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Cleveland Schools CEO: dress codes, specialty schools & more


Here’s a report on Cleveland Municipal School District chief, Eugene Sanders’ State of the Schools speech, given a couple of hours ago downtown. A video accompanies the news.

I’m trying to get a copy of the State of the Schools report, but this Plain Dealer article gives a more detailed sketch of the specialty schools (including the “Ginn Academy for at-risk boys guided by Glenville High School track and football coach Ted Ginn Sr.”), and this one (by my education beat buddy, Angela Townsend, nice job – but will it work, Angela???) covers the uniform code.

And this item outlines several other aspirations:

Traditional high schools, grades nine-12

Required internships or community service.

A mentor or tutor for every student.

A laptop or home computer for every freshman, provided mainly through donations.

Expanded student activities, including a marching band of at least 100 members at each school.

Opportunity to earn two to four years of college credit through the new university-based school.

A required ACT and SAT preparation seminar for those interested in college.

Elementary schools, kindergarten to grade eight

Algebra or pre-algebra for every student (eligible for high school credit.)

Physical science for every student by the end of eighth grade (eligible for high school credit.)

Opportunity for honors students to earn a year of high school credit by the end of eighth grade.

Opportunity to take two years of foreign language.

But what’s he think about the school funding amendment? And, since the changes apparently echo some of what Sanders did in Toledo, how about our Toledo friends enlightening us – good, bad, just ugly? What are we in for?

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:32 pm February 1st, 2007 in Politics 

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