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John Steinhauer, attorney, White Hat Management-the Akron-based for-profit operator of charter schools came under legal fire this week when the boards of Hope Academies of Cleveland and Akron filed suit against the company. The boards claim White Hat has frozen them out their state-mandated governance roles and failed to account for its stewardship of state money. Tonight, White Hat Management responds.
Roundtable:
Greg Saber, freelance journalist; Keith Reed, editor, Catalyst Ohio; Ned Whelan, Whelan Communications
Obama in Youngstown:
President Obama made his second 2010 trip to Youngstown this week to tout the upside of his economic stimulus package. Stimulus money helped convince the steel fabrication company V&M Star to expand in Youngstown, something the President said wouldn't have happened without the stimulus. Obama used the occasion to point out that Republicans tried to block the stimulus measure. Republican leaders retorted that unemployment is still 15% in Youngstown.
Primary Elections:
A new round of primary elections this week pushed new faces to the front of the political queue. Longtime Senator Arlen Specter lost his Pennsylvania Democratic primary to a newcomer. Republican newcomer Rand Paul won his race in Kentucky with Tea Party backing. Democratic Arkansas representative Blanche Lincoln was pushed into a June primary runoff.
School Woes:
Akron schools announced plans this week to lay off more than 100 employees, most of them teachers, to cut costs. Parma schools will cut 55 teaching jobs. Medina schools are preparing for a big staff cut and Cleveland schools will trim 500 or more teachers. The schools are reacting to falling enrollments or parsimonious voters, sometimes both.
Interview:
Tom Yablonsky, vice president, Ohio Canal Corridor-the Towpath Trail may be in for a detour or two. Leaders of the Ohio Canal Corridor hope one day to complete the 110-mile hiking and biking trail all the way to Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland. But before they do, they'll have to figure out how to route it around or through a former chemical company site on the south side of Cleveland that's still heavily contaminated.
May 21, 2010