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Flint students to receive free backpacks filled with school supplies
Flint, MI — Flint students will receive free backpacks with school supplies as part of Mike Morse Law Firm’s “Project Backpack” giveaway. Project Backpack will take place on Thursday, July 25, 2024, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at G3500 Flushing Rd., Ste. 110, Flint, MI 48504, in the Mike Morse Law Firm parking lot.
Whitmer signs education budget with free community college after fight over pensions, mental health funds
FLINT — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed a $23.4 billion education budget that will expand publicly funded preschool to more 4-year-olds and ensure recent high school graduates can get an associate’s degree or skills certificate from a community college tuition-free. “This is a huge deal,” the Democratic...
Former Flint Community Schools leader awarded $609K settlement
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - The former interim superintendent for Flint Community Schools has been awarded over $600,000 dollars in a court settlement. It marks the end of a legal battle for Anita Steward and individual members of the Flint Community School Board of Education. Steward was seeking a judgment for...
GISD to host ribbon-cutting event for new pavilion, track, and basketball court
FLINT, Michigan — On Monday, July 29, the Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) will be hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a new outdoor pavilion, track, and basketball court located at the Transition Center. The event will be hosted at Genesee ISD Transition Center (3136 S Linden Road) at 10:30 a.m.
Recall filed against Mott Community College board member who opposed interim president’s appointment
FLINT, MI -- Mott Community College trustees on both sides of a controversial presidential appointment are now facing potential recalls. Proposed recall language targeting MCC Trustee Art Reyes was filed on Tuesday, July 23, with the Genesee County Clerk’s Office by Flint resident Angela Green-Harden. If you purchase a...
CMU and FSU GEAR UP take 50 students on an Upper Peninsula college tour
FLINT, Michigan — Last month, Central Michigan University (CMU) and Ferris State University’s (FSU) GEAR UP programs took 50 students from the International Academy of Flint, Flint Southwestern, Baldwin, Muskegon, Muskegon Heights, and Morley-Stanwood on a whirlwind trip across Michigan’s upper peninsula. From Monday, June 24, through...
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