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January 9, 2013
Get Good Grades in Akron, Get Full-Tuition College Scholarship
wrightbrosfan / Flickr Add Akron to a growing number of cities that are cutting this deal with students: Get good grades in high school, graduate and we’ll help you pay for college. The Akron school board has agreed to trade an old high school building to the University of Akron in exchange for full-tuition scholarships for some [...]
Get Good Grades in Akron, Get Full-Tuition College Scholarship
wrightbrosfan / Flickr Add Akron to a growing number of cities that are cutting this deal with students: Get good grades in high school, graduate and we’ll help you pay for college. The Akron school board has agreed to trade an old high school building to the University of Akron in exchange for full-tuition scholarships for some [...]
July 12, 2012
In Ohio, There Is Such a Thing as (More) Free Lunch
U.S. Department of Agriculture / Flickr More Ohio students will get free school meals next school year thanks to changes to federal school meal programs. The way most school meal programs work now, parents have to fill out an application in order for their child to get free meals at school. And school districts have [...]
In Ohio, There Is Such a Thing as (More) Free Lunch
U.S. Department of Agriculture / Flickr More Ohio students will get free school meals next school year thanks to changes to federal school meal programs. The way most school meal programs work now, parents have to fill out an application in order for their child to get free meals at school. And school districts have [...]
May 21, 2012
Former Akron City Councilman Ernie Tarle Wants to Open Charter School
Over the course of the past 25 years or so, Ernie Tarle has been recalled from the Akron City Council, accused and acquitted of felony bribery charges, and filed for bankruptcy. Now he wants to open a charter school. The Akron Beacon Journal reports: [Tarle] explained that while the Academy of Excellence won’t be a religious school, he wants the parents [...]
Former Akron City Councilman Ernie Tarle Wants to Open Charter School
Over the course of the past 25 years or so, Ernie Tarle has been recalled from the Akron City Council, accused and acquitted of felony bribery charges, and filed for bankruptcy. Now he wants to open a charter school. The Akron Beacon Journal reports: [Tarle] explained that while the Academy of Excellence won’t be a religious school, he wants the parents [...]
March 20, 2012
Ohio: Home of Bouncy Flooring for School Playgrounds
If you, or your child, has ever survived a fall on a school playground thanks to that bouncy, rubber stuff they put under the jungle gym, you’ve got Ohio to thank.
Ohio: Home of Bouncy Flooring for School Playgrounds
If you, or your child, has ever survived a fall on a school playground thanks to that bouncy, rubber stuff they put under the jungle gym, you’ve got Ohio to thank.
February 24, 2012
Kelley Williams-Bolar is Organizing an Ohio “Parents Union”
Kelley Williams-Bolar is back in the spotlight. The Akron woman who was convicted of charges related to lying in order to send her children to a nearby suburban school district is organizing an “Ohio Parents Union,” the Akron Beacon Journal’s John Higgins writes. The parents’ group is intended to “counter the influence of teachers’ unions.” And this weekend, Williams-Bolar [...]
Kelley Williams-Bolar is Organizing an Ohio “Parents Union”
Kelley Williams-Bolar is back in the spotlight. The Akron woman who was convicted of charges related to lying in order to send her children to a nearby suburban school district is organizing an “Ohio Parents Union,” the Akron Beacon Journal’s John Higgins writes. The parents’ group is intended to “counter the influence of teachers’ unions.” And this weekend, Williams-Bolar [...]
February 8, 2012
Good Grades in Akron Could Lead to Free College Tuition
Graduate from high school, get accepted to a local college and we’ll help you pay for it: Mario Tama / Getty Images It’s a deal that a growing number of communities, from Oberlin to Pittsburgh, have been making with students. Now add Akron to that list. The University of Akron and the Akron school district [...]
Good Grades in Akron Could Lead to Free College Tuition
Graduate from high school, get accepted to a local college and we’ll help you pay for it: Mario Tama / Getty Images It’s a deal that a growing number of communities, from Oberlin to Pittsburgh, have been making with students. Now add Akron to that list. The University of Akron and the Akron school district [...]
November 28, 2011
Ohio Superintendent Stan Heffner Says State’s School System Fosters the “Illusion of Progress”
Ohio state superintendent Stan Heffner has started a statewide tour to push out the message that the work that Ohio schools are doing now isn’t good enough for the future. On Monday, he told the Akron Chamber of Commerce that in 10 years, nearly all of the highest-demand jobs in Ohio will require some kind [...]
Ohio Superintendent Stan Heffner Says State’s School System Fosters the “Illusion of Progress”
Ohio state superintendent Stan Heffner has started a statewide tour to push out the message that the work that Ohio schools are doing now isn’t good enough for the future. On Monday, he told the Akron Chamber of Commerce that in 10 years, nearly all of the highest-demand jobs in Ohio will require some kind [...]
November 7, 2011
LeBron James Endorses the Akron School Levy
Miami Heat basketball player LeBron James recorded a robocall that went out to 30,000 Akron voters last week urging them to support the school district’s levy. If the levy passes, homeowners would see a 14 percent increase in school-related property taxes, according to the Akron Beacon Journal. The Akron Beacon Journal reports that the call [...]
LeBron James Endorses the Akron School Levy
Miami Heat basketball player LeBron James recorded a robocall that went out to 30,000 Akron voters last week urging them to support the school district’s levy. If the levy passes, homeowners would see a 14 percent increase in school-related property taxes, according to the Akron Beacon Journal. The Akron Beacon Journal reports that the call [...]
October 21, 2011
Issue 2 or No, Akron School District Employees Will Start Paying Health Care Premiums
The Akron Beacon Journal reports that Akron public school employees currently pay no share of their health care premiums. Senate Bill 5, the collective bargaining law currently on hold pending the outcome of an intense repeal campaign in which it’s called Issue 2, requires that they all pay at least 15 percent.
Issue 2 or No, Akron School District Employees Will Start Paying Health Care Premiums
The Akron Beacon Journal reports that Akron public school employees currently pay no share of their health care premiums. Senate Bill 5, the collective bargaining law currently on hold pending the outcome of an intense repeal campaign in which it’s called Issue 2, requires that they all pay at least 15 percent.