First female Akron Public superintendent takes office ahead of a year recovering from and adapting to the pandemic August 23, 2021By Abbey Marshall, TDS staff reporter Returning to Akron Public Schools was a full circle moment for incoming...CommunityEducationEquity & InclusionfeaturedPeople·4 mins read·1292 views
As local schools turn to educational apps for distance learning, parents and teachers struggle to find the ones that actually work November 9, 2020Researchers Share Winners and Losers in Online Interactives By Cid Standifer This article provided by Eye on Ohio,...CommunityCOVID-19Culturefeatured·9 mins read·56 views
Ways to be actively anti-racist as a parent in Akron September 10, 2020Aja Hannah Disclaimer: There are so many ways to be anti-racist. Too many to put in here. These...Hell Raisers·2 mins read·320 views
Immigrant kids adapt to Akron life with support from ASIA Inc. February 17, 2020by Zaïré Talon Daniels As a child, it’s hard enough to manage classwork, after school activities, and making...Culturefeatured·2 mins read·139 views
Akron Public Schools to launch College and Career Academies this fall July 29, 2019Editor’s note (March 5, 2020): On March 4, David Skelly was removed from his classroom. According to Akron...featuredUnderstand·9 mins read·1358 views
Girls on the Run trains girls for 5Ks and for life May 7, 2019by Mariah Hicks “Our main idea today is to take care of ourselves,” says one of the women...CommunityCulturefeatured·4 mins read·102 views
Forty years ago, Akron parents, educators and organizers saved Robinson Elementary — and nearly integrated Akron schools by court order April 22, 2019by H.L. Comeriato with research support from Salvatore Comeriato In a modest brick ranch, in a quiet neighborhood,...featuredUnderstand·44 mins read·2295 views
At the Boys and Girls Club, an art teacher inspires kids to express themselves January 7, 2019If you look at the image above, you might be intrigued by what you see: A mix of...Artsfeatured·2 mins read·130 views
Akron-based Smile Inside makes games that teach kids to manage emotions December 28, 2018words by Rosalie Murphy, photos by Ilenia Pezzaniti Vanessa Lee Abraham started keeping a journal when she was...CultureEntrepreneurshipfeatured·3 mins read·128 views
Project Soapbox May 3, 2016Education brought to life words and photos by Greg Milo Ferdian Aditama stood at the front of the...CommunityCultureEducationfeatured·4 mins read·331 views
Into the Muck | Buchtel students take project-based learning to Panzner Wetland Wildlife Reserve December 9, 2015by Daniel Whitaker About a quarter mile down a narrow gravel drive somewhere in Copley, Ohio, groups of...Communityfeatured·3 mins read·186 views
Rickel says ‘three errors’ he made on CV were ‘careless mistakes’ August 11, 2015Update time! Below, you can read the university’s official responses to questions regarding Dr. Todd Rickel’s two conflicting...featuredUniversity of Akron·1 min read·1412 views
CONNECT THE ARTS: Katelyn gets SmART with Jennifer Davis March 20, 2015“My personal philosophy on art is it’s all about the process.” I wasn’t sure what to expect as...Uncategorized·3 mins read·332 views