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IRON MOUNTAIN – Bay College announced the return of its Leadership Academy, a professional development program designed to cultivate confident, connected leaders while strengthening Dickinson County's workforce through meaningful cross-industry collaboration. Now entering its ninth year, the Leadership Academy brings together emerging leaders from a wide range of industries—including healthcare, education, manufacturing, nonprofit, government, banking, retail, and small business—to learn alongside one another. The program kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 10, and features eight monthly ...

Beyond High School

LANSING – Three Michigan organizations have been selected to receive a combined $750,000 in grant funding to expand statewide outreach on higher education opportunities. Launched by the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP), the Advance Michigan: ...

Northern Michigan announces grads

MARQUETTE — Several students from Copper Country High Schools recently received certificates or degrees from Northern Michigan University: Certificates Baraga — Keegin Kahkonen, CER-Crime Scene Investigation; Javon Shelifoe, CER-Electrical Line Technician Calumet — Sheila McDonald, ...

Promoting literacy

LANSING – Students in 537 local and intermediate school districts in Michigan will benefit from $64.4 million to improve student literacy, according to the Michigan Department of Education (MDE). A list of awardees can be found on the Michigan Department of Education website. Awardees of ...

Income Guidelines for Free and Reduced-Price Meals

LANSING – The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) announced the release of the national household income guidelines set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for free and reduced-price meals and free milk through the National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Special Milk and Child ...

Mandatory literacy training

Editor's note: This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com. SOUTHFIELD — Michigan elementary school teachers will be required to take literacy training by the 2031-2032 school year, under a ...