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Education reform: Replay our live chat with school policymakers Richard McLellan, John Austin
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November 30, 2012, 11:01AM
The live chat will discuss the Oxford Foundation's latest proposals to expand education options. Full story »
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ELNC opens the first of its 'Little Schools' to get vulnerable children in Grand Rapids neighborhoods kindergarten ready
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January 07, 2013, 1:22PM
The Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative, a nonprofit organization, received $5 million from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to increase the number of children ready for kindergarten in the inner-city. Full story »
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Ferris State University announces Martin Luther King Jr. Day events
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January 07, 2013, 9:37AM
Ferris State University is gearing up for Martin Luther King Jr. day, with everything from marches to community service projects planned from Monday, Jan. 21-23. Full story »
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StudentsFirst gives Michigan a 'C-' grade for education policy, but that's not bad compared to most other states
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January 07, 2013, 7:50AM
StudentsFirst lobbied on behalf of teacher tenure changes in Michigan. Full story »
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Adrian College receiving $1 million grant from Dow Foundation to aid in building renovation project
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January 06, 2013, 10:00AM
The grant will aid in a $12 million project to upgrade Peelle and Jones halls that's expected to break ground this spring. Full story »
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Nearly half of Kalamazoo-area public schools students participating in subsidized lunch program
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January 05, 2013, 7:30AM
About 44 percent of the Kalamazoo County public school students are enrolled in the federal subsidized lunch program this year, according to data collected by MLive/Kalamazoo Gazette. Full story »
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Ferris State University pharmacy professor dies in bus accident in Cameroon
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January 04, 2013, 6:19PM
Lucy Ngoh was visiting relatives in Cameroon when she was involved in an accident involving a bus on Dec. 30. Full story »
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Why Grand Valley State University administrator pushes improvements for part-time faculty
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January 04, 2013, 3:55PM
Administrators at Grand Valley State University are seeking to provide more training and development opportunities for part-time faculty, an initiative they say will benefit students and teachers alike. Full story »
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Reports of violence, later proven false, disrupt a Genesee County school for second time in two weeks
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January 03, 2013, 5:10PM
Police rushed to the school around 9 a.m. after a 911 caller said a man with a gun was in the school and threatening to shoot people. The school went into lockdown. Students hunkered down in classroom while police searched the building. Nothing was found and no arrests were made. Full story »
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Readers debate: Is it problematic for Portage Superintendent Ric Perry to start a charter school? (With poll)
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January 03, 2013, 2:14PM
Based on reader comments, it appears that Perry's proposal is raising eyebrows in Portage. Full story »
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Grand Rapids thinks Portage Superintendent Ric Perry has 'conflict of interest' with opening IB school in district's backyard
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January 02, 2013, 1:52PM
Portage superintendent, president of the International Baccalaureate Schools of Michigan board, is working with a nonprofit group looking into starting a K-8 IB school in Grand Rapids. Full story »
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Readers debate whether struggling students are 'rotten raw materials' (Commentary)
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January 02, 2013, 8:33AM
The job of a district is to educate students as it gets them, not how it would like to get them. And that might require changing the way a school does things. Full story »
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5 Grand Rapids education stories to remember from 2012
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December 31, 2012, 5:00AM
As 2012 comes to a close, we reflect on bold steps to fix what's ailing Grand Rapids schools, the technology innovation reshaping public schools, the growing number of homeless students, the increased sticker shock of higher education, and how a failed tax request added to that burden at GRCC. Full story »
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Liberal arts colleges forced to evolve with market
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December 30, 2012, 8:21PM
Today's increasingly career-focused students mostly aren't buying the idea that a liberal arts education is good value, and many small liberal arts colleges are struggling. Full story »
NRA instructors offering shooting to UP teachers
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December 30, 2012, 8:04PM
The announcement follows the killing of 20 children and six teachers at a Connecticut school by a man wielding his mother's assault rifle. Full story »
Tom Watkins: Future of state, nation inextricably linked to quality of our teachers (Guest column)
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December 30, 2012, 5:37PM
If you are a policy-maker (governor, legislator, school board member, superintendent, principal), consider re-evaluating how you can harness the talents of the master-link in the learning process — our great teachers. Full story »
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• Education reform: Replay our live chat with school policymakers Richard McLellan, John Austin The live chat will discuss the Oxford Foundation's latest proposals to expand education options.
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• Ferris State University announces Martin Luther King Jr. Day events Ferris State University is gearing up for Martin Luther King Jr. day, with everything from marches to community service projects planned from Monday, Jan. 21-23.
• StudentsFirst gives Michigan a 'C-' grade for education policy, but that's not bad compared to most other states StudentsFirst lobbied on behalf of teacher tenure changes in Michigan.
• Adrian College receiving $1 million grant from Dow Foundation to aid in building renovation project The grant will aid in a $12 million project to upgrade Peelle and Jones halls that's expected to break ground this spring.
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