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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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Build It, and They Will Come!
Issues (October 20, 2017)The Minerva School District and its high school leaders wanted a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) course option available for Fall of 2017. Because the fall schedule was...
Finland Implements U.S. Education Innovations to Rank #1
Issues (October 13, 2017) In the 1980's many countries were looking to reform education to ensure that all students had equal prospects for educational success in school (equity) and that all achieved at high levels...
Strengthening Stark Calls for New Resources and Action
Issues (October 6, 2017) The recent report issued by the Stark Community Foundation and Stark Civic Group, Strengthening Stark: A Call for Economic Transformation, offers a hard look at the county's future. It calls for....
Survey: Would higher education opportunities make Massillon better?
The Repository (October 3, 2017) City residents are being asked to take a survey regarding higher education and the possibility of a college facility here. MASSILLON Is a higher learning facility feasible here? Do you want...
Career Technical Education Develops Workforce-Ready Skills
Issues (September 29, 2017) "My experience helped me find out more about who I am." "I really enjoy this different hands-on way of learning. We're shown a skill and we practice until we get it right - we're always striving...
A Call to Economic Transformation, Says Civic Group
Issues (September 22, 2017) By focusing our collective efforts on job creation, job preparation and job access, we are confident Stark County's best days are ahead. But, we will not see those days unless we take dramatic...
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 December 2016 - Stark County's Significant Educational Progress
Brief pamphlet updating the results on several major drivers of Stark's educational progress. Download the PDF »
