YESTERDAY (MONDAY), BEFORE THE AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOL'S BOARD OF EDUCATION MET TO VOTE ON TWENTY-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS IN BUDGET CUTS, THE TEACHERS' UNION HELD A RALLY. 
TRANSPARENCY AND RESPECT. THAT'S WHAT THE AKRON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION IS DEMANDING FROM DISTRICT LEADERS, SPECIFICALLY FROM SUPERINTENDENT DR. C. MICHAEL ROBINSON. THE DISTRICT RECENTLY ANNOUNCED BUDGET CUTS IN ORDER TO AVOID AN OPERATING DEFECIT. AEA PRESIDENT PAT SHIPE SAYS THE CUTS WERE DONE STRATEGICALLY AT THE LAST MINUTE...
A LITTLE MORE THAN 200 OF THE 285 POSITIONS BEING ELIMINATED FALL UNDER THE AEA.