Michigan schools must write off student lunch debts to qualify for state grant

December 2, 2020

LANSING — Only 13 school districts have applied for help in paying off school lunch debts of Michigan public school students with just days left before a deadline. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposed $1 million funding to pay off student lunch debts in February to end lunch shaming, which is stigmatizing students who have lunch debt. But school districts are not in a rush to apply for it. “Applications are open now and will close on Dec. 1. So far, 13 applications have been submitted,” Bill DiSessa, a communications officer at the Department of Education, noted in an email. Jennifer ...

Grandparents Teach, Too: What Grandparents Teach, Too learned in 12 years

November 25, 2020

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final edition of the weekly Grandparents Teach, Too column. After publishing 624 columns, 280,800 words, two books in English and Spanish, and 312 podcasts, the teachers at Grandparents Teach, Too/Learning Through the Seasons are retiring. Iris Katers will ...

PHYSICS STANDOUTS: Northern Michigan University researchers’ work showcased

November 25, 2020

MARQUETTE — Mariah Goeks entered Northern Michigan University as a Freshman Fellow, immersing herself in research typically reserved for juniors and seniors at other colleges. Her research alongside physics faculty mentor Rick (P.W.) Mengyan has included several trips to Rutherford ...

All in the family

November 18, 2020

MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University senior Emma Drever and her father Peter Drever (‘93 BS) have both served as presidents of the Associated Students of Northern Michigan University, the student government organization on campus. Emma is president now and Peter was 29 years ago. The ...

Making math count for youngsters

November 18, 2020

Life is like a math equation. In order to gain the most, you have to know how to convert negatives into positives-unknown Families can use everyday activities to help children prepare for math in school and have a life- long awareness, understanding, skill and good attitude toward numbers ...

Grandparents Teach, too: Increasing math awareness pays off for children of any age

November 4, 2020

We have heard: read, read, read every day. Perhaps families should also say do math, math, math every day. It’s just as fun. You can increase your child’s awareness of numbers by looking around the house to find examples: the kitchen clock, the calendar, a cereal box, a TV dial, a stamp or ...