Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The University of Akron believes the identities of former students were used to fraudulently obtain financial aid. The ...

The coordinator for the Akron Beacon Journal Regional Spelling Bee and I had been lamenting that something ‒ or, more accurately, someone ‒ was missing from the annual competition. It had been decades ...

New Akron Public Schools teacher and Firestone Community Learning Center 2021 graduate Sarah Harris remembers having only one teacher who was Black during her years as a student in the district.

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) — It’s nearly time for students in Akron to return to the classroom after a stretch of wintry weather, including snow and bitterly cold temperatures, forced Akron Public Schools (APS ...

SANDUSKY, Ohio -- LeBron James is giving kids from Akron -- ones with challenging backgrounds like his -- the chance to go to college for free. The NBA star has partnered with the University of Akron ...