CLEVELAND – Despite a packed house of teachers armed with blue shirts and signs reading, “I support my sister”, the Cleveland School board voted 9-0 to approve recommendations to fire 17 teachers. The teachers were notified earlier this month that their contracts would not be renewed. “They were blindsided,” said Cleveland Teachers Union president […]
CLEVELAND — Seventy Cleveland school teachers have been notified they are not being renewed, fired. Union President David Quolke claims the union and the teachers are being “blindsided.” School spokesperson Roseann Canfora confirmed the action. READ MORE: WKYC.com Article and Picture Courtesy of WKYC Channel 3 News
A Detroit teacher was fired last week after breaking up a fight in a classroom with a broom. Video on LiveLeak shows the violent altercation at Pershing High School. The Education Achievement Authority of Michigan released the following statement on Tuesday: After performing a thorough investigation, the students who were involved in the altercation in question […]
Family members of the missing are angry that not enough is being done to locate and find the missing students, whom many find the militants are using for work and sex. Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — Nigerians took to the streets Thursday to demand the government do more to rescue scores of girls abducted […]
CLEVELAND — Case Western Reserve University is about to get really cheesy. A new Melt location will open at the Tinkham Veale University Center at the end of August. The sandwich joint is currently under construction. “We are focusing on quick service for both lunch and dinner without losing the Melt experience,” owner Matt […]
Harvard University has come a long way since the days when African Americans weren’t allowed to attend the Ivy League. Now, the prestigious institution is admitting its largest numbers of Black students, ever. According to sources, the class of 2018 will include approximately 170 Blacks from a total of 2,023 students. “Of the accepted students, 11.9 […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – More student violence at Cleveland’s John Adams High School. Reporter Paul Orlousky has detailed repeated student on student attacks at John Adams. Some outright brawls. It leads to a simple question. What is going on? [Mobile users click HERE] Cell phone video obtained by Orlousky clearly shows a pre-planned attack. A student […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – 12 Kenmore High School students are facing charges of rioting after a large fight at the school on Friday. The Akron school was on lockdown for hours, and parents were called to pick up their children as classes were canceled for the remainder of the day. Police tell 19 Action News 20-30 […]
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ELYRIA, OH (WOIO) – Dozens of students protested outside Elyria High School Monday morning. They are upset over controversy surrounding the Allies Club. The group, started just a few weeks ago, supports lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and straight students. In a statement on the school’s website, Allies says they promote the acceptance of all […]
D.L. Hughley took time on his show to honor Cayden Taipalus, an 8-year-old boy who’s raised over $27K to help his fellow students enjoy a hot lunch in the cafeteria. When a fellow student at Challenger Elementary School in Michigan received a sandwich instead of a hot meal, because he didn’t have enough money his […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – The LeBron James Family Foundation will fulfill the final component of LeBron James’ commitment to his high school, St. Vincent – St. Mary in Akron, by debuting the brand new Nike spring sports uniforms. STVM’s baseball, softball, and men’s tennis teams will receive the fitted uniforms during a movie night […]