News roundup: Bold plans in Akron and Columbus to strengthen education
Some items in the news you may have missed:
- Saturday’s Cleveland Plain Dealer analyzes Mayor Don Plusquellic’s proposal to sell the city’s sewer system to raise funds that would allow qualifying Akron high school students to attend UA. See also: “Mayor offers tuition plan” (Beacon Journal, Feb. 8 ).
- During his State of the State Address on Wednesday, Governor Strickland proposed a huge expansion of the Post Secondary Enrollment Option program. Summary of the governor’s proposals. The Columbus Dispatch’s account of the address.
Also, the Beacon looked at how the Governor’s stimulus plan may benefit UA and Akron: “Two area industries applaud governor” (Feb. 8) - The paper also continued its coverage of the University’s proposal to establish an Orthopedic Research Institute in Akron: “Group seeks research funds” (Feb. 7).
See also:
- Text of Governor Strickland’s State of the State address
- Text of Mayor Plusquellic’s State of the City address
Coming up:
- Raj Aggarwal, dean of the College of Business Administration, and Stephen Cheng, dean of the College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, will be featured in an upcoming Civic Forum program on Time Warner Cable Northeast Ohio Network channels 15 and 22 (formerly Adelphia & Comcast), and 23. The program will air on Sunday, March 2 at 9 a.m.; and Monday, March 3 and Wednesday, March 5 at 9 p.m.