crowded classes and frayed trust marked the year after Chicago school closures
CMSD CEO Warren Morgan has acknowledged that next school year will be tough with so many schools merging and closing.
Most students saw no academic gains after Chicago’s school closures. Could Cleveland do better?
District leaders promised stronger academics and more resources. A decade later, research shows most students saw little improvement — and some fell behind.
Transforming closed Cleveland schools won’t be easy. Just ask Chicago
When Chicago closed 50 schools more than a decade ago leaders promised the buildings would be reused. Today, more than half are empty.
