CTE millage to go before Washtenaw County voters as CTE program demand increases
A new report shows that over the last four years, while overall student enrollment in Washtenaw County has decreased, CTE program enrollment has increased by 69%.
Innovation News
Latest in Innovation News
Ann Arbor SPARK, WCC celebrate first Michigan grads of manufacturing education program
The inaugural cohort is leaving the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) program with two years of work experience, degrees, and job offers.
U-M works to preserve and disseminate education data as feds pull funding for its collection
As Americans continue to digest cuts to the U.S. Department of Education, researchers at the University of Michigan are striving to maintain and widen access to education data critical to informing public policy.
“Walk With Friends” group promotes exercise and social connection with weekly 2-mile walks in Ypsi
Washtenaw Optimal Wellness has partnered with Ypsilanti Marketing and Print Company and the Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority to bring a new, free walking group to Ypsi residents this summer.
Juneteenth in Ypsi grows into a weekend of activism, music, and faith, featuring gospel star
Ypsilanti's annual Juneteenth celebration will run a full weekend this year, including a day of action, a sickle cell anemia awareness walk, and a performance by a Grammy-winning artist.
Ypsi cafe to feature “flower bar” for attendees to build their own bouquets
Ypsilanti’s Bridge Community Cafe is collaborating with Detroit-based pop-up event planner Swanky Lady Couture for a series of hands-on bouquet-building events throughout July.
Cash assistance for new parents could be coming soon to Ypsi, according to prominent doctor’s talk
An initiative that promotes no-strings-attached financial assistance for new parents could be coming soon to Ypsi, according to a June 9 talk given by its founder at Eastern Michigan University.
Study finds union training programs bring millions to Washtenaw County economy
Destination Ann Arbor has announced results of a recent study showing that three major national union training programs hosted in Washtenaw County injected $23 million into the local economy last year.
Ann Arbor’s Broadway Park West development receives $1 million grant for public pavilion
The nonprofit Lower Town Riverfront Conservancy was recently awarded a $1 million grant to support the largest brownfield redevelopment in Washtenaw County’s history, Broadway Park West.
Ypsi students prepare for health careers by becoming peer educators through new EMU/Toyota program
High school students from Ypsilanti Community Schools and two other southeast Michigan school districts will be trained as peer health educators, teaching others about traumatic brain injury, through a new program called Way Forward@EMU.
Ann Arbor SPARK, WCC celebrate first Michigan grads of manufacturing education program
The inaugural cohort is leaving the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) program with two years of work experience, degrees, and job offers.
U-M works to preserve and disseminate education data as feds pull funding for its collection
As Americans continue to digest cuts to the U.S. Department of Education, researchers at the University of Michigan are striving to maintain and widen access to education data critical to informing public policy.
“Walk With Friends” group promotes exercise and social connection with weekly 2-mile walks in Ypsi
Washtenaw Optimal Wellness has partnered with Ypsilanti Marketing and Print Company and the Ypsilanti Downtown Development Authority to bring a new, free walking group to Ypsi residents this summer.
Juneteenth in Ypsi grows into a weekend of activism, music, and faith, featuring gospel star
Ypsilanti's annual Juneteenth celebration will run a full weekend this year, including a day of action, a sickle cell anemia awareness walk, and a performance by a Grammy-winning artist.
Ypsi cafe to feature “flower bar” for attendees to build their own bouquets
Ypsilanti’s Bridge Community Cafe is collaborating with Detroit-based pop-up event planner Swanky Lady Couture for a series of hands-on bouquet-building events throughout July.
Cash assistance for new parents could be coming soon to Ypsi, according to prominent doctor’s talk
An initiative that promotes no-strings-attached financial assistance for new parents could be coming soon to Ypsi, according to a June 9 talk given by its founder at Eastern Michigan University.
Study finds union training programs bring millions to Washtenaw County economy
Destination Ann Arbor has announced results of a recent study showing that three major national union training programs hosted in Washtenaw County injected $23 million into the local economy last year.
Ann Arbor’s Broadway Park West development receives $1 million grant for public pavilion
The nonprofit Lower Town Riverfront Conservancy was recently awarded a $1 million grant to support the largest brownfield redevelopment in Washtenaw County’s history, Broadway Park West.
Ypsi students prepare for health careers by becoming peer educators through new EMU/Toyota program
High school students from Ypsilanti Community Schools and two other southeast Michigan school districts will be trained as peer health educators, teaching others about traumatic brain injury, through a new program called Way Forward@EMU.
