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1. CMSD students return to school amid sweeping changes, closures and staff layoffs (news5cleveland.com) — CMSD students return to Cleveland classrooms today amid a sweeping "Building Brighter Futures" restructuring that closes 18 buildings, merges schools, and follows more than 200 staff layoffs to address a $150 million deficit. Parents, teachers, and union leaders describe stress and uncertainty over larger class sizes and materials, but also report buildings are largely ready and say enrollment could drive recalls of laid-off educators.
2. Powerball jackpot grows to $81 million for Aug. 24, 2026 (cleveland.com) — Cleveland-area lottery players have another shot at a big win as Monday's Powerball jackpot climbs to an estimated $81 million, with Mega Millions up to $130 million for Tuesday. The article also lists the latest Ohio Lottery winning numbers, jackpot amounts, drawing times, and odds for popular in-state games like Classic Lotto, Rolling Cash 5, and Pick 3.
3. Browns coach: Deshaun Watson's comments won't affect QB decision (birminghamnews.net) — Cleveland Browns fans are at the center of a brewing quarterback decision, but coach Todd Monken says Deshaun Watson's sharp postgame comments about the home crowd won't factor into who starts Week 1. With Cleveland struggling badly in preseason, Watson and Shedeur Sanders are splitting first-team reps as Monken weighs their full body of work rather than one emotional night at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
4. Feds may end Ohio manufacturing program after audit cites $20.9 million in misspending (signalohio.org) — Federal auditors say Ohio mishandled $20.9 million in manufacturing support funds, putting the future of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program at risk and directly implicating Cleveland-based MAGNET for questionable spending and oversight. The report details alleged waste, conflicts of interest, and COVID-era PPE revenue issues, while MAGNET disputes what it calls a false picture as affiliates statewide cut services and staff.
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