Education

Participants Brenda and Tyler at the Digital Connecting Corps program, held by Engage@EMU at the Ypsilanti Senior Center.

Ypsi initiative focuses on solving community issues through intergenerational collaboration

The Intergenerational Community Solutions Institute is a collaboration among Engage@EMU, the Ypsilanti Senior Center, and national nonprofit Generations United.

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A mental health library at Clague Middle School in Ann Arbor, funded by a mini-grant from Washtenaw County's mental health millage. A new millage funding allocation to the Washtenaw Intermediate School District will provide more mini-grants.
Millage provides $2.3 million for Washtenaw ISD to implement youth mental health programming

Distribution of the grant will take a three-tiered approach: universal prevention, early prevention, and referral and crisis services.

Ypsilanti Community High School senior Jackie Sakina struggles with stress and says it's important for students to be aware of the mental health services available to them.
Voices of Youth: How does Ypsilanti Community High School help support mental health among students?

In this installment of our Voices of Youth series, student Gracia Anzal Mazama examines the mental health needs of Ypsilanti Community High School students and the services available to them.

Clockwise from upper left: Bilal Saeed, Jenny Jones, Ji Hye Kim, Lori Roddy, Petals Sandcastle, and Lisa Sauve.
What would make Ann Arbor a better place for all families to live?

Fortune magazine recently named Ann Arbor the best place in the U.S. for families to live, but the city's assets are inaccessible to many. We asked 12 Ann Arbor leaders what they think the city could do to better live up to Fortune's ranking.

The Washtenaw ISD has created multiple innovative paths to teaching careers, including a program that helps paraprofessionals get a special education teaching certification.
Paid teacher apprenticeship program, developed in Washtenaw County, goes statewide

A new initiative, representing a coalition of 39 intermediate school districts across Michigan, is addressing a growing educator shortage by establishing paid apprenticeships for those pursuing a teaching career.

The Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education in downtown Ypsilanti.
Consortium celebrates 15 years of expanding educational options for Washtenaw County students

The Washtenaw Educational Options Consortium offers several programs designed to support a variety of unique educational needs, including early college classes, online education, and more.

Jones School students hold up their report cards.
Historic marker planned to honor closed majority-Black Ann Arbor school

A group of staff and alumni at Ann Arbor's Community High School (CHS) are leading an effort to install a historical marker honoring the primarily Black school that once occupied what is now the CHS building.

New Ann Arbor program supports those at risk of becoming involved with criminal justice system

Supportive Connections will provide help with substance abuse, mental health, physical health, and education through a combination of counseling, referrals, and partnerships with outside programs.

Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum President and CEO Mel Drumm.
Exit interview: Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum President and CEO Mel Drumm

To mark the occasion of Drumm's retirement, we asked him a few questions about the greatest changes, challenges, and joys of his AAHOM tenure.

Ann Arbor-based STEM internship program places 500th paid intern

The Ann Arbor SPARK-administered Michigan STEM Forward Internship Program has placed 500 people in paid STEM internships in just 18 months. 

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