The Braille Reading Pals Club is an early literacy program, sponsored by the Jernigan Institute, that encourages parents to read daily with their children who have vision impairments (ages infant to seven).
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The Tuesday, March 9 meeting of the State Board of Education (SBE) will complete a series of public forums asking Michigan’s leading education stakeholders, economists, and policy analysts to share recommendations for stabilizing Michigan’s funding system for pre-K, K-12, and higher education.
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The Michigan eLibrary Catalog (MeLCat), the Library of Michigan’s statewide resource sharing system, celebrates its fifth year of service to Michigan residents.
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The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is looking for community sponsors to run summer food programs to prevent more than 510,000 children in Michigan from going hungry when school lunchrooms close for the summer.
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The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) is pleased to announce that Ms. Nancy Danhof a member of the Michigan State Board of Education, has been selected to serve on a year-long NASBE study group—Developing Educators for the 21st Century— to examine the skills and knowledge required to teach and lead 21st century schools and administer districts.
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The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) is pleased to announce that Kathleen Straus, chair of the Michigan State Board of Education, has been selected to serve on a year-long NASBE study group—The Structure of Schools: Time and Technology in 21st Century Learning—to examine the core principles and design elements required to develop and scale 21st century innovative learning environments.
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Micah Fialka-Feldman, a student at Oakland University, moved into Vandenberg Residence Hall on January 5, 2010 after a two-year court fight with the university.
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