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1/10SHOW CAPTION HIDE CAPTIONFirst-grade-student Brenda Lott, tries to figure out a problem on the board during the first week of classes at the Akron Preparatory School on Wednesday, in Akron. The ICan Charter school, one of the few non-profit managed charter schools in Summit County, is using one of the first renovated sections of the old Goodyear Building. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
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2/10SHOW CAPTION HIDE CAPTION(From left) Fourth grade students Dairre Spooney, Janic Gill, and Joseph Haynes, work on a problem during the first week of classes at the Akron Preparatory School on Wednesday, in Akron. The ICan Charter school, one of the few non-profit managed charter schools in Summit County, is using one of the first renovated sections of the old Goodyear Building. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
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3/10SHOW CAPTION HIDE CAPTIONStudents walk on the lines in the hallways as they head back to their room during the first week of classes at the Akron Preparatory School on Wednesday, in Akron. The ICan Charter school, one of the few non-profit managed charter schools in Summit County, is using one of the first renovated sections of the old Goodyear Building. Walking this way, with hands at their sides and in straight lines helps with discipline, cuts down on problems occurring in the hallways and gives the students more time to work on their lessons instead of wasting it walking the halls. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
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4/10SHOW CAPTION HIDE CAPTIONSpecial-education tutor Danielle Dent (right) helps kindergarten student, Tyler Epps, get his shoes tied and shirt tucked in during the first week of classes at the Akron Preparatory School on Wednesday, in Akron. The ICan Charter school, one of the few non-profit managed charter schools in Summit County, is using one of the first renovated sections of the old Goodyear Building. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
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5/10SHOW CAPTION HIDE CAPTIONSixth-grade teacher Ruth Biragbara leads her students in a cheer during the first week of classes at the Akron Preparatory School on Wednesday, in Akron. The ICan Charter school, one of the few non-profit managed charter schools in Summit County, is using one of the first renovated sections of the old Goodyear Building. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
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6/10SHOW CAPTION HIDE CAPTION(From left) Second grade students Matthew Place, Alissa Littlejohn, and Dy 'len Brown, give thumbs up when asked if going to college was a good thing during a classroom exercise during the first week of classes at the Akron Preparatory School on Wednesday, in Akron. The ICan Charter school, one of the few non-profit managed charter schools in Summit County, is using one of the first renovated sections of the old Goodyear Building. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
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7/10SHOW CAPTION HIDE CAPTIONThird-grade student Qadir Haines (left), stands tall and looks straight ahead as his class waits to head back to their room during the first week of classes at the Akron Preparatory School on Wednesday, in Akron. The ICan Charter school, one of the few non-profit managed charter schools in Summit County, is using one of the first renovated sections of the old Goodyear Building. Walking this way, with hands at their sides and in straight lines helps with discipline, cuts down on problems occurring in the hallways and gives the students more time to work on their lessons instead of wasting it walking the halls. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
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8/10SHOW CAPTION HIDE CAPTIONSixth-grade student Denaer Graham, reacts as he can't quite recite the school's entire mission statement from memory during the first week of classes at the Akron Preparatory School on Wednesday, in Akron. The ICan Charter school, one of the few non-profit managed charter schools in Summit County, is using one of the first renovated sections of the old Goodyear Building. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
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9/10SHOW CAPTION HIDE CAPTIONClassrooms are named after colleges as students attend classes during the first week of school at the Akron Preparatory School on Wednesday, in Akron. The ICan Charter school, one of the few non-profit managed charter schools in Summit County, is using one of the first renovated sections of the old Goodyear Building. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
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10/10SHOW CAPTION HIDE CAPTIONStudents stand on the lines in the hallways as they prepare to head back to their room during the first week of classes at the Akron Preparatory School on Wednesday, in Akron. The ICan Charter school, one of the few non-profit managed charter schools in Summit County, is using one of the first renovated sections of the old Goodyear Building. Walking this way, with hands at their sides and in straight lines helps with discipline, cuts down on problems occurring in the hallways and gives the students more time to work on their lessons instead of wasting it walking the halls. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal)
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