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2010
- (January 8, 2010) Canton Local Receives Top Ranking for School Nutrition
- (January 15, 2010) Ohio's New Education Technology Plan Calls for a P-20 Focus
- (January 22, 2010) With the Theme of "One Voice," Eastern Ohio Leaders Launch State's Newest Regional P-16
- (January 29, 2010) Ohio Exceeds Nation on ACT Test
- (February 5, 2010) Stark Education Partnership to Share in $135,000 College Access Expansion Grant
- (February 12, 2010) "Building Stark by Degrees" Launches
- (February 19, 2010) New Study Shows Highest Unemployment Centered on Low Income and Undereducated
- (February 26, 2010 ) Stark County Dual Credit Named Mid-West's Exceptional "Getting Ready" Initiative by the College Board
- (March 5, 2010) Stark County's Dual Credit Program Cited for Community Impact by Dominion and Inside Business Magazine
- (March 12, 2010) Canton-Massillon MSA Climbs in Milken Ratings
- (March 19, 2010) Obama's Blueprint for Reauthorizing ESEA Includes Early College, Dual Credit and AP Coursework
- (March 26, 2010) Ohio Joins Complete College America
- (April 9, 2010) Condition of Higher Education Report Provides a Statewide Context for Stark's Dual Credit Growth
- (April 16, 2010) Stark Enrollment at Public Colleges and Universities Continues to Grow
- (April 23, 2010) Total Number of College Degrees Awarded by Stark Institutions Shows Ten Year Increase
- (April 30, 2010) Ohio's Young Adults are Improving State's College Ranking
- (May 7, 2010) Stark County's Graduate and Professional Degrees Growing
- (May 14, 2010) McGregor Elementary Recognized as a High-Performing Urban School in a New Report from the Fordham Institute
- (May 21, 2010) Thirty-One Earn Associate Degrees from Canton's Early College High School Second Graduation Class
- (May 28, 2010) New Report Outlines Ohio College Student Debt
- (June 4, 2010) Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Leads the State in Two-Year Private Not-for-Profit Degreee Success
- (June 11, 2010) New ODJFS Publications Outline Potential for Job Growth in Stark County and the State
- (June 18, 2010) Stark State College Honorary Chapter Rated Amound Best in the World
- (June 25, 2010) Fifty-One New David Foundation Scholars Named
- (July 2, 2010) WolframAlpha: Complex Creativity and Innovation
- (July 9, 2010) TG Grant will Implement National Student Clearinghouse's Student Tracker System Across all 27 Districts
- (July 16, 2010) Summertime Publishing Break
2009
- (January 9, 2009) Advanced Placement Courses Continue to Expand in Stark County
- (January 16, 2009) Stark County P-16: Then and Now
- (January 23, 2009) Record Numbers of Stark Students Take ACT Test
- (January 30, 2009) Governor's Reform Plan Supports Stark County's Long Term Advocacy to Replace the Ohio Graduation Test with the ACT
- (February 6, 2009) A Proposal for High School Credit Flexibility
- (February 13, 2009) Ohio's Kids Count Shows Stark Improving Child Outcomes in Education
- (February 20, 2009) Early Childhood Developments in Ohio: A Canton Perspective
- (February 27, 2009) For Stark County Schools, the Future is Now
- (March 6, 2009) Stark Education Partnership Shares in $100,000 Community Impact Prize
- (March 13, 2009) Post Secondary Enrollment Option Grows in Stark
- (March 20, 2009) Award of Associate Degrees Growing in Stark
- (March 27, 2009) At Least 49 Admitted Under University of Toledo Guarantee
- (April 3, 2009) New Regents Report Focuses on Higher Education Infrastructure
- (April 17, 2009) Ohioans Split on ACT, but Not on Eliminating a Single "High Stakes" Graduation Test
- (April 24, 2009) Higher Educational Attainment Equals Lower Unemployment Rates
- (May 1, 2009) Education Achievement Gaps: The Equivalent of a Permanent National Recession
- (May 8, 2009) New Census Figures Show Stark Outpaces State and Nation on High School Completion
- (May 15, 2009) Congratulations to the Entire Stark Community
- (May 22, 2009) First Graduates from Early College: A Milestone for Canton
- (May 29, 2009) Stark Education Partnership Soon to Celebrate 20th Anniversary
- (September 11, 2009) The Explosive Growth of High School Based Dual Credit in Stark and Wayne Counties
- (September 18, 2009) Akron, Kent Stark, and Stark State are Top Ohio College Destinations for Stark County Graduates
- (September 25, 2009) Young Stark's College Enrollment Rate Outpaces the State
- (October 2, 2009) Stark's College Enrollment Increases at Twice the State Rate Since 2000
- (October 9, 2009) Participation in Dual Credit Three Times the Post Secondary Enrollment Options Program
- (October 16, 2009) Five in Stark Named "Schools of Promise"
- (October 23, 2009) Record Number of Stark's High School Seniors Take 2009 ACT Test
- (October 30, 2009) New Article Based on Stark County's Experience - The Role of Early College High Schools and Dual Enrollment in Changing the College-Going Culture in Ohio
- (November 6, 2009) Stark Scores Grow on AP Exams
- (November 13, 2009) Dr. Adrienne O'Neill Represents Business Community on School Funding Advisory Council
- (November 20, 2009) Younger Ohioans Gaining Ground on Nation in Education Attainment
- (December 4, 2009) Stark's College Going Rate Now Exceeds State and National Average for Age 18-24
- (December 11, 2009) Ohio Department of Education Releases Summary of New 10-Year Strategic Plan
- (December 18, 2009) Thank You and Happy Holidays
2008
- (January 11, 2008) Regional P-16 Approach called for in Commission Report (268k PDF)
- (January 18, 2008) What is Our Real College-Going Rate? (266k PDF)
- (January 25, 2008) Public Input Sought for 1st Annual Report on the Condition of Higher Education in Ohio (243k PDF)
- (February 1, 2008) HB 424 Seeks to Retool Post Secondary,
Dual Enrollment Options (296k PDF) - (February 8, 2008) Strickland’s 2008 State of the State Address
Calls for Sweeping Changes in Ohio Education (278k PDF) - (February 15, 2008) Titanium’s Journey from Cornwall to
Stark County: A New Industrial Future (275k PDF) - (February 22, 2008) STEM for Stark: State Recognizes Our Elementary Programs of Excellence (261k PDF)
- (February 29, 2008) Beyond College Access: Grants Recognize New Approaches on College Completion in Stark County (259k PDF)
- (March 7, 2008) Stark College Bound Students Indicate a Preference for Health Sciences (290k PDF)
- (March 14, 2008) County’s Advances in STEM Education Continue as Stark State Shares Major Ohio Grant (268k PDF)
- (March 21, 2008) Unique Program to Prepare Drop Outs for the
Financial Services Industry to Continue at CHOICES (252k PDF) - (March 28, 2008) Graduates from Stark Colleges and Universities
Exceed State Average on “Staying in Ohio” (264k PDF) - (April 4, 2008) Community Support for Increased Educational Attainment (261k PDF)
- (April 11, 2008) Some Examples of Stark County’s Early Implementation (283k PDF)
- (April 18, 2008) Education and Earnings in Stark County (272k PDF)
- (April 25, 2008) The Cleveland Fed Looks at Factors Supporting Dynamic Economies in Cities (303k PDF)
- (May 2, 2008) How Important are Nonacademic Factors in Student Success? (293k PDF)
- (May 9, 2008) New Figures Show Canton’s Early College High School Continues to Provide Opportunities for Kids and the Community (269k PDF)
- (May 16, 2008) Creating Networks of Action to Solve Important Problems (297k PDF)
- (May 23, 2008) Paul and Carol David Scholarship Impacts 83 New Students
- (May 30, 2008) Connecting the Dots
- (June 6, 2008) The Stark County Promise
- (June 13, 2008) Historic Stark Collaboration Seeks to Eliminate Math Remediation in College
- (June 20, 2008) Regional Economic Revenue Study to Consider Impact on School Levies
- (June 27, 2008) Stark Imports, Exports Workers in Northeast Ohio
- (July 3, 2008) Ohio's Local P-16 Councils are Emerging as a National Model
- (July 11, 2008) New Census Report Details Stark County Businesses
- (July 18, 2008) A Publishing Holiday
- (August 15, 2008) Stark Exceeds State Average in High School Students Going to College
- (August 22, 2008) Public Private Collaborative Issues Report on August 18, 2008
- (August 29, 2008) Stark Exceeding State Standard for Graduation
- (September 5, 2008) Continuous Improvement While Increasing Rigor in an Urban School District
- (September 12, 2008) Dual Credit Growing Across Stark, Region
- (September 19, 2008) Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton, SPARK Ohio Spotlighted at Key Ohio Forum
- (September 26, 2008) Special Challenges Posed by Delayed Entry College Students
- (October 3, 2008) Education Rates Increasing at All Levels in Stark: County Closing Gap with State
- (October 10, 2008) Poverty and Education Attainment: How is Stark County Fairing?
- (October 17, 2008) Canton's Early College High School: Outpacing the National Average
- (October 24, 2008) Regional and Local P-16 Councils are Growing in Ohio
- (October 31, 2008) Enrollment Growing at State Colleges and Universities and in Stark County
- (November 7, 2008) Ohio Leads Nation in Holding the Line on College Tuition Increases
- (November 14, 2008) Canton Metro Area Leading Northeast Ohio in Productivity Growth
- (November 21, 2008) 5,000 Degrees, Plus One
- (November 28, 2008) You're Invited to a "Watch Party"
- (December 5, 2008) You're Invited to a "Watch Party"
- (December 10, 2008) You're Invited to a "Watch Party"
- (December 12, 2008) Stark Countians Share School Funding Ideas with Ohio's First Lady
- (December 19, 2008) Stark County Proposes 10 Ways
the Governor and State Legislators Can Bring Ohio's Schools into the 21st Century
2007
- (January 12, 2007) Kent State Provides In Depth Visit for Science Students (238k PDF)
- (January 19, 2007) From Cradle to Career: Ohio, Not Quite the Middle of the Pack (331k PDF)
- (January 26, 2007) Ohio's Higher Ed Performance Report: Some Hope, Some Heartbreak (335k PDF)
- (February 2, 2007) Stark County Facts from the Higher Education Performance Report (264k PDF)
- (February 9, 2007) A "Perfect Storm" is Coming, Says ETS (268k PDF)
- (February 16, 2007) Moving Toward a Regional Action Plan (227k PDF)
- (February 23, 2007) Reports Calls to Replace the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) (355k PDF)
- (March 2, 2007) Proposed: An International Education Assessment for Ohio (346k PDF)
- (March 9, 2007) Promoting College Success: Stark Receives One of Five State Grants (261k PDF)
- (March 16, 2007) The "P" in P-16 From Governor Strickland's State of the State Address on March 14, 2007 (440k PDF)
- (March 23, 2007) "The "16" in P-16: From the Governor's Executive Budget Proposal (365k PDF)
- (March 30, 2007) Education Summit on Literacy (313k PDF)
- (April 6, 2007) Walsh: Stark County's Emerging International University (399k PDF)
- (April 13, 2007) New Study Shows Others Ways Stark County Can Benefit From More College Degrees (285k PDF)
- (April 20, 2007) National Standards and Testing: Is Ohio Leading the Way? (351k PDF)
- (April 27, 2007) A Call for Improving Ohio's P-16 Education System in Math and Science (362k PDF)
- (May 4, 2007) Schools Finally Connected, but Personal Technology Lags (241k PDF)
- (May 11, 2007) Announcing the release of Book 2: P-16 The Last Education Reform - Emerging Local, Regional and State Efforts" (271k PDF)
- (May 18, 2007) Higher Education in Ohio: At a Turning Point? (284k PDF)
- (May 25, 2007) New ACT Study Finds High School Core Courses Lack Rigor (305k PDF)
- (June 1, 2007) The Time is "Ripe" to Revitalize Ohio's Older Industrial Cities, says Brookings (268k PDF)
- (June 8, 2007) The State Role in Revitalizing Canton & Other Older Industrial Cities (298k PDF)
- (June 15, 2007) Since No Child Left Behind: Ohio Up in Math, But Not in Reading (266k PDF)
- (June 22, 2007) New Study Says States Vary Widely on Academic Standards (325k PDF)
- (June 29, 2007) Ohio Gains in On-Time High School Graduation (266k PDF)
- (July 6, 2007) Beyond the Test: Community and District Support for Postsecondary Enrollment (1MB PDF)
- (July 13, 2007) Open Educational Resources are Increasing (342k PDF)
- (July 20, 2007) New Reports Underscore Economic Trends for Stark (363k PDF)
- (July 27, 2007) Ohio's Post Secondary Option: A Major New Report (409k PDF)
- (August 3, 2007) Federal Reserve Bank Annual Report Finds High School Graduation Rate Critical (254k PDF)
- (August 10, 2007) Afterschool: A New Canton Collaboration (253k PDF)
- (August 17, 2007) State Institutions Remain Colleges of Choice for Stark Graduates (259k PDF)
- (August 24, 2007) Ohio and the ACT Test: Good News and Bad but Hoover High School One of Top Performing Schools in Nation (265k PDF)
- (August 31, 2007) Stark County Graduation Rates Continue to Rise (252k PDF)
- (September 7, 2007) Successful Regional 9 Dual Credit Pilot: An Emerging Access Strategy (364k PDF)
- (September 14, 2007) What's in a Figure? (292k PDF)
- (September 21, 2007) Canton Leads Ohio's Big Eight Urban Districts in ACT Test Participation (311k PDF)
- (September 28, 2007) TG: Stark County's New Partner in College Access (264k PDF)
- (October 5, 2007) The End of the Blackboard (271k PDF)
- (October 12, 2007) A New Era for Stark College Enrollment (272k PDF)
- (October 19, 2007) Turning the Corner - Education & Economics in Stark County (268k PDF)
- (October 26, 2007) AP Coursework Continues to Increase in Stark (260k PDF)
- (November 2, 2007) Cleveland Fed President Cites Innovation and Human Capital as Drivers of Regional Economy (291k PDF)
- (November 9, 2007) HR 2272 State P-16 Councils Come of Age (278k PDF)
- (November 16, 2007) Public Given Opportunity to Comment on University System Master Plan (295k PDF)
- (November 30, 2007) Report Underscores Critical Nature of Ohio's College Master Plan (289k PDF)
- (December 7, 2007) Two Stark High Schools Ranked Among Best in Nation (290k PDF)
2006
- (May 19, 2006) High School Graduation Rates are Increasing in Stark County (316k PDF)
- (May 26, 2006) P-16 Strategies to Create an Educated Workforce in Stark County - Access, ACT, Dual Credit and a Core Curriculum for All Students (273k PDF)
- (June 2, 2006) Continued. . .P-16 Strategies to Create an Educated Workforce in Stark County - Core Curriculum (316k PDF)
- (June 9, 2006) Powerful Math & Science Partnerships are Increasing Student Achievement in Stark County (315k PDF)
- (June 16, 2006) Gear Up: A Programmatic Partnership that Supports Student Success in Canton City Schools (374k PDF)
- (June 23, 2006) CARE Teams: A Programmatic Partnership that Supports Student Success in Stark County (347k PDF)
- (June 30, 2006) The ACT: Ohio's "Real" High Stakes Test (283k PDF)
- (July 7, 2006) College Access: A Collaborative Effort Across Stark County(284k PDF)
- (July 14, 2006) College Credit in High School and Stark County's Quest to Increase the High School to College Going Rate Without Remediation (428k PDF)
- (July 21, 2006) College Credit in High School - Part Two: Eradicating Poverty (622k PDF)
- (July 28, 2006) Controversies in Education (282k PDF)
- (August 4, 2006) Controversial Issue: Standards in Education (312k PDF)
- (August 11, 2006) 21st Century Skills (285k PDF)
- (August 18, 2006) School District Report Card Ratings Rise in Stark County School Districts (203k PDF)
- (August 25, 2006) Stark County Graduation Rates Increase in 11 Districts (232k PDF)
- (September 1, 2006) Advanced Placement in Stark County (307k PDF)
- (September 8, 2006) Let's Celebrate: Stark County's on the Move! (374k PDF)
- (September 15, 2006) Dealing with Brain Drain: A Compelling Strategy (345k PDF)
- (September 22, 2006) What Are the Stark County P-16 Outcomes/Successes? (303k PDF)
- (September 29, 2006) Gaining Ground: Stark County Meets the Challenge (327k PDF)
- (October 6, 2006) Stark Teachers Partner with Business to Develop Real-World Lesson Plans (460k PDF)
- (October 13, 2006) Gaining Ground: Stark County Meets the Challenge (327k PDF)
- (October 20, 2006) Finding Solutions: On Course for Success - A College Freshman Support Program (332k PDF)
- (October 27, 2006) Focus on Finding Solutions: Public Opinion- KnowledgeWorks Foundation Poll 2006 (309k PDF)
- (November 3, 2006) Focus on Finding Solutions: Public Opinion II: Voices & Choices (348k PDF)
- (November 10, 2006) Ohio College Enrollment: The Making of a Paradox (354k PDF)
- (November 17, 2006) Focus on Finding Solutions: Innovation, Talent and Prosperity (288k PDF)
- (December 1, 2006) Focus on Finding Solutions: Early Childhood Education: Part I (284k PDF)
- (December 8, 2006) Focus on Finding Solutions: Early Childhood Education: Part II (290k PDF)
- (December 15, 2006) Happy Holidays (346k PDF)
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