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Fewer students, too many schools: Communities confront closures and consolidations

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Students head into a New Jersey high school this month on the first day of classes. As student enrollment drops, more communities across the country are facing school consolidations and closures. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)Declining birth rates mean fewer students. And that means more districts grappling with whether to close or merge schools.…

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State audit shows Ohio energy prices up 34% since 2022

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File image from Scripps Media.A state audit of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio shows that bills have spiked dramatically, and the agency exhibits a lack of preparation for rising energy needs. Ohioans have been dealing with spotty coverage and repeated blackouts from utility giant FirstEnergy. “I’ve been here 25 years, never been through anything…

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Strongsville schools levy vote could decide whether some families stay

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STRONGSVILLE, Ohio (WOIO) – Strongsville City Schools says sports, busing and class options would be cut if voters reject Issue 9 on November 3. Some parents say they’d leave before that happens.“Every year we say we can’t move, we can’t go. It’s like it’s just too good,” said Tonya Freeman, a parent.What it would costIssue…

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Editorial board's thoughts as high court takes up University Heights home 'shul' case

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In 2021, University Heights resident Daniel Grand sent an email to around 12 of his Orthodox Jewish neighbors, inviting them and their friends to join him in a minyan at his home “in observance of Shabbos, which lasts from sunset Friday until nightfall on Saturday night” and bars traveling by car during that time, cleveland.com…

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'Selfish, greedy, stealing from the poor' — how one suburb's tax deal is alarming Cuyahoga County

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A tool created to make otherwise impossible development possible is being turned into a way for one of Cuyahoga County’s wealthiest communities to keep tax money from the county — even though the development is already being built without need of the tool.

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