Each year, fifth grade students at Ypsilanti International Elementary School present a capstone project encapsulating the "central ideas" they've been exploring all year. This year, they've had help from U-M art students.
From March to April, Eastern Michigan University’s touring Theatre for the Young show will provide small groups of neurodivergent students an immersive, multi-sensory theatrical experience.
"These kids might be the only experts on this job in Washtenaw County outside of the sheriff himself," says organizer Anna Gersh.
The Advance Ypsi program will place 300 Ypsi-area high schoolers and adults in short-term certificate programs that prepare them for high-demand careers paying at least $40,000 a year.
The new Literacy Coalition of Washtenaw County will launch its Family Literacy Initiative Campaign during a public event on March 10.
Feb. 7 is National Girls and Women in Sports Day, and the Ann Arbor Sports Commission will honor the occasion with the inaugural Washtenaw County Celebration of Girls and Women in Sport conference in Ann Arbor on Feb. 10.
Students, staff, and faculty at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) are determined to ensure that EMU's student community knows what it means to participate in voting.
Earlier this month, the School Superintendents Association recognized Ypsilanti Community Schools Superintendent Alena Zachery-Ross as one of two recipients of the Dr. Effie H. Jones Humanitarian Award.
Students at Ann Arbor's Scarlett Middle School have been exploring the history and cultural significance of mariachi music as they prepare to enjoy a special performance by a chart-topping Chicago-based mariachi group.
Since its soft launch last spring, Washtenaw Community College's (WCC) esports arena – a dedicated facility for competitive video gaming – has been helping to catapult WCC students into the national spotlight.
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