Ten years ago, it was pretty easy to see the scientific flaws in the State of Ohio’s school ratings: no valid test samples, no comparison of pre-test and post-test, no time-series tracking of student results over the years, meaningless descriptions for the attainment … [Read more...] about Quality vs. exclusivity: Understanding Heights schools
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Section 8 and Source of Income Discrimination: is there something in this for us?
Coming up with smart and effective social policy is “Mission Impossible”. And evaluating social policy is not much easier. One way to evaluate a social policy is to ask, “does it do more harm than good?” Insert social policies into that phrase and ask yourself, “Does Obamacare do … [Read more...] about Section 8 and Source of Income Discrimination: is there something in this for us?
What comes after the tax increase
Congratulations Cleveland Heights. We've voted ourselves a tax increase. Nobody wants to pay more taxes, but by a vote of 7,573-5,135, the select group of residents who bothered to go to the polls on election day determined that it's in the best interest of the city. I … [Read more...] about What comes after the tax increase
Positive crime trends continue through first half of 2015
Crime data from the Cleveland Heights Police Department for the first seven months of 2015 indicate a positive trend is continuing, as year-to-year crime rates declined in all but two categories. The only categories that didn't show a decrease in the number of crimes were … [Read more...] about Positive crime trends continue through first half of 2015
Cleveland Heights Citizens Police Academy filling 2015 class
In August, 2014, the Cleveland Heights Police Department inaugurated the Citizens Police Academy and accepted the first cohort of students. The Academy was part of Chief Jeffrey Robertson’s desire to deepen mutual understanding and regard between the department and the Cleveland … [Read more...] about Cleveland Heights Citizens Police Academy filling 2015 class
