The Coalition is a strategic alliance composed of the superintendents and teachers’ union presidents from Ohio’s eight largest urban school districts – Akron, Canton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo and Youngstown.

The Coalition was convened in the fall of 2001 by four Ohio funders, The Cleveland Foundation, George Gund Foundation, Martha Holden Jennings Foundation and KnowledgeWorks Foundation; additional funding has been provided by Chicago-based Joyce Foundation and San Francisco-based Stupski Foundation.

The Coalition is founded on the principle that a high-performance public education system is essential to the civic and economic health of Ohio’s cities. Because it places such strong emphasis on collaboration and partnership, the Coalition enables superintendents and union presidents to work together on issues of common concern.

Ohio 8 Fact Sheet

NOW AVAILABLE -- Promoting Excellence in Urban Public Education
A case study outlining how the Coalition began and its accomplishments in its first five years.           

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