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Teacher helping child at NEST Child Care and Parent Institute in Detroit

خارطة طريق “التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي للجميع” تتخذ منهجًا شاملًا لإطلاق برنامج “التعليم ما قبل الاب

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April 2, 2024

في يناير 2023، أعلنت الحاكمة غريتشن ويتمر عن خطتها "التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي للجميع"، والتي ستوفر الوصول إلى التعليم ما قبل الابتدائي المجاني لجميع الأطفال البالغين من العمر أربع سنوات في ميشيغان بحلول عام 2027. في فبراير 2024، أصدرت دائرة التعليم مدى الحياة، التقدم، والإمكانيات في ميشيغان (MiLEAP) خطة الطريق مع توصيات حول كيف يمكن للولاية تحقيق هذا الهدف. شاركت مجموعة السياسات العادلة، وهي منظمة استشارية تعليمية في واشنطن العاصمة تركز على سياسات الرعاية والتعليم المبكرة، في تأليف خارطة الطريق.

Kristin Graham, principal of Macatawa Bay Middle School, confers with a student.

Successful suicide prevention protocol expands from Corewell hospitals to Western Michigan schools

By Estelle Slootmaker

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Healthy Communities

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March 28, 2024

The Blue Envelope program trains all school employees how to respond to a student expressing thoughts of suicide, and assigns interventions based on the student's risk level.

March Madness: NCAA tournament courts built in the U.P.

By Rosemary Parker

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Economic Development

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March 27, 2024

The real star of March Madness is not the winning college basketball team -- or an individual player -- but the custom-built center court. The floors are made out of maple by Connor Sports in Iron County and shipped to arenas, where the company's agile team pieces the court together.

U.P. newspapers win major awards

By Newsroom

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Development News

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March 27, 2024

“We aim to get better and better, raising our own standards while serving this area. A community needs a newspaper for so many reasons – an archive of local history, a method of accountability for local leaders, and a common place to get to know each other," Carol Stiffler, editor of The Newberry News, said in a statement.

Students run a farm stand as part of Partridge Creek Farm's farm to school program in Ishpeming.

Ishpeming gets $300,000 grant to bolster food programs

By Brice Burge

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Development News

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March 27, 2024

“This grant helps us further realize our goal of providing superior support and programming to our residents, their families and our workforce, enabling them to thrive and continue to grow together as a community,” said Ishpeming City Manager Craig Cugini.

PreK For All Roadmap takes a holistic approach to rolling out PreK For All

By Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

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Economic Development

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March 27, 2024

The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) has released the PreK for All Roadmap plan with recommendations on how the state can achieve universal pre-K for all 4-year-olds in Michigan.

Mapping a better future for broadband in Michigan

By UPword Staff

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Arts and Culture

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March 27, 2024

State and nonprofit officials are encouraging local governments and residents across Michigan to review a map of internet coverage. The goal is to prioritize underserved areas and use federal dollars to expand and improve internet infrastructure.

Luis Benitez spoke about the future and importance of outdoor recreation at a recent Friends of Grand Rapids Parks event.

Outdoor industry thought leader Luis Benitez sees economic potential in rural Michigan

By Shandra Martinez

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Arts and Culture

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March 27, 2024

Luis Benitez, author of “Higher Ground: How The Outdoor Recreation Industry Can Save The World,'' has some ideas on how rural communities across Michigan can find success beyond the tourism economy.

John Fuse, Community Health Worker with the Berrien County Health Department, stands outside the department’s building in Benton Harbor.

Community Health Workers: Michigan’s public health messengers

By Sarah Spohn

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Community Development

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March 26, 2024

Community health workers perform essential roles in delivering physical and mental health care and increasing health care access for Michigan residents.

Rochelle Riley presenting at the 2023 gala.

Partner Partner Content Autism Alliance of Michigan gala will help build “A Brighter Tomorrow”

By Joseph Goral

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Community Development

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March 26, 2024

The Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM) is hosting its 13th annual Michigan Shines for Autism Gala on Saturday, April 20 at the MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit. This year’s theme is “A Brighter Tomorrow.”