Another poverty conference aims to succeed where others failed by Rachel Abbey

For years, Cleveland has struggled with poverty. Twice in the past five years alone, the city’s poverty rate, about 30 percent in 2007, made it the poorest big city in the nation, according to the U.S. Census.

“God bless the churches for the work that they do, God bless the other organizations for the work that they do, but there’s just so much lacking,” says The Rev. Vincent Harris of the Cleveland Baptist Association. Harris says he sees lots of positive work in the community, but there is little cohesion; groups tend to stay community-based, but Cleveland needs collaboration to attack the “gigantic huge monster” of poverty.

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What They Didn't Learn: Brittany Daugherty by Brittany Daugherty Brittany Daugherty says that after leaving High School, she learned the importance of  good time management and  proper study skills.

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What They Didn't Learn: Bliss Davis by Rachel Abbey Bliss Davis says that what she didn't learn in school included how to absorb reading material deeply over a long period of  time versus skimming reading assignments and cramming for  exams.

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What they didn't learn in high school by Rachel Abbey Now in college, recent graduates wish their schools had taught effective study, and time-management skills. Teachers should have pushed them harder to achieve, they say.

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As school opening nears, principals for new boys schools finally hired by Piet van Lier Posted August 3, 2007 -- With about three weeks to go before the scheduled opening of four new single-gender academies, Cleveland schools CEO Eugene Sanders introduced the schools’ principals last week.
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