Heights Community Congress (HCC), founded in 1972, is Greater Cleveland, Ohio's oldest fair housing enforcement organization. For over four decades HCC has been conducting audits of the real estate industry to expose and discourage racial steering and disparate treatment of … [Read more...] about Educational Redlining
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Ohio Supreme Court Rules Private Charter School Management Firm Owns Public Assets
Yesterday Ohio's elected, Republican-dominated supreme court ruled that a privately held, for-profit charter management company, White Hat Management, owns the equipment and assets of several White Hat Hope Academies and Life Skills Academies that had sought to sever ties with … [Read more...] about Ohio Supreme Court Rules Private Charter School Management Firm Owns Public Assets
Ohio Regulator Favors Politically Connected Charter School Sponsors, Resigns When Exposed
Things unraveled pretty quickly last week for David Hansen, the director of school choice at the Ohio Department of Education. On Tuesday, the State Board of Education, dominated by appointees of Republican Governor John Kasich, met and discussed why, as Ohio began to evaluate … [Read more...] about Ohio Regulator Favors Politically Connected Charter School Sponsors, Resigns When Exposed
Update on CH water system from City Council Member Jason Stein
The water system in Cleveland Heights is in need of significant repair, estimated at $20 million. It also owes more than $3 million to the Cleveland Water Department, which supplies water to Cleveland Heights through a "master meter" (i.e. Cleveland Heights pays for all the water … [Read more...] about Update on CH water system from City Council Member Jason Stein
Ohio Fast-Tracks Emergency Manager for Youngstown Schools and More Districts in Future
The headline on Doug Livingston's piece in the Akron Beacon Journal, says it all: Ohio Lawmakers Scrap Elected School Boards and Union Contracts, Usher In Private Control After Barring Opposition Testimony. Livingston explains: "The bill began innocuously in the House as an … [Read more...] about Ohio Fast-Tracks Emergency Manager for Youngstown Schools and More Districts in Future
