akron public schools – THE DEVIL STRIP

Inside I Promise Village, the LeBron James program tackling student homelessness

December 10th, 2020

Reporting, writing and photos by Abbey Marshall LeBron James’ basketball career started in a place similar to this: huddled around a hoop on a tucked-away Akron street, with friends wiping their b... Read More...

Custodians adapt to pandemic guidelines to keep Akron’s schools safe

October 12th, 2020

Reporting, writing and photos by H.L. Comeriato Every morning, John Carter looks out over the field behind Betty Jane Community Learning Center and counts the deer. “It’s pretty amazing,” he says, holdin... Read More...

‘Updates from Lunch Lady Land’: Child nutrition workers make sure Akron students eat, even when the job puts them at risk

September 2nd, 2020

Reporting, writing and photos by H.L. Comeriato The chocolate milk is a hit. From kindergarten to senior year, Akron Public Schools students love those little paper cartons. But while onsite learni... Read More...

Meet the Akronites getting menstrual hygiene products to everyone

August 17th, 2020

words by Allyson Smith, illustration by Chris Harvey Aunt Flo, “on the rag,” “that special time of the month,” period. All of these are slang for something many people experience every single month. T... Read More...

Akron Public Schools has 13 police officers in schools. Here’s what they do.

August 17th, 2020

words by Noor Hindi, illustration by Chris Harvey A week after the murder of George Floyd, the Minneapolis school board voted to end its contract with the city police department, effectively removing police... Read More...

Akron Public Schools to launch College and Career Academies this fall

July 29th, 2019

Editor's note (March 5, 2020): On March 4, David Skelly was removed from his classroom. According to Akron Public Schools, he has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation. The investiga... Read More...

Forty years ago, Akron parents, educators and organizers saved Robinson Elementary — and nearly integrated Akron schools by court order

April 22nd, 2019

by H.L. Comeriato with research support from Salvatore Comeriato In a modest brick ranch, in a quiet neighborhood, Mrs. Doris Bell pads across a carpeted living room. She’s wearing a pair of pink polka-dott... Read More...

Into the Muck | Buchtel students take project-based learning to Panzner Wetland Wildlife Reserve

December 9th, 2015

by Daniel Whitaker About a quarter mile down a narrow gravel drive somewhere in Copley, Ohio, groups of kids are scattered about a 104 acre plot of land. Some follow a guide, hiking along the tree line of a de... Read More...

On the Fringe | Lousy Weather’s underground comedy is really under their house

Tallmadge couple performs magic act on ‘Penn and Teller: Fool Us’

ArtsNow launches $50,000 Artist Relief Fund for Summit County artists

In the studio with metalsmith Shani Richards

Honoring Local Heroes with the Red Cross

Tallmadge couple performs magic act on ‘Penn and Teller: Fool Us’

Akron’s death care workers feel the strain as Ohio hits 10,000 COVID-19 deaths

Polish American Citizens Club of Akron turns 100

The Devil Strip Originals | Front And Centre with Phil Anderson

Peachcurls showcases NEO musicians on new album ‘Meadow’

Brian Lisik’s ‘Gudbye Stoopid Whirled’ wasn’t supposed to be about the pandemic — but it is

Longtime rocker Harvey Gold is ‘all the versions’ of himself on new album

Tips to help your child with ASD have a happy holiday season

Letting them find their own path

Maternity leave during COVID

The doctor is in: Teenager mood swings