Kids and Education

EMU student Kayla Nelson reads "Corduroy Takes a Bow" for the Storybook Series.

EMU drama students create storybook video series for kids

EMU's Drama and Theatre for the Young program typically stages dramatic productions in school cafeterias and auditoriums around the state. But this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the program has gone virtual.

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Second graders at Petoskey’s Central Elementary School practice mindfulness in 2019.
Meals and mindfulness: How Michigan schools are connecting nutrition and behavioral health

In northwest Michigan, educators, mental health professionals, and food service directors are teaming up to support the children they serve by connecting the dots between good nutrition and good mental health.

AFC Ann Arbor soccer club chair Bilal Saeed.
Washtenaw County tech leaders advocate for their industry to define “talent” by more than a degree

For many jobs in the technology sector, a college degree is the price of admission – and for many who may wish to pursue those jobs, that price is prohibitively high.

Medical Assistant Gugu Ramirez at the RAHS clinic at Ypsilanti Community High School.
School-based health centers in Ypsilanti area remove barriers to good health

The Regional Alliance for Healthy Schools (RAHS) clinics embedded in Ypsilanti Community Schools and Lincoln Consolidated Schools see more than 3,000 patients per year.

A flyer for the Women of Color Feminisms and Leadership Symposium.
Women of Color Feminisms and Leadership Symposium in Ypsilanti to feature keynote by #MeToo founder

The theme of the two-day virtual symposium is "Reimagining, Rebuilding, and Recreating Ourselves as Women of Color."

Willow Run Acres founder T.C. Collins.
From you-pick to Underground Railroad gardens, Ypsi-area community growers have big plans for 2021

On the Ground Ypsilanti is thinking spring. We caught up with representatives of four farming and gardening organizations based in the Ypsilanti area to see what's new for 2021.

L to R Educate Youth students Morgan Hargrove, Breanna Mayers, Lehana Mayers, and Reese Weatherspoon with copies of the "Spiritual Warriors" poetry book.
Ypsi-based nonprofit releases collection of young people’s poetry, “Spiritual Warriors”

From processing a brother's death to reflecting on life as a woman of color, students in the Ypsilanti-based nonprofit Educate Youth's after-school program captured the tumult of 2020 in the new booklet.

Fresh Start Clubhouse members and staff cook jam together.
Ann Arbor organization serving those with mental illness creates independent nonprofit

Fresh Start Clubhouse, an Ann Arbor-based organization that provides education, employment, housing, and wellness programs for Washtenaw County residents living with mental illness, is looking for people to join its board of directors. 

"Workforce@Work" logo.
Michigan Works! Southeast launches “Workforce@Work” podcast to explore future of employment

The new podcast aims to help local job-seekers and employers better understand Southeast Michigan's rapidly changing job market.

New Foundry CEO Rich Chang.
How can Washtenaw County build a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive tech sector?

Some local companies have initiated diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, but many are struggling to get a sense of what DEI means, what investing in it entails, and its long-term benefits.

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