LeBron James opens I Promise School, new public school in Akron (Ohio)
The school will open for 240 students
LeBron James is opening I Promise School, a new public school in his hometown Akron (Ohio). The I Promise School will open for 240 third- and fourth-graders. The school will expand year by year, going to second and fifth grades next year until it is grades 1-8 by 2022, per Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today. I Promise School also offers a resource center for parents who want to finish school and a mentoring and job-search assistance for parents.