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Akron Public Schools will return state money it wrongly received to purchase new reading curriculum materials. APS initially received the funds from a pool of state dollars intended to assist school districts in purchasing programs on the science of reading. In a state survey, APS mistakenly left off its K-5 reading curriculum — Wonders 2023…
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At the Aug. 28 Ward 4 meeting at Lawton Street Community Center, Akron City Council MemberJan Davis outlined the budget request she submitted to council. The post Ward 4 Akron council member discusses plans to demolish blighted buildings appeared first on Signal Akron.
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U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes hosted a roundtable conversation to advocate for reproductive health care Friday afternoon at the Knight Stage in downtown Akron. The post Roundtable discussion on reproductive healthcare in Akron gathers doctors, advocates appeared first on Signal Akron.
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The chemical fire that started Thursday afternoon at SMB Products in East Akron has been fully extinguished and the smoke has largely dissipated, Akron Mayor Shammas Malik announced Saturday afternoon via a news release. The post East Akron chemical fire out, but adjacent waterways contaminated by runoff from the site appeared first on Signal Akron.
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When the Summit County Board of Elections couldn’t verify enough of the signatures on a charter amendment petition to get it on November’s ballot, it shut down any chance, for now, of expanding the pool of candidates for Akron’s police and fire department leadership positions. The post Here’s why the charter amendment petition to change…
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Six candidates for Ohio Supreme Court will be on the November ballot in three different races. The outcomes will decide the balance of the court and have major impacts on a wide variety of issues that affect the lives of Ohioans, from education and environmental issues to gerrymandering and elections to civil and reproductive rights. The post Meet…
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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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The legal case against the Ohio Ballot Board over ballot language for Issue 1, the anti-gerrymandering amendment, took an unusual turn last week when two of the board members agreed with the allegations against them.
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Musical artists from across Northeast Ohio and beyond will converge on downtown Akron this weekend for the annual Rubber City Jazz and Blues Festival. The post Rubber City Jazz and Blues Festival returns to downtown Akron Thursday appeared first on Signal Akron.
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This year’s Rubber City Jazz and Blues Festival, which kicks off Thursday, Sept. 5 and runs through Sunday, Sept. 8, will feature 29 performances, five panel discussions and one film screening. The post Here’s the lineup for the 2024 Rubber City Jazz and Blues Festival appeared first on Signal Akron.