Few Michigan schools follow a balanced — or year-round — calendar, even though students, teachers and families say they benefit from it. According to the Washington Post, only 4% of students nationwide go to schools where …
LANSING – Advocates are pushing for ballots to be in several languages and for more translation services at state agencies and other initiatives to expand language access in Michigan. …
LANSING – Michigan is among a very few states still requiring high school students to take the writing portion of the SAT college admissions test. Removing the requirement passed the state House 104-1 last March, …
Counties in northern Michigan are buying new equipment and hiring more full-time employees for an expected wetter-than-average winter. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently …
Helping Black businesses that install solar power and diversifying environmental reporting are among the efforts of a new initiative by a Michigan environmental coalition. The Michigan …
More therapy dogs and tourniquet emergency training are among the programs Michigan hospitals are investing in to better serve patients, health officials say. The state’s hospitals invested more than ...
LANSING – Some Michigan communities are trying to accommodate aging residents — and it’s not just the gray-haired population that benefits, advocates say. More than 18% of the …
When Thomas Barnes served less than a year in jail on a felony drug charge, he spoke with his mother almost daily. It cost half of her monthly income. “What it costs to make a call from jail …
