Education

Mentor Public Library is dedicating a month to author Edgar Allan Poe. The “Get to Know Poe” event will include a film festival, art clinic, writing workshop, a performance by a professional Poe impersonator, and book discussions hosted throughout the city. ...

This hands-on history facility features aircraft, artifacts and hometown heroes. Kids of all ages are invited to climb into the cockpit and take a ride back in time. Local heroes are on hand each day to lead tours through the facility. ...

Summer vacation is a welcome classroom break for most students. The downside is that many lose academic ground and spend weeks or months in the fall making up for lost skills. Educators call it the “summer slide.” However, with standardized tests becoming increasingly important in school, students can’t afford to fall behind when summer arrives. ...

Libraries across Northeast Ohio celebrate the summer with reading programs. Each year, they offer an opportunity for children — and adults — a way to worm into reading. ...

Your children can avoid the summer slump by reading books or listening to stories while outdoors. Here are some recommendations from Rebecca Shook, the special needs resource librarian at the Westlake Porter Public Library. ...

Whether it’s years away or just around the corner, college is an expense most families worry about. No matter what the circumstance, there are several ways to help fund your child’s higher education when the time comes. ...

While many children are using game controllers to battle each other, there’s another way to go on a quest — Dungeons and Dragons. Chris Beason of Twinsburg took this ­fantasy table game to help his son Shayne Beason, 23, who was diagnosed on the Autism spectrum, become more comfortable talking to others. ...

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With new technology in the hands of kids so early, it can seem like the art of motion with a pen or pencil has been forgotten — but it hasn’t. Many schools are still focusing on handwriting, especially in the early grades. ...