Mayor Frank Jackson's school plan gets bipartisan traction

on Wednesday, 21 March 2012. Posted in Breakthrough Blog

show of support from bipartisan group of lawmakers

Mayor Frank Jackson's school plan gets bipartisan traction

From Cleveland.com:

MARCH 21, 2012: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A bipartisan cast of Statehouse lawmakers stood with Mayor Frank Jackson Wednesday and pledged to move forward soon with a dramatic reshaping of Cleveland public schools through legislation.

While the lawmakers, including two Cleveland Democrats -- Sen. Nina Turner and Rep. Sandra Williams -- stopped short of fully embracing Jackson's school plan, they sounded ready to shake up the status quo.

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