Kettering University has launched a $150 million fundraising campaign entitled “Boldly Forward” and unveiled plans for a new Learning Commons — a major academic hub to be built on its campus. With the addition of the new Learning Commons, Kettering University continues its ongoing investment in the City of Flint. The university says an estimated 118 new construction jobs […]
Michigan high school students with a bent toward art can win up to $1,000 in the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) annual poster contest. In addition, winning posters will be displayed at NAIAS 2019, reproduced in the official NAIAS program, and be displayed on the official NAIAS website. The NAIAS poster contest is open […]
It’s no secret. There is a talent gap in Michigan and it must be closed for the state and its residents to be successful. Local business and education leaders with pioneering solutions to bridge the gap can get help to implement the programs thanks to $59 million in Marshall Plan for Talent innovation grants. The […]
Families in Detroit have a new resource to help them make decisions about children’s education. The Community Education Commission will release its Detroit Parents’ Guide to Schools for the 2018-2019 school year Aug. 2 at Wayne County Community College District downtown. The book will be presented during a school enrollment fair, where about 150 schools […]
The vacant Holcomb Elementary school and the surrounding area in Old Redford are getting a new lease on life with a $6 million investment The school, which has been empty for nearly 10 years, will become a 32-unit senior cooperative housing community called the St. Matthew Cooperative. The renovation will also include walking paths, parks […]
It’s May and a third grader – let’s call her Susie – is having trouble grasping math. She keeps struggling, but when June comes around her grades are good enough and she is passed on to fourth grade. There she’s expected to be ready for math at that grade level, but she isn’t and most […]
Setting sail can help set local students up for the future. At 5:30 p.m. July 11 a cruise on the Diamond Belle will double as a fundraiser to support seniors at nearby Martin Luther King High School. “Sailing for Scholarships,” a two-hour tour of the river hosted by Rivertown Detroit, will generate money to help […]
Ten Detroit schools now have a new goal that will help them improve their education. Those schools – six Detroit Public Schools and four charter schools – will be part of the GOAL Line (which stands for Get on and Learn). It’s a pilot bus loop in Northwest Detroit that will allow families living in […]
If you went to Wayne State University and had to leave because your debt was mounting up the university is offering you a way back with no debt. The university just launched the Warrior Way Back program, a new approach to debt forgiveness. It will offer former students with an outstanding balance of less than […]
We may very well see four University of Detroit Mercy students handling our portfolios in a few years, and that could be a very good thing. The business students placed in the top 25 in the world in the ETF Global Portfolio Challenge, a web-based simulated investment challenge. Adam Ross finished in 10th place, Paige […]