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More than half of Gen-Z spends more than 30% of its income on rent

52% of renters ages 15 to 24 spend at least 30% of their income on rent.

Business

Six essential talking points from Cavs media day

Get to know the team and the storylines as training camp commences.

Sports

New legislative maps create tossup districts in Cleveland suburbs

Democrats still likely to win 7-10 of the 11 House seats in Cuyahoga County.

News

New moms are working at high rates in Cleveland

72% of Cleveland women who gave birth in the previous 12 months were in the labor force last year.

Student loan payments resume for 1.8 million Ohioans

October marks the end of the pandemic pause on federal student loan payments.

The monthly budgets of more than 1.8 million Ohioans will change this month.Driving the news: October marks the end of the pandemic pause on federal student loan payments.

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Cleveland Catholic Diocese limiting LGBTQ+ expression in schools

No pride flags, preferred pronouns and same-sex couples at dances.

The Cleveland Catholic Diocese has quietly instituted a policy restricting LGBTQ+ identity and expression at its 79 elementary schools and five high schools in Northeast Ohio.Why it matters: Though the Diocese says the policy merely formalizes existing guidance and practice, it severely limits students&#x27; expression of gender identities, from wearing rainbow flags to seeking medical interventions.

CMSD to move forward with Marion C. Seltzer construction

An arborist says there's no way to feasibly relocate the bald cypress on site.

A majestic bald cypress on the site of Cleveland Metropolitan School District&#x27;s (CMSD) planned Marion C. Seltzer elementary school at Cudell Park cannot feasibly be relocated, according to a certified arborist.Driving the news: Busy Bee Services performed an assessment last month after neighbors protested the removal of more than 30 mature trees around the proposed construction footprint.

A Bald Cypress presides over a basketball court in Cleveland on a sunny blue-sky day

CWRU and DOJ agree to settlement following Title IX investigation

Case failed to respond to climate of sexual harassment, investigation found.

The Department of Justice and Case Western Reserve University have reached an agreement to resolve a federal Title IX investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct on campus.Why it matters: The investigation, initiated in February 2021, concluded that Case did not respond appropriately to a &quot;well-known climate of sexual harassment&quot; in the university&#x27;s Greek houses and failed to provide support and resources for survivors.

CMSD construction at Cudell Park could destroy 40 mature trees

You can't replace 150-year-old trees just by planting new ones, councilwoman says.

Education

Cleveland has a tree problem.Driving the news: Residents from the Cudell neighborhood demonstrated outside a Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) board meeting Tuesday evening to protest the construction of a new Marion C. Seltzer elementary school on the Cudell Park footprint.

Cleveland residents hold signs in support of Cudell Park mature trees outside brick building

Cleveland schools CEO asked teachers to delay contract negotiations

Due to the district's tenuous finances, Warren Morgan suggested CTU come back next year.

Cleveland schools CEO Warren Morgan, fresh off his <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="inaugural State of the Schools" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/11/14/cmsd-graduation-rate-goal" data-vars-content-id="6e8d4ac6-565f-4d27-bdb8-8e2a2a69dbb4" data-vars-headline="Cleveland schools CEO asked teachers to delay contract negotiations" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/11/14/cmsd-graduation-rate-goal" target="_self">inaugural State of the Schools</a>, could be facing his first contract dispute with teachers.Driving the news: Cleveland Teachers Union (CTU) president Shari Obrenski wrote in a Nov. 17 email to members that was shared with Axios that Morgan urged her to seek a one-year contract extension instead of negotiating a new three-year contract, in light of the district&#x27;s tenuous financial position.

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Judge halts construction of Marion Seltzer at Cudell

Neighbors want CMSD to return to the drawing board to preserve trees and green space.

Residents of the Cudell neighborhood <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="filed a lawsuit this week" data-vars-click-url="https://cpdocket.cp.cuyahogacounty.us/i_DisplayDoc.aspx?i=_UwUuuJHxUWNFQi4jjC0GwWrZKioD8Xf0bwrpsfAxTwV3VxIlPEPacVVh6Llo6OGJNEZJzkGJlvJaScyL6P-Og2&amp;id=lexbbeW-1xW9VNG62qRpuQ2&amp;cid=hd-pvyD4PgI1" data-vars-content-id="83b967de-aaa1-4186-9d68-a3ed6e3beabf" data-vars-headline="Judge halts construction of Marion Seltzer at Cudell" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://cpdocket.cp.cuyahogacounty.us/i_DisplayDoc.aspx?i=_UwUuuJHxUWNFQi4jjC0GwWrZKioD8Xf0bwrpsfAxTwV3VxIlPEPacVVh6Llo6OGJNEZJzkGJlvJaScyL6P-Og2&amp;id=lexbbeW-1xW9VNG62qRpuQ2&amp;cid=hd-pvyD4PgI1" target="_blank">filed a lawsuit this week</a> seeking a temporary restraining order and injunction against the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="prevent the construction of" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/09/06/cmsd-marion-seltzer-construction" data-vars-content-id="83b967de-aaa1-4186-9d68-a3ed6e3beabf" data-vars-headline="Judge halts construction of Marion Seltzer at Cudell" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/09/06/cmsd-marion-seltzer-construction" target="_self">prevent the construction of</a> a new Marion C. Seltzer elementary school on the northern side of Cudell Commons Park.Driving the news: Judge Nancy Margaret Russo granted the order, but required the plaintiffs to post a $25,000 bond by 4pm Thursday in response to a CMSD affidavit detailing costs associated with construction delays.

A group of people holding signs stand on grass beneath a large Cypress tree. 

Marion Seltzer construction on hold while Cudell legal battle continues

The judge ordered additional discovery in the suit.

The construction of a new Marion C. Seltzer elementary school at Cudell Commons Park will be delayed for at least a few more weeks.Driving the news: After nearly four hours in Judge Nancy Margaret Russo&#x27;s courtroom Tuesday, a hearing in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="the civil suit between Cudell neighbors" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/09/21/lawsuit-construction-marion-seltzer-cudell" data-vars-content-id="7407f0ad-4cd5-44ad-8646-792685f404d4" data-vars-headline="Marion Seltzer construction on hold while Cudell legal battle continues" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2023/09/21/lawsuit-construction-marion-seltzer-cudell" target="_self">the civil suit between Cudell neighbors</a> and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) and the city of Cleveland had not yet concluded.

A historic clocktower in an urban park with mature trees over basketball courts 

CMSD gets 2.5 stars (out of 5) in new state report card

90% of districts in the state earned 3 stars of more.

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) earned 2.5 stars in the state of Ohio&#x27;s 2022-23 school report cards, released yesterday.Driving the news: New this year, the Ohio Department of Education has moved from a letter grading system (A-F) to stars (1-5).

Cleveland Schools CEO aims for 90% graduation rate

Warren Morgan outlined ambitious five-year plan in first State of the Schools address.

In his inaugural <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="State of the Schools speech last week" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cityclub.org/forums/2023/11/09/2023-state-of-the-schools" data-vars-content-id="14439123-b0e4-48aa-adff-2c58a4f71885" data-vars-headline="Cleveland Schools CEO aims for 90% graduation rate" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cityclub.org/forums/2023/11/09/2023-state-of-the-schools" target="_blank">State of the Schools speech last week</a>, Cleveland Metropolitan School District CEO Warren Morgan outlined an ambitious set of five-year goals.Driving the news: Perhaps the most notable is that within five years, he wants the district&#x27;s graduation rate to be 90%.

A bald Black gray-suited man in profile speaking at a lectern. 

Education 📚

Student loan payments resume for 1.8 million Ohioans

Cleveland Catholic Diocese limiting LGBTQ+ expression in schools

CMSD to move forward with Marion C. Seltzer construction

CWRU and DOJ agree to settlement following Title IX investigation

CMSD construction at Cudell Park could destroy 40 mature trees