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Summer Freedom School Goes Out with a Shout
Friday, July 25, 2014YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- For six weeks, the students at the Children's Defense Fund Summer Freedom School began each day with motivational cheers and chants.
On July 24, their final day, they put on one last show. In front of their families, the 50 students clapped, cheered and stomped through the routines they had memorized. The finale, singing “Something Inside So Strong” by Labi Siffre, defined what got the school started. Siffre first sang his song in 1987.
Back-to-School Costs Post Double-Digit Cost Increase
Wednesday, July 23, 2014COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The cost of equipping K-through 12 public school students for the 2014-2015 school year has jumped as much as 20% this year. That's one of the largest year-over-year increases in the eight-year history of the annual Huntington Backpack Index.
Valley Manufacturers Coalition Gets $250K Grant
Friday, July 18, 2014CANFIELD, Ohio -- Members of the Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition Friday learned their organization is one of six groups in Ohio to receive an operating grant from the Industry Workforce Alliance pilot program.
Back-to-School Spending to Reach $74.9B
Friday, July 18, 2014WASHINGTON -- Driven by increased demand for electronic items and parents’ need to restock their children’s school supplies from last year, families this summer will spend slightly more on back-to-school items than last year, the National Retail Federation projects.
The average family with children in grades K-12 will spend $669.28 on apparel, shoes, supplies and electronics, up 5% from last year.
Kent State Researchers Win $2.5M in Science Funding
Thursday, July 17, 2014KENT, Ohio – Members of the Kent State University faculty have been awarded nearly $2.5 million in funding from the National Science Foundation for research over the next three years in biology, physics and the science of liquid crystals, the university announced Wednesday.
All faculty investigators have roles planned in the research projects for students -- undergraduate and graduate -- and, in two cases, outreach to area high school students, through research internships, science fairs and Upward Bound college preparation.