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Teacher helping child at NEST Child Care and Parent Institute in Detroit

خارطة طريق “التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي للجميع” تتخذ منهجًا شاملًا لإطلاق برنامج “التعليم ما قبل الاب

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April 2, 2024

في يناير 2023، أعلنت الحاكمة غريتشن ويتمر عن خطتها "التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي للجميع"، والتي ستوفر الوصول إلى التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي المجاني لجميع الأطفال البالغين من العمر أربع سنوات في ميشيغان بحلول عام 2027. في فبراير 2024، أصدرت دائرة التعليم مدى الحياة، التقدم، والإمكانيات في ميشيغان (MiLEAP) خطة الطريق مع توصيات حول كيف يمكن للولاية تحقيق هذا الهدف. شاركت مجموعة السياسات العادلة، وهي منظمة استشارية تعليمية في واشنطن العاصمة تركز على سياسات الرعاية والتعليم المبكرة، في تأليف خارطة الطريق.

Tiffany Sumlin (left) and her mother, Tricie Cullens, are Meals on Wheels volunteers. The dedication is real: Tiffany got off work at 6 a.m. and came to volunteer after her shift, and her mom had a heart transplant just four months ago.

PHOTOS: Why a morning spent with Meals on Wheels volunteers was ‘the most exhilarating thing’ ever

By Reginald Johnson

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Health

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March 30, 2024

"It was the most exhilarating thing that I have ever witnessed," Reginald Johnson writes after visiting a Meals on Wheels event at MIFA HQ. "You'd think that people are racing to MIFA picking up gold bars. But for them, the cargo in their cars is more precious than silver and gold, for they are on a mission to serve some of the most vulnerable and isolated seniors in our city. You can see it in their eyes and you can hear it in their voices; you can see it in the urgency of their walk."

Kristin Graham, principal of Macatawa Bay Middle School, confers with a student.

Successful suicide prevention protocol expands from Corewell hospitals to Western Michigan schools

By Estelle Slootmaker

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Education

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March 28, 2024

The Blue Envelope program trains all school employees how to respond to a student expressing thoughts of suicide, and assigns interventions based on the student's risk level.

PreK For All Roadmap takes a holistic approach to rolling out PreK For All

By Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

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Economic Development

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March 27, 2024

The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) has released the PreK for All Roadmap plan with recommendations on how the state can achieve universal pre-K for all 4-year-olds in Michigan.

La Hoja de Ruta de PreK Para Todos adopta un enfoque holístico para el despliegue de PreK Para Todos

By Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

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Arts & Culture

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March 27, 2024

En enero de 2023, la gobernadora Gretchen Whitmer anunció su plan PreK para Todos, que proporcionaría acceso a la educación preescolar gratuita a todos los niños de cuatro años de Michigan para 2027. En febrero de 2024, el Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) publicó el plan de la Hoja de Ruta con recomendaciones

Firelands Habitat for Humanity projects aim to address area housing needs

By Mark Koestner

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General

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March 27, 2024

Firelands Habitat for Humanity has set a goal of building four houses in 2024.

Luxury on the lake: Waterwood Resort looks to bring various upscale living experiences to Vermilion

By Mark Meszoros

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General

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March 27, 2024

Waterwood Resort's townhouses will be move-in ready in spring 2025, with condominium occupancy slated for late spring or summer 2025.

Firelands Adventures Tours and The Winerie team up for eclipse event

By Beth Werling

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Economic Development

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March 27, 2024

Join Firelands Adventure Tours and The Winerie for a once-in-a-lifetime event.

Sandusky native, astronomer to present “When Day Becomes Dusk”

By Mark Koestner

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Economic Development

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March 27, 2024

Sandusky grad and astronomer Nick Anderson will present "When Day Becomes Dusk" April 3 at Cedar Point Sports Center.

Schools work together to address teacher housing shortage

By Sarah Spohn

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Community Development

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March 27, 2024

Organizations, nonprofits, developers, and school personnel are working to address the teacher housing shortage head-on. A group of local Northern Michigan schools have banded together to form an educational consortium to address the issue and create a model of future educator housing developments near Traverse City.