back to school

Hundreds of districts throughout the state this year have already applied to start before Labor Day.

Instead of one big party, there's now a list of back to school socials happening in the next week or so.

It's a rough time for most Michiganders as summer comes to an end, but there are some things worth looking forward to!

One last "hoorah" before the kids go back to school!

More and more schools in Michigan are starting before Labor Day, despite the law that technically makes it illegal for schools to do so.  Schools can apply for waivers to the law in order to start class in August, and this year a record number of schools applied...

Heartside Health Center, a community benefit ministry of Mercy Health, will open its doors to the neighborhood and community partners for a day of information, food and fun, Saturday, August 12, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

According to a recent Meijer customer survey, 75 percent of shoppers are expecting to buy as much as they can on their back-to-school list before the first day of school. When are you starting back-to-school shopping?

A new survey from Rubicon Project says 56 percent of parents plan to spend more on back-to-school shopping this year than they did last year. They also plan to spend an average of $873 per student. Does $873 seem a little high?

Summer vacation and the three-day Labor Day weekend are over as students head back to school across Michigan today. Use the hashtags #btswmi or #btswestmi on Twitter or Instagram with your back-to-school pictures from greater Grand Rapids and West Michigan. Let's show our pride pictorially about our students, children and kids.

Summer vacation and the three-day Labor Day weekend are over as students head back to school across Michigan on Tuesday. Share your pride about your students headed back to school on their first day of the 2014-2015 school year. Use the hashtags #btswmi or #btswestmi on Twitter or Instagram, and see those photos online at 100.5 The River. We'll post those photos starting at 6 a.m. Tuesday. Read Mo

Students went back to class yesterday at Adrian College.  This year, Adrian College students will be even safer thanks to an investment made in the security system. The school's Board of Trustees spent $500,000 in upgrades and added 100 video cameras around campus...

The mother of one of the 26 victims of 2012's Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has written a powerful letter to the teachers of America. Nebla Marquez-Greene had two children attending Sandy Hook Elementary that day. Her daughter, 6-year-old Ana Grace, was killed in the Connecticut massacre, and her son was uninjured in the attack. Her letter, which was posted on the Education Week website