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Akron Public Schools students improve, but expected to fall short on state’s report card

Akron Public Schools' Chief Academic Officer and Assistant Superintendent Tamea Caver.

Student performance in Akron Public Schools last school year improved in several areas — highlighted by early literacy and high school graduation rates — according to a preliminary state education report card presented Tuesday evening at the Akron School Board’s Instructional Policy Committee meeting. But the school district is still expected to fall short of […]

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Navigating Kansas City’s dangerous roads: Takeaways from The Beacon’s traffic listening session

This summer, The Beacon published a four-part series that shed light on a major issue facing Kansas City: traffic deaths.  Kansas City local government reporter Josh Merchant looked into why our city’s streets rank among the most dangerous in the country. That reporting showed the risk comes partly from street designs that allow cars to […]

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