Michigan

John Watson of Evergreen Education Group.

Online institutions support Michigan as leader of online education

As a service provider of high-quality supplemental online courses, professional teacher development and research, Michigan Virtual University helps develop local support systems to ensure student success.

G-Sync: Standing Rock and why Michigan matters

Only a fraction of the stories coming out of Standing Rock are making it to mainstream media sources, so local businessman Mark Sellers and Rapid Growth Publisher Tommy Allen hit the road to see for themselves what is happening with the Dakota Access Pipeline and at Oceti Sakowin Camp. Allen explains why what they discover there indeed matters to Michigan.

Jess McClary, owner of McClary Bros.
Entrepreneurship and motherhood: Finding strength in overcoming bias

Women and minority entrepreneurs face an unfortunate amount of bias as business owners. But in the second part of our three part series on mother entrepreneurs, Melinda Clynes discovers the strength that comes from pushing through those biases. 

John Bernia, left, works to further digital education.
Leading the way in digitizing education in Michigan

Digital learning is now required for Michigan high school students to graduate. How has that impacted schools across the state and how are teachers adapting to take on this new challenge?

The evolution of online learning in policy and the classroom

The online learning landscape has changed substantially since a decade ago when Michigan became the first state in the nation to require students to have an online learning experience before graduating from high school. Here, we explore how online learning has evolved over the last ten years, from the way classrooms work to what it means to "go" to school.

What a rock star and epidemiologist have in common

An  epidemiologist and a rock star walk into a summit about good food throughout Michigan. It's no joke. People from across Michigan are coming together to make sure people in the state have access to food that’s affordable, healthy, green, and fair.

Youth to learn how to thrive with NAACP programs

For Battle Creek’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People leveling the playing field goes beyond what most people think.  

Mariza Gamez-Garcia
West Michigan nonprofits work to support children of migrant workers

Children of Michigan's migrant workers face wide-ranging and severe challenges: working alongside their parents in the hot summer sun, being exposed to dangerous chemicals, feeling isolated and vulnerable because of seasonal travel, and gaps in education.

Juice bar unites Grosse Pointe and Detroit kids

The border between Grosse Pointe and Detroit is a study in contrasts. One entrepreneur is working to bridge that divide by bringing kids together to learn about healthy food.

Students in the program roleplay as police officers
Keeping the peace: Wayne State program on youth conflict resolution

As the 50th anniversary of the Detroit 1967 approaches, Wayne State University's Center for Peace and Conflict Studies continues to challenge tomorrow's young leaders to take action today.

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