LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is pursuing the goal of extending free pre-K to more Michigan families by 2027. Her plan would make families with incomes up to 400% of the federal poverty level eligible for the program. The expansion would come with a $254.6 million increase in state ...
AUBURN, Wash. (AP) — After a series of lower-paying jobs, Nicole Slemp finally landed one she loved. She was a secretary for Washington’s child services department, a job that came with her own cubicle, and she had a knack for working with families in difficult situations. Slemp expected to return to work after having her son in August. But then she and her husband started looking for child care – and doing the math. The best option would cost about $2,000 a month, with a long wait list, and even the least expensive option would cost around $1,600, still eating up most of ...
WARSAW, Poland — Ola Kozak is celebrating. The 11-year-old, who loves music and drawing, expects to have more free time for her hobbies after Poland’s government ordered strict limits on the amount of homework in the lower grades. “I am happy,” said the fifth grader, who lives in a ...
LANSING — Children in a mental health crisis require treatment. But they are often turned away due to insufficient resources and professionals spread thin, explained Angela Gardner, the president of the Michigan Association of School Social Workers and a social worker in the Detroit ...
(AP) — Spring has arrived, and with it, patches of green sprout up in urban jungles across the country, transforming landscapes and lives. Learn how community gardens grow more than food in neighborhoods. While gardening doesn’t always require teamwork, digging in the dirt with neighbors can certainly foster community. These green spaces offer outdoor community hubs in cities grappling with food deserts and isolation amplified by screens. People of all ages and from all walks of life come together to plant a garden, building connections to the earth and each other. Social benefits ...
WASHINGTON — While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the celestial event. Sound and touch devices will be available at public gatherings on Monday, when a total solar eclipse crosses North America, the moon blotting ...
