Cleveland, OH
Cleveland to spend $4.4M to help ease child care costs, teacher shortage
CLEVELAND — Cleveland metropolis leaders and educators gathered at Louis Stokes Head Begin on Tuesday afternoon to debate the American Rescue Plan Act funding into early childhood schooling in Cleveland. The funding is $4.4 million that goals to retain academics and provides scholarships to college students who want it.
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, together with different civic and nonprofit leaders, stated the plan is to put aside $2.5 million to offer bonuses and addressing instructor retention at early childhood facilities. The opposite $1.9 million might be for fogeys to assist pay for youngster care or early childhood schooling prices.
The announcement comes as an increasing number of academics are leaving the sector. Taja Salett is a instructor at Louis Stokes and has not needed to surrender instructing, however she desires extra monetary stability.
Cleveland officers meet Tuesday at Louis Stokes Head Begin Middle to handle the plans. (Spectrum Information 1/Katie Priefer)
“I knew once I acquired into instructing, once I determined that I used to be going to select schooling as my main, I knew proper off the bat that I wasn’t going into it for the cash,” she stated.
Salett expressed her ardour for instructing and her college students. Though she has a household of her personal to deal with and a rise in wage would assist her try this.
“Having that monetary safety would simply make life at house quite a bit simpler,” she stated.
She claimed that this funding is not going to solely enhance bonuses and wages for academics, however assist college students and their households.
“You’ve got the safety figuring out your youngster someplace the place they’re thriving with individuals who love them and need the very best for them. The place you’re off someplace making a safety for them to come back again house to,” she stated.
The laws for this funding has already been handed, so town is working to distribute the cash as quickly as doable.
Cleveland, OH
My Morning Jacket Adds Fall Headlining Dates Following Tour With Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
My Morning Jacket has announced a run of four shows this fall in Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, and Ohio.
After spending most of September on the road with Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats on their co-headlining Eye to Eye Tour, My Morning Jacket will play four headlining shows starting September 30th at Johnny Mercer Theatre in Savannah, GA. From there, the band will travel to Knoxville, TN to perform at Tennessee Theatre on October 1st. The show in Savannah and Knoxville will also feature special guest S.G. Goodman.
Then, MMJ will join up with special guest Jade Bird for shows at Maymont in Richmond, VA on October 4rd and Cain Park Evans Amphitheater in Cleveland, OH on October 4th.
One Big Family ticket pre-sale registration is currently underway. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 7th at 10 a.m. ET. Click below for a full list of shows. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the band’s website.
Cleveland, OH
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CLEVELAND — The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert for a large portion of northeast Ohio on Tuesday due to the potential of ground level ozone to reach harmful levels.
The alert is for Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit counties. Air quality is expected to reach “unhealthy for sensitive groups” for the day, with highs approaching 90 in many areas.
The main threat is the ozone gas, which is a lung irritant which can lead to severe respiratory issues. People who are the elderly, young children and teens, the immunocompromised and those with lung issues, such as asthma, are recommended to reduce their time outside during this time.
The American Lung Association recommended these practices to reduce the health effects of air pollution:
- Checking air quality forecasts
- Limiting exercise outdoors when pollution is high
- Using less energy at home, this helps reduce the amount of air pollution by curbing greenhouse gases
- Walk, bike or carpool to reduce car emissions
- Use hand powered or electric lawn equipment rather than fuel powered
To check your air quality forecast, click here. For more information on health risks from air pollution, click here.
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