Chron Watch: Top 10 2015 Stories in Chronicle Telegram
Chronicle Telegram staff highlight the year 2015 in Geauga County with ten standout stories spanning controversy tragedy and triumph. The top pick is featured on page A2 with additional most read web stories on page A4.
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Public school opt outs surge in Lorain County amid PARCC backlash
In Lorain County about 1 000 of 42 000 public school students opted out of PARCC tests in 2015 with Firelands Schools bearing the brunt as roughly one third of non testers came from that district. The uproar led legislators to cut funding and call for shorter faster graded reading and math assessments now under development by the American Institutes for Research for spring administration. Dawn Neely Randall a fifth grade teacher demonstrates a PARCC Language Arts example at a February forum in South Amherst.
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Ford Ohio Assembly Plant to expand truck production
Tim Rowe of United Auto Workers Local 2000 spoke at a March news conference at Ford’s Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake. The $168 million investment boosted medium duty truck output, moving F 650 and F 750 production from Mexico to Ohio. Over 1,400 jobs were secured, with plans to add about 700 more by year’s end, reaching over 2,000 workers. Lorain County Democratic Chairman Anthony Giardini protested by shutting down his party booth over flag symbolism amid national debate following the Charleston church attack. Fair officials debated a Confederate flag ban as vendors sold related items at Lorain County Fair.
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Flores Case Moves Amid Police Probe at Lorain Center
Dennis Flores sits with attorney Gerald Phillips in July at the Lorain County Justice Center. Flores’ challenge has sparked an ongoing Lorain police investigation into the matter.
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Gerald Phillips
Lorain County Justice Center
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