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2012
Numbers Tell Encouraging Story
Repository (February 14, 2012) The statistics illustrate a vicious cycle that keeps Ohio families and the state as a whole from the kinds of prosperity we all want to see...
Kent State Stark Welcomes Two New Advisory Board Members
Kent State University Stark (March 23, 2012) Kent State University at Stark is proud to announce two new members on the campus Advisory Board. Rick L. Haines, president and CEO of AultCare, and Dr. Adrienne...
College task force can learn in Stark
Repository (August 14, 2012) Ohio is in the bottom quarter of states for college-educated residents. Only 26 percent of adults have earned a four-year degree; the national average is 31 percent. Why does this matter?...
Stark in Forefront for Three-Year Degrees
The Repository (October 23, 2012) State universities in Ohio have a new mandate to offer three-year degrees in 10 percent of their four-year programs. By 2014, according to the new state law, they must award...
2011
Three New Members Named to Youngstown Academic Distress Commission To Help Continue Improvement
Ohio Department of Education (November 22, 2011) Three new members have been named to the Youngstown Academic Distress Commission. Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction Stan Heffner...
Gates Foundation's Investments in Ohio, Stark Rewarded
The Repository (May 26, 2011) With more than $38 billion in assets, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is to the world of nonprofits what Microsoft is to the electronics industry — a giant. When the foundation...
O'Donnell to Leave Stark State for MassBay by August
The Repository (May 19, 2011) Stark State College’s president says his own career was made possible through access to affordable education. That’s where his heart is, and he owes it to the communities he serve...
Good News Among Daunting Issues
The Repository (April 10, 2011) The issue: High school graduation rates. Our view: Progress means more kids in college, too. The problems you have asked The Rep and CantonRep.com to look into for our Stark....
Stark Graduation Rates Improving
The Repository (April 8, 2011) In 10 years time, Timken High School has gone from graduating half of its student body to graduating nearly 90 percent. That jump, and the efforts by Canton City Schools, have....
