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1 day ago | signalakron.org | Doug Livingston

In the final month of his two-year prison term, a guard ordered Lamont Clark Jr. into a cramped office. Against the blurred background of a computer screen, a professionally dressed woman appeared on camera and explained that Clark would not be going home to Cleveland. A new state law required that he spend another year in prison. The reason: Another incarcerated person claimed that Clark had attacked him in 2023 during a riot at Lake Erie Correctional Institution.

1 week ago | signalakron.org | Susan Zake

The Akron Board of Education on Tuesday evening voted 4-1 with two abstentions to place Superintendent Michael Robinson on administrative leave, one day after it received this investigative report examining allegations that he bullied, harassed and retaliated against district staff, creating a hostile work environment.

1 week ago | signalakron.org | Andrew Keiper

The Akron Board of Education on Tuesday evening voted 4-1 with two abstentions to suspend Superintendent Michael Robinson, one day after it received an investigative report examining allegations that he bullied, harassed and retaliated against district staff, creating a hostile work environment.

1 week ago | signalakron.org | Brittany Moseley

Cheers, applause and confetti filled House Three Thirty on Monday evening as 100 teachers and administrators from Akron Public Schools received scholarships to attend a workshop at The Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta this summer. “My whole team is going!” exclaimed Glover Community Learning Center Principal Grace Tome. She was at the event with four of her colleagues. All of them — plus another colleague they FaceTimed after the announcement — will attend the summer workshop.

1 week ago | signalakron.org | Andrew Keiper |Reegan Davis Saunders

The Akron Board of Education on Monday night voted to repeal all of its policies and definitions related to diversity, equity and inclusion in order to comply with federal guidance — despite several board members championing fair opportunities and welcoming environments.