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'Inequities are glaring': Consultant gives honest review of Akron Public Schools
Akron Public Schools is doing better than the average large urban school district in many ways, but it has significant challenges that include glaring inequities of opportunity between groups of students, a consultant hired to examine the school district said Friday. Stuart Berger, of consulting firm Burns/Van Fleet, spoke with media Friday afternoon about a transition report he was hired to produce on Akron schools for Superintendent Michael Robinson to aid in his work, being new...
Akron Public Schools layoffs: Here's the jobs the laid-off staff were working
The Akron Public Schools Board of Education this week approved $24 million worth of budget cuts that eliminate 285 positions, including about 160 currently filled jobs. Per the board resolution, the list of people laid off are in the following positions: ...
'I am not about trying to dilute the union': Akron schools Superintendent Michael Robinson speaks to 3News
AKRON, Ohio — Following the approval of new budget reductions, Akron Public Schools Superintendent Dr. C. Michael Robinson is responding to claims that he's engaged in union-busting tactics, particularly claims that he referred to the district's teachers union as "the devil." "I don't have to go around calling people...
Don Zesiger, director of safety for Akron Public Schools, resigns; will stay on as liaison
Akron Public Schools Director of Safety and Security Don Zesiger has resigned from the director position. He will stay on with the district as a police liaison officer, allowing him to work events in the district. Former superintendent Christine Fowler Mack hired Zesiger in August 2022 to the director position,...
Local Spotlight: Twinsburg Aims for Victory at the 2024 OHSAA Division I Baseball Tournament
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