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State finals loaded with area talent, opportunities
STURGIS — The MHSAA track and field state finals are set to take place on Saturday at four separate sites. Here's a look at each of the four divisions with local student-athletes competing. Division 1 — Sturgis at East Kentwood High School. This year's Division 1 state finals...
TCAPS To Receive New Electric School Bus Courtesy Of Federal Funding Program
Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) is one of 27 Michigan school districts getting brand-new electric school buses, courtesy of the latest round of grants from the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition. According to a Wednesday announcement from the Michigan Department of...
Whitmer: Conversations continue with Legislature on FOIA reform, free pre-K and community college
In a Tuesday interview at the governor’s residence on Mackinac Island, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told the Michigan Advance conversations with legislative leaders are ongoing to fund universal pre-K and two-years of free community college in the incoming budget for Fiscal Year 2025. During her State of the State address in January, Whitmer moved the deadline […] The post Whitmer: Conversations continue with Legislature on FOIA reform, free pre-K and community college appeared first on Michigan Advance.
Prepapalooza: Busy Saturday slate kicks off home stretch of spring sports season
Thanks for reading Prepapalooza, our weekly high school sports newsletter featuring our top stories. The final stretch of the high school sports season is upon us. Saturday's busy day of action featuring the Michigan High School Athletic Association track and field state finals, girls tennis finals and softball, baseball and girls soccer district finals is part of a jam-packed finish to the spring sports season that wraps up in two weeks.
Opinion | Listen to constituents about pre-K. Michigan's economy depends on it
In 2023, early childhood education advocates packed conference rooms with parents, educators, business owners and representatives of nonprofit organizations to provide input on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s proposal to provide free pre-K to every 4-year-old in Michigan. Through these input sessions and written feedback, more than 4,000 Michiganders shared their...
Michigan university presidents talk higher education’s role in building the state’s economy
It’s not enough to attract students to learning opportunities at colleges and universities in Michigan. Leaders around the state have to build bridges across sectors to keep talent in the state after graduation, university presidents in Michigan said on a Thursday panel at the Mackinac Policy Conference. Connecting students to companies and organizations while they’re […] The post Michigan university presidents talk higher education’s role in building the state’s economy appeared first on Michigan Advance.
Trash into treasure: Rethinking waste in Michigan college towns
Students throw away piles of unwanted but usable items each spring during college move-out But organizations are keeping some of those items out of the landfill by reselling them or using them to furnish apartments for homeless people. More still needs to be done to reduce landfill waste in Michigan.
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