People are talking about tech in Cleveland Metropolitan School District.

You've seen the K-12 “techlash” headlines.Here's what's happening on the ground. FYI

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Conversation intensity, last 90 days, 0 to 100

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Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Cleveland Municipal School District · Ohio

LoudRank 3 of 730 districts above zeroHigh confidence · 5 signals in 3 events

Where the volume comes from

Pulling back · 62Leaning in · 39

Public voice 17% · Formal action 83% of the volume

Top signals

Oct 15 · Local newsCleveland schools weigh $603K Flock renewal; vote set Oct 27Mixed · Strength 4/5
Oct 13 · Contract actionCMSD administrators recommend $603K one-year Flock camera renewalMixed · Strength 4/5
Oct 14 · Local newsIdeastream: Cleveland school administrators push to renew Flock contractMixed · Strength 3/5
Oct 14 · Local newsSignal Cleveland: audit finds 130,000 outside searches of CMSD Flock dataPulling back · Strength 3/5

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