(WOIO) – The University of Phoenix plans to shut down 115 locations across the nation, including two in Northeast Ohio. The Westlake satellite office, which currently only has about 24 students, will stop enrolling students immediately. The Independence branch will also stop enrolling students immediately. The Beachwood location, however, will remain open. The Beachwood branch […]
(WOIO) – Additional preliminary Local Report Card data for district, traditional school, community school and STEM schools were released Wednesday by the Ohio Department of Education (ODE). The updated spreadsheet includes preliminary district/school ratings, Performance Index and attendance rate information. Spreadsheets containing preliminary results can be found by clicking HERE. This spreadsheet will include all […]
The Chicago Teachers Union voted Tuesday to discontinue the city’s first teachers strike in 25 years, ending a now week-and-a-half-long protest that has kept the city’s 350,000 students out of school for seven days. The decision comes after more than two hours of closed-door talks among union members, and two days after a move to […]
After a marathon session in Chicago’s Hilton hotel, rank and file members of the Chicago Teachers Union spilled into the street at midnight central time with no contract agreement — only the promise of a continued strike. “No deal,” a source close to the negotiations told The Huffington Post seven minutes before midnight. “We came […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Following the Cleveland Board of Education’s vote last Thursday to accept a plan recommended by a State Fact-Finder, CEO Eric Gordon said school officials are deeply disappointed to learn that the Cleveland Teacher’s Union voted to reject the independent Fact-Finder’s decision. The Fact-Finder recommended elimination of six paid holidays for teachers, […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – More than 500 Cleveland teachers were recently laid off. Now those remaining are being asked to give up some benefits as a recommendation by an independent fact finder. This is something that’s not going over well. Cleveland Schools CEO Eric Gordon sat down with me on WUAB 43 Forum this morning […]
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – University Heights City School District’s Roxboro Elementary School will be closed Monday, May 14 and Tuesday, May 15 due to the extensive water damage that was discovered Thursday morning. The school closure includes all activities as well. This, after a water supply line broke on the second floor of the […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - "I don't have the time or the patience to go through protracted conversation about it," Mayor Frank Jackson said this afternoon. The mayor says his new plan reflects an urgency to better educate the district's 42,000 students. The problem is, it seems to run smack up against what the Cleveland Teacher's Union wants. "Ohioans aren't going to really stand for that kind of top down union busting approach," said David Quolke with the Teacher's Union.
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio - Already facing shortened school days and cuts in programs, parents and students of the Garfield Heights City School District will have to brace themselves for more potential bad news on Thursday. In December, the district announced a realignment plan that resulted in the elimination of music, arts, physical education and library programs for grades K-5 and a reduction of these programs at the middle school level.
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News has learned 363 teachers who were laid off and then recalled may not be laid off again as originally planned. The Cleveland School Board announced Tuesday night they will possibly keep all 363 of them for the entire school year. But while these teachers will keep their jobs, […]
http://www.woio.com/global/video/videoplayer.js?rnd=829989;hostDomain=www.woio.com;playerWidth=630;playerHeight=355;isShowIcon=true;clipId=6143295;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=News;advertisingZone=;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=overlay CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Board of Education of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District took action to authorize CEO Eric Gordon to recall teachers to ensure a smooth school opening. At the same time the Board authorized the CEO to take all practical action necessary to keep its commitment to the community to maintain […]
MIDWOOD, N.Y. – Two female teachers are being charged with misconduct after allegedly being caught naked together in a classroom.