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The Stark Education Partnership - a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in Stark County, Ohio - is a catalyst, engaging and collaborating with education, business, civic and community stakeholders to drive sustainable improvement and innovation to provide all students with education and career success.
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Ohio's State System of Support: Optimizing a Regional Delivery System
Issues (April 20, 2018) In order for a state education agency to provide a statewide system of support for school improvement, its organizational structure, resource streams, communication channels and ways of interfacing...
Canton City School District Awarded Two Additional 21st Century Community Learning Center Grants
Issues (April 13, 2018) "When we think differently about the things we are used to seeing daily, we can create innovative opportunities." - George Couros George Couros, The Innovator's Mindset, identifies eight characteristics...
Building Resilience from the Inside Out - David Kisor and the Early Childhood Advantage
Issues (April 6, 2018) As David Kisor, artist/trainer at Growing Sound[1], took the stage for a breakout session at the 2018 Early Childhood Advantage - A Symposium on School Readiness, he faced a rather large group...
Marlington Students are STEAMing into Enhanced Learning Experiences
Issues (March 23, 2018) When the school day ends at Washington Elementary School the students race to the school's Imagineers STEAM Club lab to spend another hour tackling challenging projects. Within minutes...
Barbara Hammontree Bennett | The Power of Women
About Stark County (March 19, 2018) Having twice beaten back cancer, Barbara Hammontree Bennett gures her time now is for her family, her community and herself. “I had Hodgkin’s (disease) 20 years ago,” Bennett recalled.....
Recent Publications & Videos
Artul Living and Learning
A report on the early childhood educational program implemented in six Stark County sites. Download the PDF »
Proof Positive
A report on the first eight graduating classes of the Timken Early College High School. Download the PDF »
Resolving Ohio's Testing Conundrum
The Partnership's white paper on testing that recommends Ohio establish a hybrid system of graduation requirements and school assessments with restored authority to local communities. Download the PDF »
Updated September 2017 - Stark County's Significant Educational Progress
Brief pamphlet updating the results on several major drivers of Stark's educational progress. Download the PDF »
