Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson says he supports Cleveland Metropolitan School District CEO Eric Gordon, despite the state giving Cleveland public schools an 'F' in its .
The report found improvements in some areas but the district remained near the bottom statewide.
During a press conference at city hall a day after the where Jackson called for systemwide changes in the way the school system teaches kids, the mayor said he he believed Gordon was up to the job.
鈥淚t鈥檚 not about his dedication, his commitment and all that,鈥� said Jackson. 鈥淚t鈥檚 really about his ability and willingness to adapt to what he has to do. I believe he can do that.鈥�
since 2011 and helped pass the to reform the city鈥檚 schools.
When asked whether there鈥檚 a time frame for Gordon to show results, Jackson pointed to the next school levy vote in 2020.
Jackson called for new ideas at another struggling local agency, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority.
He said he wouldn't support until there鈥檚 reform at the agency and a new plan.
Jackson stressed the importance of public transit for the city鈥檚 future while stopping short of supporting a tax levy on the ballot.
鈥淲ho becomes the beneficiary of it?鈥� Jackson asked. 鈥淎nd whose ox gets gored as a result of it? So I can鈥檛 say I鈥檒l support any tax increase without knowing what it鈥檚 for and who would be the beneficiary, what benefit would we have as a result of it?鈥�
The Regional Transit Authority has been struggling with plus heavy .
The board voted down a recent attempt to put a sales tax levy on the November ballot while the authority conducts studies on its operations and economic impact.
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