Obviously the "I Promise" stuff is doing a lot, but I always hoped they would expand on this:
Eligible I Promise students can earn free, four-year college scholarships to the University of Akron or Kent State University.
Hope they could expand to all Ohio public universities. Also would be great if other people started their own versions, and maybe set up some sort of university-share. Like Anthony Davis opens up a similar school in Chicago, which gets scholarship access to all Illinois public universities, and now students can choose between any Ohio or Illinois public school.
I only say that because I think it kind of stunts development a little if you go through elementary school, middle school, high school, and then college with the same cohort of people. There's a tendency (IMO) to stay with the same friends your comfortable with, stay in your comfort zone, and not broaden your horizons as much as you might otherwise. Help the kids spread their wings a little more.
Overall though, with the housing and everything, sounds like great stuff.
Maybe Akron can become the next Tangelo Park, where graduation rates skyrocketed and crime has practically disappeared.