Cleveland Metropolitan School District Moves Forward with Consolidation Plan

Cleveland Metropolitan School District moves forward with consolidation plan

The Building Brighter Futures plan is projected to save the district $30 million annually.

Consolidation of Cleveland schools - unpopular, unwanted, unavoidable: Napoleon Harris

I remember fondly making out my Christmas wish list and wanting only one thing: a Triple F.A.T. Goose coat emblazoned with any pro team logo to score me the cool points and admiration that accompanied donning the stylish coat. But to my dismay, my parents didn’t get me the trendy team edition Triple F.A.T. Goose. I got a boring long black coat. I thought there was no way I could go to school in such an unimpressive and unwanted coat. I didn’t re…

Implementation of CMSD's school consolidation plan begins

Major changes that will transform Cleveland’s public school district — and with it the city’s neighborhoods — are one step closer to happening next school year.  On Tuesday night, school board members unanimously voted for a plan that will substantially shrink the district’s footprint to 59 schools, shuttering 18 buildings in the process. After 39 mergers or moves, the district will have 45 elementary schools and 14 high schools next academic ye…