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Grand Rapids school leaders race to bring back 800 students who left Updated Feb 12, 2021; Posted Feb 12, 2021 Family Support Specialist James Peacock III asks students what school they go to so they can get on a transfer bus at East Leonard Elementary School in this January file photo. (MLive file photo)Hope Davison Facebook Share GRAND RAPIDS, MI – After Grand Rapids Public Schools took a massive hit to student enrollment in the fall, school leaders are racing to track down over 830 stude...

Local schools enrollments show little change in second Count Day Local schools reported little change in enrollment from their fall count numbers on second Count Day of the school year Wednesday, Feb. 10.  Each year, the state requires school districts to hold two Count Days — one in October and one in February. These counts are used to determine how much funding districts get from the state — as schools are given state funding for each student.  In a typical year, the fall count determin...

Posted: January 17, 2021 Volunteers conduct 23rd annual Christmas Bird Counts The 23rd annual Christmas Bird Counts for Cranbrook and Kimberley were held on December 26, 2020, and January 3, 2021. On Count Day, teams of counters cover as much of a specified 24-kilometre circle as possible to tally all the birds they see. Also, Feeder Counters watch their yards, recording the various species and counting the maximum number of individuals seen at one time. Count Week extends three days before a...

Christmas bird counts set for Detroit Lakes, Tamarac Every year since 1900, the National Audubon Society has mobilized thousands of volunteers in communities across the Western Hemisphere for its annual Christmas Bird Count — and since 1990, Detroit Lakes has been one of those communities. Both the Detroit Lakes community and nearby Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge are hosting counts this year, on Dec. 16 and 21, respectively. Written By: Vicki Gerdes | × Evening grosbeaks are ...