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Detroit Champions for HOPE empowers parents as their children’s first teachers
Through a focus on advocacy, community leadership, and parent engagement, Detroit Champions for HOPE works to better the lives of Detroit’s children by empowering parents and caregivers to be their child’s first champions.
Center for the Arts “Wall Breaking”
Unique beginning for a major project to reimagine the Center for the Arts.
Michigan busca crear una mejor trayectoria profesional para los educadores de la primera infancia
Mientras Michigan trabaja hacia un programa PreK para Todos o PreK for All, que ampliará las opciones voluntarias de preescolar para que cada niño de cuatro años en Michigan pueda acceder a una educación preescolar gratuita en 2027, una preocupación que Meyers y otros educadores preescolares plantean es el desarrollo de la fuerza laboral para los maestros de educación preescolar.
Life after high school leads students to college, the military, and the skilled trades
Local high schools are inviting students to consider a range of opportunities after graduation. The schools invite alumni in different fields, military recruiters, college representatives, and others to talk to the students about what it takes to succeed.
Delta College is growing in terms of students and programs
As 2023 winds down, Route Bay City asked leaders from different segments of the community to answer questions about recent progress and what's next. This week, we feature Dr. Michael Gavin from Delta College.
Families of people with Alzheimer’s disease find emotional and practical support at Golden Horizons
In 1983, then-President Ronald Reagan designated November as Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Five years later, a center opened in Bay City to support people with Alzheimers and their families.
Parents weigh in on PreK for All
Parents across the state are taking note and feeling excited about what Pre K for All means for their little ones. And they have shared feedback on the proposed program at listening sessions across the state.
Rotary Vocational Days convince a local student that teaching is her forever career
The Bay City Rotary Club and Morning Rotary Club invited high school juniors and seniors from throughout the community to spend a morning shadowing a professional on the job. Madison Danielski spent her morning with an elementary school teacher.
Underfunding early child care has far-reaching impacts
The U.S economy loses an estimated $122 billion a year through lost earnings, productivity, and tax revenue because of the challenge parents have in finding early child care.
Detroit Champions for HOPE empowers parents as their children’s first teachers
Through a focus on advocacy, community leadership, and parent engagement, Detroit Champions for HOPE works to better the lives of Detroit’s children by empowering parents and caregivers to be their child’s first champions.
Center for the Arts “Wall Breaking”
Unique beginning for a major project to reimagine the Center for the Arts.
Michigan busca crear una mejor trayectoria profesional para los educadores de la primera infancia
Mientras Michigan trabaja hacia un programa PreK para Todos o PreK for All, que ampliará las opciones voluntarias de preescolar para que cada niño de cuatro años en Michigan pueda acceder a una educación preescolar gratuita en 2027, una preocupación que Meyers y otros educadores preescolares plantean es el desarrollo de la fuerza laboral para los maestros de educación preescolar.
Life after high school leads students to college, the military, and the skilled trades
Local high schools are inviting students to consider a range of opportunities after graduation. The schools invite alumni in different fields, military recruiters, college representatives, and others to talk to the students about what it takes to succeed.
Delta College is growing in terms of students and programs
As 2023 winds down, Route Bay City asked leaders from different segments of the community to answer questions about recent progress and what's next. This week, we feature Dr. Michael Gavin from Delta College.
Families of people with Alzheimer’s disease find emotional and practical support at Golden Horizons
In 1983, then-President Ronald Reagan designated November as Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Five years later, a center opened in Bay City to support people with Alzheimers and their families.
Parents weigh in on PreK for All
Parents across the state are taking note and feeling excited about what Pre K for All means for their little ones. And they have shared feedback on the proposed program at listening sessions across the state.
Rotary Vocational Days convince a local student that teaching is her forever career
The Bay City Rotary Club and Morning Rotary Club invited high school juniors and seniors from throughout the community to spend a morning shadowing a professional on the job. Madison Danielski spent her morning with an elementary school teacher.
Underfunding early child care has far-reaching impacts
The U.S economy loses an estimated $122 billion a year through lost earnings, productivity, and tax revenue because of the challenge parents have in finding early child care.
