MARQUETTE — In the next 15 years, 48% of skilled workers in Michigan will retire, and companies are already struggling to fill those openings, according to Norm Brady, the president of the Associated Builders and Contractors Western Michigan chapter. “The No. 1 topic that we hear from ...

NEGAUNEE — National recognition has again come to Negaunee High School. The NHS bridge building teams have been named the top four teams in the United States following this spring’s national Trac Bridge Virtual Showcase, which was held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...

LANSING — Are teacher preparation programs driving prospective educators away from the field? Teacher certification in the state fell 24% between 2013-2017, according to a 2020 survey for the Michigan Education Association. The study also found that more than one in 10 elementary and ...

School districts across the United States are hiring additional teachers in anticipation of what will be one of the largest kindergarten classes ever as enrollment rebounds following the coronavirus pandemic. As they await the arrival next fall of students who sat out the current school ...

MARQUETTE — Peter White Public Library is one of 61 organizations nationwide selected to receive a 2021-2022 NEA Big Read grant. A grant of $20,000 will support a community reading program focusing on Joy Harjo’s “An American Sunrise” this fall. An initiative of the National ...

MARQUETTE — Teachers can have a lot of BRIGHT ideas. Kyle Saari, a fifth-grade teacher at Negaunee Middle School, was featured on a recent statewide series about innovation in Michigan classrooms — the BRIGHT series — and making school a place where students want to be. “Educators ...