The move will still need to be approved by Akron Public Schools' Board of Education. It's the latest step the district is taking to cut expenses despite a levy passing last year and a larger wave of cuts last spring.

Public school districts across Ohio say they’re running out of money. From the largest city districts to the smallest ones in urban and rural communities, schools are preparing to make cuts.

Opponents say CMSD is rushing into a one-size-fits-all decision that will harm some of the district's best schools. The district says the move will save a significant amount of money in the face of a looming deficit.

The district faces big financial challenge including a deficit of $96 million by the end of the 2027-2028 school year along with potential state and federal funding cuts.

The medical college based in Rootstown said it made a mistake in pulling the funding after receiving additional guidance on a new policy from the U.S. Department of Education

The idea of improving driver training is something Gov. Mike DeWine has been thinking about since a fatal school bus crash in Springfield in 2023.

Rather than lowering the price, some universities use online courses to subsidize everything else.

The schools under scrutiny include dozens of state schools and two Ivy Leagues. A number of private schools are also being targeted, including Georgetown, Rice, Vanderbilt, and New York University.

The move will impact education-related civil rights investigations being conducted throughout Ohio and Michigan and affects almost 50 employees at the department's Office for Civil Rights in Cleveland.

Teacher unions and some parent groups condemned the cuts, while school choice advocates celebrated them.