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Bay announces TORCH winner

ESCANABA & IRON MOUNTAIN – Bay College announced Matt Stewart as Bay College’s Torch Award recipient for the September 2026-November 2026 quarter. Stewart was hired in 2021 as the TRIO SSS (Student Support Services) STEM Academic Advisor. He moved into his role as Director of TRIO SSS in ...

Debate rages over U-M’s plan

Editor's note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com ANN ARBOR — Weeks after the University of Michigan made headlines with its plan to keep letter grades from appearing on the ...

Moving forward

LANSING – Michigan is moving forward with plans for all grades K-5 teachers who teach reading to complete state-funded professional learning focused on the Science of Reading. On Aug. 26, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) opened a request for submissions for the purpose of ...

CCISD announces millage proposal

HANCOCK, Mich. — The Copper Country Intermediate School District has announced that voters across Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw Counties will consider a 20-year, 0.2903 mill special education replacement millage proposal on the November 3 ballot. According to a press release from the ...

KBOCC receives NSF award

L’ANSE — Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College has received a $700,000 award from the National Science Foundation NSF) to support a new initiative focused on expanding the college’s applied research capacity, according to a press release from the college. The cross-disciplinary project, ...

NMU honored

Northern Michigan University Receives Insight Into Academia Magazine’s 2026 Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being Award National recognition of institutions that commit to campus-wide integration of mental health initiatives, including accessible services, peer support, emotional ...