Education

Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee

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The third key transition point Summit Education Initiative (SEI) focuses on is third grade. By third grade, SEI wants kids reading on grade level.

In the past few years, this has coincided with Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee. In Spring of 2012, the Ohio Legislature passed an education policy bill which included the guarantee. The bill requires 3rd graders to meet a minimum score on the state reading test to move on to the 4th grade reading instruction.

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November 6, 2015
Neighborhoods

Life in the Bhutanese Refugee Camps by Bishnu Subba

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Cast out from the world’s happiest country

The Himalayan country of Bhutan, about a third the size of Ohio, is often called the world’s “Last Shangri-La.” Almost completely mountainous, this scenically breathtaking land encompasses tropical rainforests in the south, broad valleys and forested hills in the center and the great Himalayas to the north, making it perhaps the most isolated and undeveloped country in the world. It is the only country that measures GNH (Gross National Happiness) for its 2.5 million people, ranking first among all Asian countries in “happiness” and eighth overall in the world.
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October 30, 2015
Sustainability

Akron offers Recycling for Clothing and Textiles

 

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Did you know that 85% of all clothing ends up in the landfill, while only 15% gets recycled or donated?

Recycling for clothing and textiles will be available for curb service customers in Akron starting Monday, Oct. 26.

The clothing and textiles will be picked up on the normal trash and recycle collection day. Curb service customers were sent a Simple Recycle postcard last week briefly explaining the program and the basic items that will be accepted inside the green recycle bags. The green bags will be provided to Akron’s residential customers in a second wave of mass mailings this week.

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October 23, 2015