Kelli Weir

The Akron school board has picked Barbara Sykes as its new president. The board picked Rene Molenaur as its vice president. Sykes has pledged to make board meetings shorter, more productive and more transparent. The new leaders of the Akron school board h... See more

Akron Public Schools' four newest school board members Nathan Jarosz, Karmaya Kelly, Phil Montgomery and Gregory Harrison were sworn into office at Garfield Community Learning Center. More than 100 people attended the swearing-in ceremony. The four member... See more

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce has flagged roughly 45 school districts after their financial forecasts showed they could run out of money in the next two school years. The state considers the districts to be in "precautionary" financial st... See more

Barberton City Schools is investigating why its previous financial forecasts were wrong. It also will be looking for a new treasurer after Craig McKendry resigned, effective July 31. Barberton City Schools is investigating what caused its outgoing treasur... See more

Akron Public Schools has hired a Cleveland law firm to investigate sexual harassment and sexual assault complaints. The district also has placed the accused employee on paid administrative employee. The actions come five months after the complaints were f... See more