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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

KentStater

Bruno Beidacki is a sophomore journalism major. Contact him at bbeidack@kent.edu

Opinion: For the sake of learning

Bruno Beidacki October 5, 2015

Education needs a reform. The traditional methods of teaching and learning are not working anymore and we should be doing everything we can to maximize the quality of our educational process. We have to...

Ohio’s assessment standards influence KSU education curriculum

Megan Hermensky September 10, 2015

For Kent State education majors, learning how to teach reading, writing and other subjects that are standardized by Ohio, constantly evolves.Over the years, Ohio has used many different forms of standardized...

Americans spending more for college out-of-pocket

The Northwest Signal September 8, 2015

The Bank of Mom and Dad is open for business, as parent out-of-pocket spending has become the number one source of college funding. In fact, 62 percent of families did not borrow to pay for college last...

Letter to the Editor

Grace Goodluck April 29, 2015

Dear Editor,Ohio has recently been falling behind in how much the state invests in higher education. From 2006 to 2012, the state appropriation for higher education per student has declined by 30.9 percent,...

Portage County Educational Services Center faces imminent closure

Kelsey Leyva, Jason Meek, Jennifer Roberts April 27, 2015

The Portage County Educational Service Center, which once provided 11 school districts with services such as curriculum development, special education, tutoring and part-time employees, will soon go out...

KSU Florence program works to create more opportunities for abroad students

Taylor Meade April 6, 2015

Kent State Florence program’s expansion to educational programs will give more students the opportunity to study abroad.Amber Bollinger, coordinator of the Kent State Florence program, said the program...

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Students decide to have an international component to education

Taylor Meade March 15, 2015

International students can get a taste of education at an American institution, without the four-year commitment, through Kent State exchange programs.The National Student Exchange program (NSE) provides...

Ohio legislature changes Common Core policies

Tyler Trill March 5, 2015

Ohio legislature changes Common Core policies from KentWired.com on Vimeo.

Kasich’s State of the State focuses on education, taxes

Kyleigh Jarosinski February 25, 2015

Kasich's State of the State focuses on education, taxes from KentWired.com on Vimeo.

Meet the new NAACP president

Sabrina Scott February 9, 2015

One of Kent State University’s employees was sworn in as president of the NAACP of Portage County.Geraldine Hayes-Nelson, the executive director of the Employee Engagement and Outreach Division of Human...

Jennifer Hutchinson is a sophomore political science major. Contact her at jhutch12@kent.edu.

Opinion: College could be harder to afford with 529s taking a hit

Jennifer Hutchison January 25, 2015

After President Barack Obama’s recent debut of his free community college proposal, it seems he could have more education cost reform coming our way. This latest idea, however, is not going over as smoothly....

John Hess is a senior political science major. Contact him at jhess14@kent.edu.

Opinion: Students not consumers: the student debt crisis

John Hess January 25, 2015

We are on a sinking ship—you, me, your freshman roommate, everybody. The seas may seem calm, but make no mistake. We’re going down. There’s an iceberg ahead. We have watched from the deck, smiling...