Teen dating violence, zero tolerance school bullying policies, suicide, appearance discrimination, sex abuse in the church: these are just a few of the issues on the minds of high-schoolers in Akron Public Schools’ Early College Program. While some students may feel left out of community discussion around some of these topics, their voices were definitely heard at the Second … [Read more...]
Coalition launches summer reading program to help avoid ‘summer slide’
The city of Akron, with assistance from Akron Public Schools and Summit Education Initiative (SEI), has launched a summer reading program to help Akron students - grades kindergarten through second grade - practice their reading with support from a community volunteer, June 6 through Aug. 18. “The summer slide, or learning loss, that affects all students during the summer … [Read more...]
