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Muskegon School District Sent Warning to Parents About Popular Netflix Show
Muskegon School District Sent Warning to Parents About Popular Netflix Show
Muskegon School District Sent Warning to Parents About Popular Netflix Show
One of the biggest Netflix original series at the moment is 13 Reasons Why. With Selena Gomez as an executive producer, the show follows a high school teenager trying to figure out why his classmate killed herself.  The 13 cassette tapes she recorded before her death are the "reasons why" she committed suicide...
Betsy DeVos Approved by Senate Committee for Secretary of Education
Betsy DeVos Approved by Senate Committee for Secretary of Education
Betsy DeVos Approved by Senate Committee for Secretary of Education
On Tuesday, a Senate committee approved Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, as chosen by Trump. This means she's one step closer to attaining the position. Her nomination now goes to the full Senate for consideration. According to the Washington Post, all of the (12) Republicans voted in favor of her while all the (11) Democrats, in Senate, voted against her...
Michigan Students Are Now Required to Learn CPR
Michigan Students Are Now Required to Learn CPR
Michigan Students Are Now Required to Learn CPR
Starting in the new school year, Michigan students will be required to learn CPR. The legislation, which was just passed in December, goes into effect beginning in the 2017-18 school year. The law states that health classes will have to teach CPR and how to use a defibrillator (AED - automated external defibrillators)...
Substitute Teachers are Desperately Needed in Michigan
Substitute Teachers are Desperately Needed in Michigan
Substitute Teachers are Desperately Needed in Michigan
Michigan is facing a shortage of substitute teachers and it's having a direct affect on schools. The Detroit Free Press says the lack of substitute teachers, ...is making it difficult for schools to cope when there are absences due to illness or family emergency, or for those times when a teacher needs to be away for training...
Today is ‘Count Day’ for Public Schools
Today is ‘Count Day’ for Public Schools
Today is ‘Count Day’ for Public Schools
Today, Wednesday, October 7 is one of two designated "count days" as required by the State School Aid Act to determine state funding for Michigan’s K-12 public school districts. Funding is based on the total student count/attendance on those two days. Obviously, it is vitally important that our schools have all of their students in attendance since their vital state funding counts the he
Grand Rapids Area Schools Get Out Early This Year
Grand Rapids Area Schools Get Out Early This Year
Grand Rapids Area Schools Get Out Early This Year
It's only the beginning of June but some kids are lucky and have already said goodbye to school.  I never remember getting out this early in the year AND the kids had a lot of snow days too.  So what's up with that???  Find out which ones are already out for the summer...