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Per every public records request denied, I grow stronger. Strike me down now and I will become more powerful than you can POSSIBLY IMAGINE

Higher ed folks: Looking for Ohio faculty who don't allow students to use AI in their courses for a news story. Drop me a line, cmorris@ideastream.org, thanks!

Cleveland State is next university to close LGBTQ+, Women's centers and multicultural office due to Ohio's Senate Bill 1: ideastream.org/education/2025…

Here's what the dept. of ed cited when we asked them: Pulling info from grant applications, many of which were accepted prior to the Trump administration:

Trump administration canceled grants totaling abt $170 million for career/college prep at public schools, including in Akron and Cleveland, because programs' "overt race preferences or perpetuat(ing) divisive concepts:" ideastream.org/education/2025…

Do you have questions for the school board candidates in Akron? Tons of news out of the district this year, four open seats, eight candidates, we've got a debate coming up: ideastream.org/education/2025…

Cleveland acknowledging it "historically has struggled" to prepare kids for work, college after school. This despite Say Yes scholarship providing scholarships for all students to college

New college/workforce readiness component on Ohio report cards pumped up Akron Public Schools' score significantly this year, but dropped Cleveland's: ideastream.org/education/2025…

@karr_pe That's literally not how public records work....

I requested invoices for the current CMSD textbook debacle and received them from public records dept. Some invoices were heavily redacted. I inquired if that was student information. They said no, it was information about other public schools which I had not specifically asked for. Suspicious.

Akron schools facilities director accused of selling district-owned lawnmowers, profiting from them. Board has moved to fire him: ideastream.org/education/2025…

New lawsuit filed against Ursuline High School and one of its football players ideastream.org/law-justice/20…

Kent State students wore all black and held a funeral for the closed LGBTQ+, Multicultural and Women's centers at campus yesterday, in wake of university closing tem in response to Senate Bill 1: ideastream.org/education/2025…

I'll be on the @soundofideas tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. to talk about this story further.

Recently took a deep dive into the problems communities face when their local colleges close through two cases in Ohio: Notre Dame College and Eastern Gateway Community College: ideastream.org/education/2025…

The district will be paying up to $2.6 million over the next two years for the 14 officers.

Cleveland and Akron have several hundred teaching vacancies. Akron's union head says it's the most she's ever seen; meanwhile, in Cleveland, a question - how much do you staff up when you know you might be closing schools? ideastream.org/education/2025…

Cleveland State University restores low-cost bus pass, on an opt-in basis ideastream.org/education/2025…

Akron board of ed is facing down deadline to sign contract for police in schools; board says it wants more control over removing problematic officers: ideastream.org/education/2025…

Cleveland parents file suit against school district for alleged mold exposure: ideastream.org/education/2025…

Cleveland State University cuts low-cost bus pass program as fall semester approaches ideastream.org/education/2025…

More residents are asking Ohio cities and suburbs to allow backyard chickens. Fun fact, though, it's almost always gonna be cheaper to buy your eggs from the store, even when prices were higher: ideastream.org/2025-07-29/ohi…