City of Kent
DORA’S Cannot Keep Local Business Alive This Winter
The Dora, which is a designated outdoor refreshment area, was in a 90 day trial period before the city of Kent decided to keep, modify, or potentially stop the Dora. According to Economic Development Director Tom Wilke, the city has agreed to continue the Dora indefinitely. “We’ve been talking about this for the last couple of years or so,” Wilke said. “Some people were hesitant about it. That it might create more opportunities for miners to drink, or there might be increased rowdyism.” The COVID-19 pandemic gave the City of Kent the push they needed to follow through because they felt this would benefit local businesses and give local people the
Higher Education
Ohio districts respond to “Prepared for Success” grades
The Ohio school report cards are designed to give parents, educators and policymakers information about the performances of districts and schools and celebrate success. So when most Ohio schools received poor grades in the “Prepared for Success” category, there wasn’t much to celebrate. Without a requirement from the federal government, the Ohio Department of Education has created the “Prepared for Success” category to the school report card. The 2018 report cards revealed that just nine of 608 school districts in Ohio received an A in the “Prepared for Success” section. Out of the 608 districts, 520 of them received either a D or an F, implying that Ohio students are
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Akron Public school board draft racial equity plan but much is still in the works
Akron Public schools opened their doors, virtually, Aug. 12-17, two months after the board of education declared racism a public health issue for their school district. Since then, the district has looked for ways they can be a better resource to their students and have drafted a racial equity policy. The policy will look at how race and racism impacted educational outcomes and will look at how they infuse culture and race within their schools and policies. “Analyzing the district as well and the actions we take and looking at creating a decision making tool that when we’re making decisions we think critically about key areas and make sure that the
