Tag: Education
Whitmer pitches education âtransparencyâ plan as Michigan test scores lag
On the heels of poor student test scores, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing an education plan to boost âtransparencyâ for parents and schools….
Detroit test scores offer some hope, remain below other big districts
Despite improvement in fourth-grade math, results of the National Assessment of Education Progress tell a familiar story in Detroit. Some blame chronic absenteeism….
Underfunding leading to violence, unsafe Ontario schools: Union
Educational assistant Paul Nagey said he lost a tooth after being attacked by a student.
Owen Sound tax increase sitting below council target
Owen Sound’s 2025 budget is nearing completion, with a proposed municipal levy increase that is now sitting below 2.5 per cent. On Monday, Owen Sound council held a public meeting on the budget to provide details and gather feedback. The bylaw to adopt the document is scheduled to happen at its Feb. 24 meeting. Council heard […]
Why Indy won’t have curbside recycling until at least 2028
By Peter Blanchard and Jenna Watson, Mirror Indy
Mirror Indy is a part of Free Press Indiana, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to ensuring all Hoosiers have access to the news and information they need.
Every week for the past 10 years, Aaron Thomas has brought his recycling to the city’s dropoff location in Garfield Park.