This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. After five years of living paycheck to paycheck, Haylee Fettes is getting something most early childhood educators could only dream of: free housing ...
FORT WORTH, Texas — The Catholic school tour ended, and Maria Contreras felt an overwhelming desire to enroll her 7-year-old. But first, a difficult question for the principal. The second grader has trouble focusing. He doesn't listen to teachers and runs around the classroom, she ...
This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. Even as Michigan struggles to get more students on track to attend college, especially in rural or lower-income areas, Corunna Public Schools has ...
MALMÖ, Sweden — Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the next academic year as part of a broad, international reversal on the use of screens in classrooms. Since 2023, the Scandinavian country's ...
SEATTLE — Bengie Santos was a dancer and choreographer for 30 years before reaching an age when most artists hang up their dancing shoes and take a seat in the audience. But she wasn't ready to sit back and enjoy the show. So Santos began her third act as an exercise instructor. Now 72 and ...
HANCOCK — Babysitting is a great way for younger people to learn responsibility, and earn some money in the process. But there is more to babysitting than showing up and finding out about bedtimes. Learn how to stay safe when home alone, watching younger siblings or babysitting through Safe ...
