Friday, December 08, 2017
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
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Friday, December 08, 2017
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Since Brown v. Board of Education ruled to desegregate schools, the percentage of African-American students in white majority schools increased to peak at 43.5 percent in 1988. Today, the trend is reversing - a recent report from UCLA’s Civil Rights Project showed that number had dropped by nearly half to 23.2 percent, a comparable percentage to 1968. In...
Friday, May 29, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
At the Border: Policies, People, and How You Can Get Involved
Immigration has become one of the most hotly debated topics in our country. Recent immigration policies — from travel bans and visa restrictions to refugee caps and asylum changes to the construction of a border wall — are policies that...
Friday, May 22, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
How Will the Pandemic Change Healthcare Delivery?
The coronavirus pandemic has put unprecedented pressure on the American healthcare system. Over the past few months, hospitals faced a shortage of testing materials for patients and personal protective equipment (PPE) for providers, strategized how to turn convention centers and...
Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 10:30 a.m.
Reopening and Reconnecting: Preparing for a New Normal
All over the world, cities are beginning to re-open after months of sheltering in place…and facing a new reality. Retail stores, restaurants and bars, and office environments are grappling with new restrictions to keep people safe and prevent the spread...
Friday, May 15, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
Return to the Statehouse: What Policy Priorities will Prevail?
After sheltering in place for nearly two months, Ohioans – and Ohio's economy – are beginning to emerge and prepare for a new reality. The public health and economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus has had dramatic and far-reaching implications....
Friday, May 08, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
Coronavirus Challenge: Bridging Cleveland Education's Digital Divide
On April 20, Governor Mike DeWine announced that the Ohio Department of Health extended its order to keep schools closed for the rest of the school year in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by...
Tuesday, May 05, 2020, 7:30 p.m.
Happy Dog Takes on the World: How Will Coronavirus Change the World? How Should We Change It?
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted life across the globe, profoundly affecting supply chains, healthcare, and the economy. It's also exposed the harsh realities of racial, ethnic, economic, political, and health disparities the effects of which many countries have tried to...
Friday, May 01, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
2020 Law Day: The 19th Amendment at 100
President Dwight Eisenhower established the first Law Day in 1958 to mark the nation's commitment to the rule of law. The 2020 Law Day theme — Your Vote, Your Voice, Our Democracy: The 19th Amendment at 100 —celebrates the ratification...
Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 10:30 a.m.
Fault Lines: Building a More Inclusive Cleveland
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed our societal fault lines and shined a bright light on both the strengths and the weaknesses of our economy and our institutions. While there is currently much discussion about reopening our economy, a true economic...
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