Kids and Education

Kids in Lansing's pre-K classrooms achieve academic readiness along with social-emotional skills.

Lansing School District: Free, universal pre-K well worth the effort

Lansing School District, the 14th largest school district in Michigan, operates one of the largest preschool programs in the state and offers universal pre-K.

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The conference will include four break-out sessions offering a choice among 15 different topics.
AAoM’s “Navigating Autism Today” provides wide range of educational and networking opportunities

The Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM) will host its first “Navigating Autism Today Conference” of the year on Friday, March 8 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.

Boosting childhood immunization rates vital to community health

Recent data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services shows that 91% of kindergarteners in 2022 were up to date on their vaccinations, while rates of younger ages are seeing a decline. 

The entrance to Lake State University in Sault Ste. Marie.
LSSU to launch cybersecurity program in the fall

“This program represents a strong collaboration between faculty in criminal justice and computer science.  The demands of the workforce in information warfare, digital forensics, and policy development are becoming more interdisciplinary," said Professor Herb Henderson, chair of the School of Criminal Justice, Fire Science, and EMS at Lake Superior State University.

Child at NEST Child Care and Parent Institute in Detroit
Michigan makes the leap to improved educational opportunities with MiLEAP

MiLEAP consolidates the expansion of Pre-K for All, Sixty by 30, which would see 60% of working-age Michiganders with a postsecondary degree or certificate by 2030, and all education in between. 

Dr. Tiffany Abrego, executive director of behavioral health at the Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan and associate professor of psychology at Wayne State University, and Jeremiah Green, whose idea led to the Mentally Fit Program.
Program offering free mental health support for youth aims to create future mental health pros

A new program dreamed up by a Detroit teen is offering free mental health services for young people – and seeking to inspire them to help others by pursuing mental health careers.

About one out of five children have a mental, emotional or behavioral health disorder, and only about 20 percent of those children receive care
How Michigan counties are stepping up to meet youth mental health needs

Over the past several years, Michigan's community mental health agencies have been stepping up with a number of initiatives to help fill the gap in mental health services for youth.

Michigan Tech joins six-university consortium, fund to foster new development statewide

“There is tremendous ingenuity and exciting research taking place at Michigan Tech, and this new fund will open up more doors for our faculty and researchers," said Jim Baker, associate vice president for research administration at Michigan Technological University in Houghton.

From left to right: Kari Visnaw, superintendent of St. Ignace Area Schools; Nichole Martin, Lasalle High School principal; K9 Team handler Jessica Myjak with Nova.
Nova, a Labrador retriever, is part of the safety team at St. Ignace Area Schools

There's a new face roaming the halls of St. Ignace Area Schools -- it's Nova, a 1-year-old Labrador retriever. Nova is a safety dog offering students emotional support and physical security, thanks to her ability to sniff out firearms and explosives.  

Another daycare opens through Childcare SPARK

Another graduate of Childcare SPARK program has opened a daycare, demonstrating the success of the one-of-a-kind program and helping fill a gap in childcare in the community. 

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