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On Friday, January 21, Dr. Karen L. Mapp opened the Friday with an informative presentation on the topic, Now More Than Ever: Family Engagement and Student Success. Extensive research has shown the powerful impact of effective family-school partnerships on students, parents, teachers, and schools. In fact, Dr. Mapp joined the City Club in 2017 to talk...

by David W. Orr, Professor of Practice, Arizona State University; Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Oberlin College; co-editor, Democracy Unchained. Our predicament is rather like an engine failure on a fire truck on its way to a 5-alarm emergency. Before we can fully address the lethal threat of climate change, we must deal with the threat of insurrection...

As the Citadel of Free Speech here in Cleveland, we work to protect and promote the basis of our democracy by sharing related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century. Here's what's making the news – and what you should know about – in the past week. 1.) Student files lawsuit against...

The City Club of Cleveland is one of Cleveland’s and the nation’s civic treasures. With more than a century of service convening vital conversations in service to a stronger community and a stronger democracy, the City Club produces more than 100 public events every year with political and business leaders, visiting authors and dignitaries, and...