West Michigan Teen Designs T-shirt To Be Sold At Meijer Stores
A West Michigan teen is getting attention for his design of a t-shirt to be sold at Meijer stores. Elijah Brown created the art for use on a shirt honoring Black History Month.The t-shirt will be sold at Meijer stores throughout the Midwest. The design features an image of a bird and a cage. The accompanying message reads, “This isn’t just a month, it’s every day for us.
Brown works on his craft at West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology. Meijer teamed up with WMCAT for a shirt to celebrate Black History Month. Speaking of Brown, Trudy Ngo-Brown, WMCAT’s director of arts and programs told WOOD TV,
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Feb 16, 2021
Mental health facilities and school districts are reporting increases in mental health struggles for students.
Jamal Fisher, a behavioral specialist at Grand Rapids Public Schools testified about increased reports of depression and anxiety, before the Senate education committee on Tuesday.]
Fisher says students feel isolated from their peers, teachers and extended family.
Pine Rest reported a 15 percent increase in inpatient admissions in 2020 saying the highest increase were among kids.
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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
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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 students who left the district in an effort to bring them back next year.
GRPS saw a 5% enrollment decline in fall 2020, which administrators largely attributed to the district’s decision to conduct online-only classes for the first half of the school year because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.