3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1007+ words) Stark State College, alongside Lorain County and Owens community colleges and the Ohio Association of Community Colleges, recently received a $2.35 million National Science Foundation grant to create a statewide model for advanced manufacturing education. The program will align the trio’s…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (560+ words) Despite a small reduction in its overall rating, Akron Public Schools continues to meet the state’s education standards, according to preliminary report card data shared with school board members on Tuesday. Akron Public Schools is projected to receive three stars…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (772+ words) One day, when Angeleyea Jackson drives past Buchtel Community Learning Center’s football stadium, she’ll be able to point up at the griffins guarding each side of the concession stand and tell her children she helped make them. The Buchtel CLC…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (482+ words) Chase Pitre wanted a better way to support his family. He’s a husband-to-be and the father of a 2-year old. So he signed up for Stark State College’s commercial driver’s license program. Upon completing the five-week course, Pitre was hired at…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (649+ words) Ti’yana Portis is anxious, but excited, for her start this week at North High School. After middle school at Innes Community Learning Center, the soon-to-be freshman is looking forward to a clean slate. It’s a sentiment her aunt, Maya Mosley,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (483+ words) The smell of fresh notebook paper paired with the sound of a squeaky shopping cart rolling down the aisles typically signifies the start of the back-to-school season. But at House Three Thirty in Akron, families were welcomed by community partners…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (247+ words) In a world where it seems like everything is moving a mile a minute, it’s easy to let reading fall by the wayside. When that happens, it’s hard to know how to get yourself out of a slump. This month’s…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (880+ words) On one skateboard, a wide-eyed smile stretches across the deck. Another features a woman whose elongated neck is adorned with necklaces made from costume jewelry, complementing her animal-print clothing. “I’ve always really thought it was funny to just draw really…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (654+ words) When Roxanne Crook notices her students beginning to chat among themselves, tap their pencils or lean back in their chairs, she knows it’s time to refocus their attention. The first grade teacher at Akron Public Schools‘ Crouse Community Learning Center…...