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Akron schools’ superintendent responds to issues teachers raised about pre-kindergarten program

Baby dolls at pre-K in Akron

A press release from Akron Public Schools on Tuesday defended the district’s new full-day pre-kindergarten program, which, according to several teachers, is experiencing a litany of safety and hygiene issues. 

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Buchtel football players in Akron love her pre-game spaghetti

West Side Coney Island

Desaray Williams watched her son grow up on football fields. Followed his many rushes and tackles.  She cheered as he matriculated from the South Rangers and Patterson Park Vikings of Akron’s pee-wee football circuit and Buchtel High School to Valley Forge Military Academy, the University of Akron and a stint with the Cleveland Browns. (He […]

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Schools Chancellor David Banks Announces He’s Retiring Amid Federal Investigations

Schools chancellor David Banks speaks at the opening of the newly-renovated P.S. 487 in the South Bronx.

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Less than three years after taking the helm of New York City’s school system, Chancellor David Banks is planning to retire at the end of the year amid widening probes of City Hall. Banks’ stunning Tuesday announcement comes nearly three weeks after federal agents […]

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