Tag: Education
Local Gila monster gets help from UM scientist
Gila monster research helped spawn recent medications for diabetes and weight loss like Ozempic. So when Pebbles, a resident at the Creature Conservancy in Ann Arbor, needed help, it only seemed fair that a pharmaceutical expert stepped in.
Here’s how those roadside boxes are protecting at-risk turtles
The Grey Sauble Conservation Authority’s new Turtle Stewardship Program has deployed 40 turtle nest protectors already this year.
Opinion | What Michigan needs in its next superintendent of public instruction
This is one of the most consequential decisions Michiganâs State Board of Education will make in a decade. We urge the board to select a leader who is bold, transparent, and unwavering in their commitment to the children who have for too long been overlooked….
Report: Reentry programs help bring repeat offender rate to new low
A Michigan Department of Corrections report says the rate of repeat offenders being returned to prisons is at an all-time low.
Trump admin withholds more than $156M for Michigan school programs, educator training
The federal government is withholding more than $6 billion in education grants â including more than $156 million for Michigan â to ensure they align with President Donald Trumpâs priorities…