CLEVELAND — In early December, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District Board of Education plans to vote on the recommendation laid out by CEO Dr. Warren Morgan under the Building Brighter Futures initiative, which calls for closing 18 school buildings the district owns, plus five leased spaces, and operating 29 fewer schools.

Thousands of high school and elementary students will end up merging into new buildings , or, as the district calls them, “welcoming” schools.

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Morgan said downsizing the district is part of an effort to save money and provide all students with a

higher-quality education in a better-conditioned building.

The district is facing the possibility of running out of cash by

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