CMSD Proposes Sweeping School Consolidation — 29 Schools to Close or Merge, 18 Buildings to Shut

Min. Dale Edwards Executive Director Call and Post

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) has unveiled a dramatic restructuring proposal that would reshape public education in the city: some 29 schools would be closed or merged and 18 district-owned buildings shuttered — if the plan is approved later this month. 

Why It’s Happening

  • Steep enrollment decline: Over the past two decades, CMSD’s student body has shrunk roughly in half — from about 70,000…