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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....
2010
College Degree Can Keep You Out of Poverty in Stark
The Repository (December 27, 2010) It pays to have a college degree. If you are living in Stark County, anyway. The U.S. Census Bureau’s recent release of five-year estimates from the American Community Survey...
2010 Class of Movers & Shakers
About Stark County(November 2010) In our second year of selecting Stark County’s “Movers & Shakers,” we certainly didn’t run into a shortage of worthy recipients. Dozens of new... Download the 360K PDF »
Robert Belden Receives Chamber's Highest Honor
The Repository (Nov 11, 2010) “When you’ve gotten a lot from the community or been fortunate enough to have things, you ought to give back,” Robert F. Belden said Wednesday prior to receiving the...
Awards of Merit, Appreciation Bestowed at Community Salute Awards Nov. 10
Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce (Chamber News Oct 9, 2010) Robert F. Belden will be recognized with the highest honor, the Award of Merit, at the upcoming Community Salute Awards. The award will be...
Education Collaboration in Canton Shows Promise
+ThePlus (Sept 22, 2010) –Increasing the educational attainment of our region's residents is essential if we are to advance Northeast Ohio, and few places have made as much progress in this area as Stark County...
The Numbers Tell the Story
Ohio College Access Network (ACCESS Spring/Summer 2010) – In his October 2009 article “The role of early college high schools and dual credit in changing the college-going culture in Ohio” for the Volume 4...
Light at the End of the ACT Tunnel
The Repository (June 2, 2010) – The Stark Education Partnership and its chairman, retired Judge W. Don Reader, are seeing progress in an important crusade: The state is moving closer to dumping the Ohio...
Dr. Adrienne O'Neill to Speak at Stark State College Commencement May 16
Stark State College of Technology (May 10, 2010) – Dr. Adrienne O'Neill, Ed.D., president of the Stark Education Partnership, will address over 700 graduates, their families and friends at Stark State College...
Sisters of Charity Announces Grant Recipients
The Repository (April 2, 2010) – The Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton’s board has announced recipients of Responsive and Good Samaritan Grants totaling $387,003 for the first quarter of this year...
2010 Innovation Award Winners - Recognizing exemplary practices that expand options for low-income students
College Board (April 2010) – The first-ever Innovation Awards were presented at the College Board regional forums in February 2010. Congratulations to all of this year's winners!....
3 Midwestern Region Institutions Each Receive $5,000 CollegeKeys Compact™ Innovation Award
College Board Connection (April 2010) – The Stark Education Partnership in Canton, Ohio; Admission Possible in St. Paul, Minn.; and the University of Cincinnati have been honored as regional winners of the first...
Community Impact Award: Credit Scores – The Stark Education Partnership Helps Students Pursue a College Education
Inside Business (March/April 2010) – Jessica Pastore is a senior at GlenOak High School in Canton. She knows she wants to attend college, and she knows she wants to study medicine. She's just not sure if...
New Stark County Initiative Encourages Education, Celebrates Success
The Suburbanite (March 15, 2010) – A new local initiative, Building Stark By Degrees, encourages young people and their parents to make plans for a college education. Building Stark By Degrees celebrates the...
Stark's Dual-Credit Pioneers Honored
The Repository (March 9, 2010) – One big key to raising high school graduation rates is to get students engaged not only in their high school course work but also in what many might not have imagined for...
Stark County College Enrollments Up By 50 Percent in Last Decade
The Review (January 25, 2010) – The number of American adults age 25 and older who hold a bachelor’s degree or have completed a high school credential is multiplying, and Stark County is leading in some areas of...
Arts in Stark Releases SmArts "Report Card"
The Repository (January 18, 2010) – The free family arts festival ArtSplash Saturday will be a celebration of schools using the arts to supercharge learning. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cultural Center...
