Sixteen-year-old Will Paul's deer habitat improvement project became a community affair, with students, teachers and others helping to plant a variety of trees and shrubs to create a diverse habitat. The project serves as a model for community-driven conservation efforts.
The new Daniel J. Kobasic Memorial Welding Center brings back trades skills instruction in the Delta Schoolcraft Intermediate School District. The new state-of-the-art welding center is also expected to bolster the local economy.
Rx Kids, the country’s first universal and unconditional cash prescription program for pregnant people and infants, provides financial support to every eligible family within a geographic area, no income requirements, no strings attached. Families receive a one-time $1,500 payment during pregnancy and $500 per month during the baby’s first year of life.
The Inclusive Literacy Alliance is a collaborative, county-wide effort to improve early reading outcomes for children with developmental differences. Parents, educators, service providers, and advocates are piloting solutions that make early literacy more accessible and effective for children who are blind or low vision, deaf or hard of hearing, or autistic.
All of Gods Children Developmental Learning Center in Detroit exemplifies the need for addressing early education professionals low wages and the need for increased state child care subsidies.
Enrollment in PreK for All is now open for all families, no matter their income. The program operates across a mixed delivery system, including local school districts, public charter schools, private child care providers, Head Start programs, and community-based organizations.
InvestUP's housing development fund this spring welcomes the completion of the first student-built home among its career and technology education partnership with intermediate school districts.
The MI Special Education Finance Reform Blueprint would ensure that Michigan adequately and equitably funds public special education in Michigan.
The new DNR Customer Service Center in Newberry is Michigan's first mass timber building constructed with Michigan wood.
A three-year pilot program to teach rail transportation education and research at Michigan Technological University is still rolling along two decades later. The nationally recognized program has attracted more than 1,000 students and continues to grow.
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