City of Kent
Kent Rotary partners with city to build inclusive playground on Franklin Ave.
The city of Kent and the Rotary Club has teamed up to build a playground that is accessible to all children. This playground has swings, musical metal flowers and other features that can be use by children of all abilities. “The idea is that all children can play together,” Kent’s Park and Recreation Director Kevin Schwartzhoff said. “Children of all abilities can socialize and get physical activity.” The new playground was the idea of the former Director of Parks and Recreation, but most of the project developed under the direction of Nancy Pizzino, Kent’s Recreation Supervisor. The Kent Park and Recreation Department has a summer camp, as well as before
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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President Trump Hopes to Re-Open Economy by Easter
By: Sarah Arnold President Trump said Tuesday afternoon during a Fox News virtual townhall news conference that he wants to have the United States economy up and running by Easter. Trump was joined at the Rose Garden alongside his coronavirus taskforce, he said that by “turning the country off” will only just cause more hysteria and a continued economic downfall. He said that he wants the economy to be back in full swing as quickly as possible and hopes to reevaluate the 15-day guideline as soon as that comes. This comes shortly after Vice President Mike Pence said in the interview that the virus outbreak can last up
