Ohio Academy of Science recognizes Akron's 40 schools, 865 teachers with prestigious award

Forty schools in the Akron City School District earned the Governor’s Thomas Edison Awards for Excellence in STEM Education ...

Akron's Polsky Building renovation poised to reconnect university and community: Mission Possible

The University of Akron is leading a $31 million renovation of the historic Polsky Building to modernize the building and ...

Akron school board candidates answered 4 questions in their own words. See what they said

We asked the eight school board candidates for Akron Public Schools four questions about their candidacy. Here are their ...

Several Ohio colleges offering free tuition: See list

From Ohio State to Akron, universities are eliminating tuition costs for qualifying students through new initiatives tied to income, academic performance, and residency.

Ohio lacks comprehensive sex education in schools; has higher teen birth rate and syphilis rate

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio, one of a handful of states without comprehensive sex education taught in schools, has a higher teen ...

Meet the 8 candidates for the Akron Public Schools Board of Education

Eight candidates are seeking four school board seats in the Akron Public School System. See who they are and why they are running.

Garfield graduate Whitney Mercilus heads to Akron Public Schools Athletics Hall of Fame

Garfield High School graduate Whitney Mercilus played for 10 NFL seasons. He'll be inducted into the Akron Public Schools ...

Frank Williams champions late friend Virgil Brown's induction. Williams to be honored next

Frank Williams will enter the Akron Public Schools Athletics Hall of Fame. He also championed Virgil Brown's posthumous ...

2 teen girls dead in apparent murder-suicide in Ohio

Two teen girls are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in Akron, Ohio, over the weekend, authorities said. The Summit ...