Conor Morris
Reporter/ProducerExpertise: Education reporting, public records, general assignment, investigative reporting
Education: Wooster High School
Ohio University - Bachelor of Science, journalism
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Upper Edgewater Park
Experience:
Conor Morris covers education in Northeast Ohio. A 2014 Ohio University alum, he previously worked at The Athens NEWS in Southeast Ohio, covering criminal justice, education and more. He moved to Cleveland in 2020 to work with the Northeast Ohio Solutions Journalism Collaborative as a reporter and Report for America corps member, where he covered poverty and the pandemic's impact on Northeast Ohio. Conor volunteers his time to run the , a blog for Cleveland Metropolitan School District students. He was born in Marietta, Ohio.
Highlights:
- Won numerous statewide press awards for his investigative and feature reporting on higher education, criminal justice and poverty with The Athens NEWS in Southeast Ohio.
- 2023 Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Award, First Place Best Digital Project & Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Award, Best Medical/Science/Health Care Reporting - 鈥淩edlining is affecting Northeast Ohio's children's ability to breathe. Here's what we can do鈥�
- Past stories featured on the , which highlights stories that dig into both a problem and its solution.
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A photography workshop called IlluminateHER is meant to help young Cleveland girls share their lives through photos. It wraps up this weekend with an exhibition in Cleveland's Gordon Square. -
The CMSD board of ed heard concerns and some supports at its meeting Wednesday about the district's consolidation plan that will shutter more than two dozen schools. -
Cleveland schools proposed closing of Collinwood High School with students moving to Glenville High School is just one part of a complex consolidation effort proposed by the district. Residents expressed concern about the move during a town hall meeting Tuesday. -
The amended complaint adds new details to a lawsuit filed in September including additional allegations of sexual abuse and hazing by Ursuline High School football team players. -
Bibb and the faith leaders called on the community to support the plan, which calls for closing almost 30 schools and moving students to newer buildings with more academic offerings. -
The district said the plan is needed due to falling enrollment and budget challenges. It will rely on merging schools to buildings with better conditions, more programs. -
Akron School Board President Carla Jackson lost her re-election bid in Akron, as did member Diana Autry, although Board Member Gregory Harrison won re-election. Meanwhile, Lakewood school board's president and vice president managed to hold onto their seats. -
Levies to fund operations failed again at Parma, Elyria and Streetsboro schools after voters rejected similar attempts in the spring. -
The suit comes almost a year after part of the roof at Lakeside High School at Ashtabula Area City Schools collapsed due to heavy snowfall. -
Anxiety is running high with Cleveland Metropolitan School District expected to announce sometime this month which schools it will close. The schools impacted will depend on a mix of factors like building age, enrollment and programs offered.
