Education Archives – Page 11 of 19

A year in, County “Surge” in Central neighborhood still a work in progress

By Conor Morris ● Government ● July 22, 2022

It’s been more than a year since Cuyahoga County executive Armond Budish announced a “surge” of support to lift up the Central neighborhood in Cleveland. Some residents say they’ve noticed little material change since.

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LGBTQ+ youth find support, acceptance at School of One. Two Ohio bills threaten its future.

By James Bigley II ● Education ● July 20, 2022

Cleveland is home to Ohio’s only LGBTQ+ public school. Ohio’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill and a second bill that restricts access to LGBTQ+ healthcare are looming in the legislature and may threaten the school.

Who pays property taxes to support services when the economy is dominated by nonprofits?

By Stephanie Czekalinski ● Government ● June 23, 2022

Fifty years ago, when Clevelanders needed to fund schools, pay for parks or expand libraries they relied on booming tax revenue from large companies. General Motors, Republic Steel Corp. and Ford Motor Co. employed thousands of people and provided a tax base to fund services for the community. But Cuyahoga County’s economy has changed.

Pride in the CLE returns to downtown on Saturday, June 4th

By Tricia Chaves ● Social Equity ● June 2, 2022

True to its grassroots ideal that Pride is not a moment but a movement, Pride in the CLE begins at noon this Saturday, with a march in downtown Cleveland followed by a festival on Malls B and C.

More money needed to seed growth of refugees’ businesses

By Aja Hannah ● Economy ● May 19, 2022

US Together’s successful support of immigrant and refugee enterprises helps build the local economy, but the agency needs funds to keep the effort going into 2023.

How Coit Road Farmers Market is encouraging entrepreneurship among urban farmers

By Hannah Davis ● Economy ● May 16, 2022

The Coit Road Farmers Market is helping East Clevelanders cultivate their own crops with its beginning farmers apprenticeship program. This program comes just in time for the market’s 90th anniversary and the start of the 2022 growing season.

Cleveland nonprofit upcycles computers to bridge the digital divide

By Marc Lefkowitz ● Economy ● April 21, 2022

PCs for People isn’t just a warehouse full of your dad’s old junk. This company is upcycling old computers and other technology to help bridge the digital divide. They bring power to the people or, at least, their computers, monitors and wifi routers.

Local arts group celebrates Cleveland’s Mexican culture

By Kristy Ockunzzi-Kmit ● Arts & Culture ● March 18, 2022

Comité Mexicano de Cleveland brings the beauty of Mexico to Cleveland through art, music, educational workshops, and neighborhood initiatives. The organization’s 25 artists and leaders have big dreams for the future and fill a much needed spot left by Club Azteca and the Hispanic Alliance.

How can Cleveland’s nonprofits improve access to healthy food?

By Christopher Johnston ● Economy ● March 16, 2022

Rite Aid Healthy Futures is supporting three Cleveland food access programs: the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, The FARE Project, and Food Strong. With nearly 14 percent of Cuyahoga County food insecure, these efforts are fighting hunger in our area.

Why write? How the pandemic reinvented Literary Cleveland

By Matt Weinkam ● Arts & Culture ● January 18, 2022

The pandemic put the future of Literary Cleveland in question. That was until its executive director Matt Weinkam started teaching online writing classes.