Jenny Hamel
Host “Sound of Ideas”Expertise: Hosting, broadcast journalism
Education: University of California, Los Angeles
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Nature Center at Shaker Lakes
Experience:
Before joining the “Sound of Ideas” team, Jenny Hamel was the education reporter for Ideastream Public Media. Prior to that she worked at KCRW, one of two NPR stations in Los Angeles, as a reporter and producer.
Highlights:
- Award-winning member UCLA debate team
- Journalism awards from Press Club of Cleveland, Los Angeles Press Club, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Associated Press Media Editors and the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists
Why trust Ideastream Public Media?
The mission of Ideastream Public Media is to be a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Our highest priority is providing news and information that is reliable and accurate, that is gathered with integrity and professional care and that is presented with precision and respect for the intelligence of our audiences. We are transparent about how we discover and verify the facts we present and strive to make our decision-making process clear to the public. We disclose relationships, such as with partners or funders, that might appear, but will never, influence our coverage.
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The school district blamed declining enrollment for the layoffs, but teachers said they were "unnecessary." -
CMSD's 'Summer Learning Experience' is being offered, in part, to bring 'joy and adventure back into education.' -
A 17-year-old Canton McKinley High School football player is a starting tackle for a big-name football program, but he said he’s been left scarred by an incident in which his coaches forced him to eat pepperoni pizza as punishment for missing a practice, despite knowing he doesn’t eat pork for religious reasons. -
The family of the 17-year-old plans to sue the Canton City School District over the incident at a football practice. -
AkronArts, a new initiative from the University of Akron, launched lastweek, aimed at promoting arts on campus and downtown. The idea to pair the arts with local revitalization efforts came from realizing that while the city of Akron had an interesting and “intentional” way of making its downtown into a more, “prosperous, vibrant place,” the university didn’t “really have a part to play,” said university president Gary Miller. -
The University of Akron initiative aims to grow the arts downtown as a way to grow businesses and commerce. -
Akron Public Schools Treasurer Ryan Pendleton talks about pandemic-related federal relief funds and how it will be used. -
The coronavirus pandemic has changed just about everything for school districts in the last year – including funding. Districts across Ohio and the country have received millions of dollars in federal aid – first, as many switched to virtual instruction and now, as they bring kids back to the classroom and recover from a year of disruptions. -
Now that more people are getting vaccinated for COVID-19, the school district expects recruiting for substitutes and regular teachers to be more successful. -
The issue wasn't about how many substitute teachers were on CMSD's roster, it was about subs turning down assignments.
