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Fighting absenteeism will be focus of East Cluster pilot program between Akron After School and YMCA

The Akron After School program, which serves more than 2,500 elementary school students in the Akron Public Schools, will once again benefit from a longtime financial partnership with the City of Akron. City Council members voted June 1 to provide the program with $250,000 for general operating support and $50,000 to support a pilot partnershipโ€ฆ

Signal Akron Education Reporter Andrew Keiper digs deep across the education landscape in Akron to tell stories about the issues impacting students, teachers and families, particularly those in underserved or under-represented communities.

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