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Consolidating schools, traffic concerns weighing on Vancleave parents ahead of school bond vote Residents in the Jackson County School District will vote on the $67 million, 20-year bond on May 18, 2021. Consolidating schools, traffic concerns weighing on Vancleave parents ahead of school bond vote By Chancelor Winn | May 13, 2021 at 7:11 AM CDT - Updated May 13 at 7:12 AM VANCLEAVE, Miss. (WLOX) - Next week, people who live in the Jackson County School District will head to the polls to v...

May 6, 2021 9:57 PM LIVINGSTON, Miss. (WJTV) — Within just an hour of the 2021 Town of Livingston annual Farmers’ Market, people were showing up to eat, drink and shop by the dozen. “It brings our community together,” said Lindsay Kellum, event coordinator. “With the pandemic, lots of local businesses we’re struggling and we couldn’t do it last year. We’re glad to have it back this year!” It’s something that Reagan Josserand missed last year. “We missed it a lot,” Josser...

Hudsonville Public Schools, the largest school district in Ottawa County, is constructing a new school building.

Imagine Learning Recognizes Top Schools Nationwide for Exemplary Usage of Imagine Learning Digital Programs Share Article Over 300 Schools Across the Country Identified for Innovation and Dedication by Imagine Learning These awards recognize the schools and students that have demonstrated exemplary usage of Imagine Learning programs and they are a true testament to the hard work and dedication of students and educators around the country. PROVO, Utah (PRWEB) ...

April 20, 1921 Members of the Ray E. Bostick Post of the American Legion will be entertained at the regular dinner of the Elks Lodge Thursday evening. The occasion will be a visit to Cadillac by three state Legion officials, who will be guests of honor at the Elks dinner and will speak on the program which immediately follows this affair. Co. Guy M. Wilson, department commander; Lyle D. Tabor, department adjutant; and Dr. F.B. Broderick, department welfare officer, will be the officials who wil...

Photo provided by Ferndale Public Schools Ferndale schools declines to offer full-time return option Advertisement FERNDALE — Many school districts in Michigan had to make a decision by March 22 whether or not to offer a full-time, in-person option for students. Earlier in March, the Michigan Legislature passed a bill — later signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — that offered federal dollars to school districts that provided 20 hours of in-person instruction each week. Ferndale Public Schools...

This weekend, the Ocean Springs School District will host its first ever virtual job fair.

There was fraction action happening Tuesday at Kiski Area Upper Elementary School. Fifth-grader Kolton McKain met with Kiski Area High School 10th-grader Kayla Mull after school for one-on-one math tutoring — part of a new After School Mentorship tutoring program. “I couldn’t imagine trying to learn fifth-grade math online — it’s a critical time for learning,” Kayla said. Kayla is one of about 13 Key Club students from Kiski Area High School offering weekly peer tutoring for about a...

Students in Ferndale Public Schools now have the option to return to in-person instruction after the Board of Education voted to approve a plan Feb. 1. This picture shows how an elementary school classroom will be arranged to allow for social distancing. Photo provided by Ferndale Public Schools Ferndale Public Schools to allow in-person instruction option Advertisement FERNDALE — The students in Ferndale Public Schools now have the option to return to in-person instruction. On Feb. 1, the di...

Lockport Upper Elementary teacher Michelle Ordoyne says her students reaction was one of the greatest rewards of being named one of three Teachers of the Year in Lafourche public schools. “When my students heard that I was being recognized, they were more excited than I was," Ordoyne said. "Honestly, my students are my biggest fan club and made me a crown to celebrate.” Ordoyne, who teaches third-grade science and social studies, is one of three who received the honor at their respective g...