CLEVELAND– The Cleveland School District remains in academic distress, but is making enough progress to avoid falling under state control.State Superintendent Richard Ross held a press conference Monday afternoon with Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Cleveland Schools CEO Eric Gordon.Ohio law usually requires the superintendent to place a struggling district under control of a state-run commission.But, Ross said both he and the state legislature support Cleveland’s plan to transform its schools.So, Monday, Ross granted a waiver to keep the district under Gordon’s control.