Source: SBNation
James’ I Promise School opened Monday to serve low-income and at-risk students in his hometown. I Promise will feature longer school days, a non-traditional school year, and greater access to the school, its facilities, and its teachers during down time for students. That’s a formula aimed at replicating some of the at-home support children may be missing when it comes to schoolwork. I Promise is a regular public school, not a charter or a voucher-receiving private school. Per the state of Ohio, Akron’s schools were given just $10,028 in state and local funds per student in 2016 — more than the statewide average, but still a relatively low figure for a city of a little under 200,000. Ten thousand dollars per student can’t cover those services, but the buy-in from the LeBron James Family Foundation can.