Education

Coverage of schools from kindergarten through higher education, including trade and online training, and childcare.

A still from Elizabeth Ai's film "New Wave."

Documentary screened in Ann Arbor explores music, identity, and healing for Vietnamese immigrants

In this installment of our Voices of Youth series, student writer Ella Yip interviews filmmaker Elizabeth Ai about her documentary exploring the connection between Vietnamese Americans and '80s new wave music.

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All Gods Children Developmental Learning Center plans to be certified by  Michigan’s free PreK for All program by fall of 2025.
Detroit early education center preparing littles for “the next phase in life” despite challenges

All of Gods Children Developmental Learning Center in Detroit exemplifies the need for addressing early education professionals low wages and the need for increased state child care subsidies.

The Michigan Union.
U-M students respond to DEI programs’ end

In the latest installment of our Voices of Youth series, student writer Anamika Suresh breaks down the recent end of University of Michigan diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, and interviews students about the changes.

Andy Labarre, executive vice president and director of government relations for the A2Y Chamber, chats with Dr. Mona Hanna at the Eastern Michigan University Student Center.
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.

TradeScouts program participants pose with a toy box they built for a daycare center.
Ypsi program helps youth and adults build skills and confidence for careers in the trades

The Ypsilanti-based Trades Program for Youth and Adults is designed for those who want to learn hands-on skills, explore careers in the trades, and build confidence along the way.

PreK for All ensures that every 4-year-old in Michigan has access to a high-quality preschool experience, regardless of income.
“A lifeline for families,” PreK for All expands access and raises expectations

Enrollment in PreK for All is now open for all families, no matter their income. The program operates across a mixed delivery system, including local school districts, public charter schools, private child care providers, Head Start programs, and community-based organizations.    

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. 

Homebuilding students build an entire house over the course of their school year.
In Ann Arbor schools’ Homebuilding program, students build a house in a school year

Founded in 1968, the career and technical education program is intended to widen the horizons of high school education beyond the classroom for students interested in the building trades.

Ryan Friedholm working in Computer Integrated Manufacturing class at Saline High School.
Saline manufacturing students create adaptive tools to help people with disabilities

Students in Trent Trout's Computer Integrated Manufacturing class at Saline High School are learning to develop innovative real-world solutions for people with disabilities. 

Barbara Walters, Adam Weisman, Kasey Whitford, and Dan Johnson at Eastern Michigan University.
EMU theater students partner with Ann Arbor police to improve crisis intervention trainings

The partnership draws on expertise from EMU’s School of Social Work and Applied Drama and Theatre for the Young program to bring realism and empathy into police trainings.

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