CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Cincinnati Public Schools Superintendent Shauna Murphy delivered the “State of the Schools” on Tuesday, outlining challenges over the past year and looking ahead to the future of the district.

She declared a “new era” in education for CPS.

Reaching it involved a growth plan that finished its second phase.

The plan included the introduction of education corridors for school choice, the opening of several new middle schools and the expansion of the schools’ gifted programs, zoo academy and multilingual programs.

She applauded CPS’s success in academic achievement, highlighting how students improved in 80% of Ohio’s tested subject areas.

The district improved in 16 out of 20 areas.

CPS faced financial trouble over the last year as well.

They closed a $51 million bud

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