Education
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Cleveland's school transformation plan is on the right track according to expert, but may not have adequate funding
School board vote tonight will decide plans future
by WKSU's KEVIN NIEDERMIER |
Reporter
Kevin Niedermier | | |
 | | Tim Knowles, University of Chicago urban education expert | | Courtesy of University of Chicago |
Outside observers give the Cleveland public schools' transformation plan high marks for vision...but there is a question about its funding.
Overhauling the district will cost 70-million dollars over three-years. That's on top of a 50-million dollar budget deficit the district is already facing. This evening, the Cleveland school board votes on the ambitious plan to drastically change how teachers teach...how students learn...and how administrators run their buildings and the district.
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