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K-12 Education Reporter (he/him)
Paul, a former City Year Cleveland AmeriCorps member based in a charter school, covered K-12 education for Signal Cleveland until August, 2023. Paul joined us from Cleveland Documenters, where he focused on creating infographics and civic tech to make public information more accessible. Paul is also a musician, photographer and graphic designer.

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Map of Cleveland ZIP codes with dots for school builldings.
Posted inCleveland Metropolitan School District

Most CMSD students attend school outside of the ZIP code where they live (Map)

Avatar photoPaul Rochford, K-12 Education Reporter by Cid Standifer and Paul Rochford August 22, 2023August 25, 2023

About two-thirds of CMSD students attended a school in a different ZIP code from where they lived, according to district data that reflected enrollment for a single day in November of 2022.

Images of three Cleveland parents in black and white with the lines of a maze
Posted inCleveland Metropolitan School District

Cleveland parents embrace school choice but transportation remains a barrier (Podcast)

Paul Rochford, K-12 Education ReporterCleveland Documenters by Paul Rochford and Cleveland Documenters August 22, 2023September 10, 2023
Images of Cleveland student and newspaper clippings from throughout the decades
Posted inCleveland Metropolitan School District

Cleveland school choice through the decades (Timeline)

Paul Rochford, K-12 Education Reporter by Paul Rochford August 21, 2023August 22, 2023
An illustration with a maze that shows different school buildings and a school bus.
Posted inEducation

Choosing a Cleveland school (Explainer)

Paul Rochford, K-12 Education Reporter by Paul Rochford August 21, 2023August 22, 2023
Cover of Shaker Heights native and Washington Post reporter Laura Meckler's new book "Dream Town"
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In her new book “Dream Town”, Laura Meckler details Shaker Heights’ historic struggles to achieve racial equity

Paul Rochford, K-12 Education Reporter by Paul Rochford August 18, 2023August 19, 2023
Full length picture of Cleveland Metropolitan School District yellow school bus. The purchase of 80 new CMSD school buses means fewer kids will have to use public transportation to get to school.
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Cleveland school district bringing back buses for 7th and 8th graders

Paul Rochford, K-12 Education Reporter by Paul Rochford August 1, 2023August 1, 2023
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Say Yes program exceeds $100 million raised for scholarships

Paul Rochford, K-12 Education Reporter by Paul Rochford July 27, 2023July 27, 2023
CMSD Chief Eric Gordon talks about the state of education in Cleveland with Signal Cleveland reporter Paul Rochford.
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Former Cleveland schools chief Eric Gordon aims to re-imagine student life in new role at Tri-C

Paul Rochford, K-12 Education Reporter by Paul Rochford July 18, 2023July 18, 2023
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‘Politicians do not know my children’

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ BureauPaul Rochford, K-12 Education Reporter by Frank W. Lewis and Paul Rochford July 4, 2023August 21, 2023
Outgoing Cleveland schools CEO Eric Gordon shakes the hand of Ryan Rasul, 10, a brain cancer survivor who founded a basketball program with his father. Mayor Justin Bibb shared Ryan's story during his second State of the City speech.
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CMSD CEO Eric Gordon says Ohio legislature is “unhealthy,” warns against pessimism in district leadership

Paul Rochford, K-12 Education Reporter by Paul Rochford June 30, 2023July 3, 2023

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