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Lawndale celebrates 100 years of education
Oct 01, 2012Lawndale Elementary School will celebrate its 100th anniversary Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Organizers plan for a day of fun, food,...
State report card proves Akron's progress
Sep 28, 2012A preliminary report card from Ohio's Department of Education confirms that Akron Public Schools is moving in the right direction. Based on this preliminary...
Firestone students earn national recognition for PSAT scores
Sep 26, 2012Three Firestone High School seniors -- Marie Harp, Sarah Lundell and Elizabeth Wainwright -- have been named National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists...
Akron's version of The HistoryMakers program will feature Dorothy Jackson on Sept. 28
Sep 26, 2012Akron social activist and former deputy mayor Dorothy Ola Jackson will speak to APS students Friday, Sept. 28, as part of the third annual Back to School...
East Cluster schools to host Bring Your Parents to School Day on Sept. 27
Sep 25, 2012Parents are invited to shadow their children in the East Cluster schools on Thursday, Sept. 27. All five elementary schools are participating, along with...
High school soccer teams will dedicate game to breast cancer campaign on Sept. 26
Sep 24, 2012The girls' varsity soccer teams from Firestone and Ellet high schools plan to dedicate their Wednesday, Sept. 26, game to the Making Strides Against Breast...
Akron opens STEM High School on Sept. 27
Sep 13, 2012The Akron Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics High School opened this fall with its first class of incoming freshmen. A special dedication...
USDA Under Secretary Kevin Concannon to feature APS healthier school meal standards on Sept. 18
Sep 13, 2012Akron Public Schools is pleased to welcome USDA Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Under Secretary Kevin Concannon to Crouse CLC on Tuesday, September...
School and city leaders dedicate Akron's first New Tech High School on Sept. 25
Sep 11, 2012The John R. Buchtel Community Learning Center will host an open house and dedication ceremony on Tuesday, September 25, at 6 p.m. Superintendent David...
Akron School Board and Akron Education Association declare mutual impasse
Aug 16, 2012After negotiating more than four months, the Akron Board of Education and the Akron Education Association (AEA) have reached impasse. The AEA and the...