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Wednesday: Learning

UPAWS fundraiser on tap

MARQUETTE — The 27th annual fundraiser “Tee Up 4 Tails” is coming up on July 18 and you are invited. Get a group of friends together and join the group for a fun time to help UPAWS. All proceeds from the event go toward the shelter operations. Download the golfer form and see all the ...

Kids Cave added to gathering

ESCANABA — Last summer, the Upper Peninsula Trappers Association hosted the National Trappers Association Convention and the NTA’s Kids Cave was such a hit that they have now made it a part of their own annual convention. “We were amazed at how much fun kids were having and saw more ...

Day care prices aren’t getting better; states are now stepping in

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Across the country, the story for families is virtually the same: Child care is unaffordable for many, hard to find for those who can pay, and financially precarious for day care operators and their employees. The Biden administration and Congress tried to alleviate some ...

Homeschooled kids face unique college challenges

Homeschooling is the fastest-growing education setting in the United States. More than 3 million students were educated at home in the 2021-22 school year, up from 2.5 million in the spring of 2019. Current estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that there are 3.62 million students ...