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Safety Muskegon Fire Dept. Deputy Director Jay Paulson and another firefighter see the smoke rise after being called to a fire at a Dollar General in Muskegon.
Safety ‘I Had My Bags Packed’: How Michigan Firefighters Remember, Memorialize 9/11

Tenured Michigan firefighters remember the events of 9/11 well. For some, the 20th anniversary hits close to home.

Isaac Constans Isaac Constans September 7, 2021 5:41 pm EDT
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Education A Historic Investment in Schools Will Change Students’ Education for the Better. But Will it Last?

Before she was a legislator, State Sen. Dayna Poklehanki spent 20 years as an English teacher. This year's education budget, she says, is a historic point of pride.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel July 21, 2021 1:55 pm EDT
Education A finished clean room with stacked chairs in the science room at the Mildred Avenue K-8 School building in Boston's Mattapan, which were being cleaned for the reopening of school on July 9, 2020. Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Education Here’s the Mess Betsy DeVos Left for Incoming Education Secretary Miguel Cardona

Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos left the department’s funding for low-income schools, protections for students with disabilities, and rights for survivors under Title IX in shambles.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright February 5, 2021 1:11 pm EST
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Education Here’s How Biden Aims to Have Most K-8 Schools Reopen Within His First 100 Days

A national strategy on reopening schools for in-person instruction and a call for more funding? Teachers and parents say yes, please.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers January 26, 2021 11:52 am EST
Education In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Education DeVos Bids Congress Farewell in a Letter Urging Them to ‘Reject Misguided Calls’ to Make College Free

In a letter sent Monday, DeVos asked members of Congress to protect Trump administration education policies, which Biden has pledged to eliminate.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers January 5, 2021 1:30 pm EST

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An evicted house at a suburban street with left belongings on the lawns near 8 mile road in the city of Detroit. Housing ‘It Affects the Soul’: Michigan Families Face Brunt Of Housing Hardships
Post Courtesy of Bees in the D Environment ‘A Voice for the Bees’: One Michigander’s Quest to Bring Bees Back
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Education Schools That Reopened Last Week Are Already Shutting Down Over COVID-19

School districts are facing coronavirus outbreaks as they begin to reopen without the federal funding necessary to do so safely.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil August 10, 2020 2:42 pm EDT