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Livingston, under review

no theories. Nate was publishing social security numbers, home addresses and phone numbers, and other personal and occasionally confidential information. Apparently he thinks such behavior will be kindly viewed by the courts in determining his fitness ...

From BEN FISCHER, Cincinnati Enquirer,  21 May 2008

If CPS spends money and no one notices...

At last night's Cincinnati school board public hearing called to discuss Superintendent Rosa Blackwell's proposed $445 million budget for next year, just two people who aren't on the CPS payroll or the board came. One of them was me, a reporter who ...

From BEN FISCHER, Cincinnati Enquirer,  16 May 2008

Jerry Springer and CPS

The identity of contributors to the successful Cincinnati Public Schools levy campaign has been public information for more than a month, but another interesting tidbit came out this week, courtesy of the Clark Montessori High School newsletter (see ...

From BEN FISCHER, Cincinnati Enquirer,  13 May 2008
Related Topics: Jerry Springer,  Barack Obama

CPS audit

Last week, state auditors published the annual financial audit of Cincinnati Public Schools. Here's an accompanying management letter. The district routinely makes news for its money problems, but auditors found only limited problems with how CPS ...

From BEN FISCHER, Cincinnati Enquirer,  8 May 2008

Flannery: "Rosa bites."

Out of Cincinnati Public Schools last weekend, a reminder that politicians and humor are a dangerous mix. Former stand-up comedian and CPS board member Michael Flannery agreed to do a comedy routine at a fundraiser for Walnut Hills High School last ...

From BEN FISCHER, Cincinnati Enquirer,  11 Apr 2008

CPS campaign talking big

On paper, it might seem like the CPS tax levy is a tough sell. After all, it was only four months ago when voters rejected the levy by a 58 percent to 42 percent margin. But now, with polls closed in the district, CPS backers now gathering at ...

From BEN FISCHER, Cincinnati Enquirer,  4 Mar 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party

CPS, endorsers, rally on Issue 10

Backers of the Cincinnati Public Schools tax hike rallied on the indoor steps of City Hall this morning, a few hours before City Council was scheduled to approve a resolution endorsing the levy. CPS Superintendent Rosa Blackwell promised victory next ...

From BEN FISCHER, Cincinnati Enquirer,  27 Feb 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party

CPS levy effort raising more money

The pro-Cincinnati Public Schools levy campaign can afford a few of the nicer things in political life this time around. As of mid-February, the district’s independent political committee had raised $55,253 – or 2.5 times as much as they had ...

From BEN FISCHER, Cincinnati Enquirer,  21 Feb 2008

AMOS endorses CPS levy

The AMOS Project lent a hand to the Cincinnati Public Schools tax levy campaign today, endorsing the 7.89-mill levy. In a press release, AMOS president Gregory Chandler Sr. framed CPS' need for more tax revenue as a social justice concern: “Education ...

From BEN FISCHER, Cincinnati Enquirer,  21 Feb 2008

The unofficial school levy campaign

In addition to the standard pro-Issue 10 yard signs, backers of the Cincinnati Public Schools tax levy are blanketing the city with 8,000 other yard signs, which conveniently don't mention the 7.89-mill property tax hike. The red-and-white signs have ...

From BEN FISCHER, Cincinnati Enquirer,  20 Feb 2008

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