Published: January 15, 1997

Bill Would Give Cleveland Mayor Control of Schools

A bill that would give control of the Cleveland public schools to Mayor Michael R. White is expected to reach the Ohio legislature this month.

The plan, based on the recommendations of an advisory panel appointed by the mayor and Superintendent Richard A. Boyd, calls for the mayor to appoint a nine-member school board and choose a chief executive officer to run the 74,000-student system.

The district has operated under a state-appointed superintendent since a federal judge gave control of the system to the Ohio education department in March 1995. The new proposal is modeled after arrangements...