2020
2020 Issues Forum
Cleveland Metropolitan School District and Cuyahoga County Public Library Levies
Thursday, October 01, 2020
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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2020
Cleveland Metropolitan School District and Cuyahoga County Public Library Levies
Thursday, October 01, 2020
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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The November ballot will contain two proposed levy measures: Issue 68, a 15-mill levy renewal with a 5-mill increase for Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD), and Issue 70, a permanent 1-mill tax increase to support the Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL).
The CMSD levy will cover operating expenses for 10 years. Supporters say that approval would help...
Thursday, March 18, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
Youth Forum: The Future of Admissions Testing in Education
Dwindling enrollment. Another look at the digital divide. Hybrid and totally remote learning. The pandemic has sent ripples through the education system in the United States, in many ways permanently changing how our nation’s children learn. Amongst these change, how...
Friday, March 12, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
2021 High School Debate Championship
For more than 30 years, The City Club of Cleveland has hosted the annual High School Debate Championship in which the top two area high school debaters square off in a classic "Lincoln-Douglas" style debate. Despite the pandemic, we are...
Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
A Conversation with Ross DiBello
In 2021, Cleveland faces a mayoral election. Leading up to the primary, the City Club will be speaking with candidates seeking the city's highest office. Ross DiBello grew up in Chesterland and graduated from both The Ohio State University and the...
Tuesday, March 09, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
Bridging the Civil Justice Gap
A recent poll from the Associated Press and the National Opinion Research Center found that 91 percent of Americans favor some sort of criminal justice system and police reform. But that's not the only aspect of our legal system hampered...
Friday, March 05, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
Workforce Crisis: Child Care, Women, and the Future of the Economy
As the nation begins to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, we're learning that the availability of child care, decisions regarding when to safely re-open schools, and the broader workforce are inextricably connected. While child care professionals were initially lauded as essential...
Wednesday, March 03, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
Combatting Eviction in a Time of COVID
More than 22 million Americans have lost their jobs since the onset of the pandemic. As a result, in early January, American households were $40 billion behind in utility bills and $32 billion in rental arrears. A stimulus package that...
Tuesday, March 02, 2021, 7:30 p.m.
Alexei Navalny, an anti-corruption investigator and Russian President Vladimir V. Putin’s most prominent critic, is determined to challenge the authoritarian leader and change Russia's political system. He was arrested on January 17 upon returning from Germany, where he spent five...
Friday, February 26, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
Race, Equity, and the Future of Work
Right now, the United States is experiencing a period of unprecedented social upheaval and a racial reckoning - partially caused by the coronavirus pandemic - that is forcing us to confront vulnerabilities in the economic system. The economic chaos created...
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