The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is asking voters to approve Issue 68, which includes renewal of a 15-mill tax and a 5-mill increase.
The issue is vital if CMSD is to continue the progress the District has made under The Cleveland Plan and shoulder costs brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Defeat would eliminate a significant amount of existing revenue and require the District to make deep cuts.
If approved, the increase would add less than $7 a month to the amount paid by the owner of a home with the median value of a home in Cleveland (under $45,000).
CEO Eric Gordon's presentation to the Board of Education
The sneaky people flooding Cleveland neighborhoods with ominous dark-money mailers obviously don’t care that, absent an improvement in student performance, Cleveland will continue to struggle. My guess is many voters instinctively know that, which is why this time the people will prevail. But those behind this effort should be exposed and held to account, writes Brent Larkin.
"It's expensive to pass a school levy, particularly during a pandemic-induced recession. But wait until you see how expensive it is, ultimately, not to pass a school levy."
Cleveland voters did their children and the whole region a service in 2012 when they first approved, by a significant margin, a 15-mill Cleveland school ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Not asking for an additional tax for Cleveland schools this fall would feel “irresponsible,” CEO Eric Gordon says. Issue 68 is on ...
Thursday, October 1, 2020 Cleveland Metropolitan School District and Cuyahoga County Public Library Levies
Join us as leaders from both organizations explain the respective levies and what their passage or failure would mean for staff, constituents, and the community.
In his annual state of the district address on Tuesday, the head of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, CEO Eric Gordon, called for the need to bridge the gaps in inequality to establish a long-term pattern of success.
October 25, 2020 - www.cleveland.comThe sneaky people flooding Cleveland neighborhoods with ominous dark-money mailers obviously don’t care that, absent an improvement in student performance, Cleveland will continue to struggle. My guess is many voters instinctively know that, which is why this time the people will prevail. But those behind this effort should be exposed and held to account, writes Brent Larkin.
October 21, 2020
CEO Eric Gordon discusses Issue 68 on WTAM
Oct. 11, 2020 - Crain's Cleveland Business"It's expensive to pass a school levy, particularly during a pandemic-induced recession. But wait until you see how expensive it is, ultimately, not to pass a school levy."
Oct 04, 2020 - Cleveland.comCleveland voters did their children and the whole region a service in 2012 when they first approved, by a significant margin, a 15-mill Cleveland school ...
Oct 04, 2020 - the74million.orgFor years, Cleveland school district CEO Eric Gordon has wanted to give all students their own laptops or tablets, just like suburban schools do.
Oct 03, 2020 - Cleveland.comCLEVELAND, Ohio -- Not asking for an additional tax for Cleveland schools this fall would feel “irresponsible,” CEO Eric Gordon says. Issue 68 is on ...
Thursday, October 1, 2020
