STOW: Stow-Munroe Falls High School announced a partnership with the University of Akron on Tuesday. The program will allow students the option of taking college-level courses in a new Distance Learning Laboratory, according to Stow Patch.

STOW: Boys and girls will have a chance to learn from the pros as Cleveland Browns safety TJ Ward will be part of a youth football camp on May 18.

Tallmadge: Death is a character in any life story. But it’s not exactly something Ariana Del Re had expected her sixth-grade students to experience during a class project.

The Stow-Munroe Falls High School Interact Club hosted a talent show on May 3 and raised $1,200.

As Stow residents await word on a potential income tax increase on November’s ballot, residents packed a city council meeting on Thursday to debate the topic, according to Stow Patch.

With the passage of an 8.45-mill levy Tuesday, Barberton schools enjoyed a favorable outcome at the polls.

STOW: The Stow-Munroe Falls City School District will recognize 20 retirees for their services at its annual employee recognition dinner on May 16.

Mogadore, Cuyahoga Falls, Akron and Barberton schools have more in common than interconnecting county highways. Each community has a school district that buses fewer than one in four students and receives only a small fraction in state money to do so.

All but two of the 15 school districts in the five-county Akron-Canton area with an issue on the May 7 ballot are proposing tax hikes for homeowners — a request that’s increasingly frequent as superintendents express concerns over declining state aid and costly mandates.

The increasing numbers of work zones occupying US roadways this time of year not only affect the timeliness of our daily commutes, but without the proper attention of motorists and workers alike their presence on the roads can be a safety hazard.

Part-time faculty at the University of Akron will hold a rally Wednesday to protest the school’s decision to restrict the number of hours they can teach.