Finding and keeping enough child care workers is a challenge. A new state-funded effort aims to raise wages, train workers and keep them in Michigan classrooms.

Get our briefing — Once a week, local news focused on decisions that affect Lakeland. Pam Craven, executive director of the Learning Resource Center (LRC), said many kindergarteners in Polk County ...

Pulse Medical Assistant School will open its Norman campus this spring, offering a 16-week, hands-on medical assistant ...

The proposed state budget includes $600 million to tackle Michigan's low reading readiness levels. Some say it should include more for the youngest.

The proposed state budget includes $600 million to tackle Michigan's low reading readiness levels. Some say it should include more for the youngest.

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A federal judge has denied the city of Appleton’s request to dismiss the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of a man killed by an officer. The village launched a contest that allows the public ...

Applications begin Tuesday for a free summer preschool program to help prepare hundreds of Elkhart County children for kindergarten. County leaders say there are not enough affordable, quality pre-K ...

Mayor Michelle Wu’s push for a project labor agreement could sideline some of the construction workforce and add to the cost of the project. Jim Stergios is the executive director of Pioneer Institute ...

Students from Northview High School’s Skilled Trades Academy visited an Escambia County School Board workshop last week. They shared the many technical and interpersonal skills they’ve honed over the ...