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Flint Community Schools passes budget days before deadline Michael Nafso © Provided by Flint-Saginaw-Bay City WJRT Flint Community Schools passes budget days before deadline FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - (06/28/2021) - New at 11 -- The Flint Community School Board has passed a budget for the upcoming school year. However, they cut it close and are avoiding district-wide shutdowns that could have kicked in on Wednesday. According to the state of Michigan, all public school districts must have a budget for the next fiscal year in place by June 30, but come Monday evening, just two da...

New Flint Community Schools strategic plan to be presented in June Updated May 12, 2021; Posted May 12, 2021 Sneeze guards are set up across the classroom as seen during a tour of Freeman Elementary School in Flint, showing COVID-19 safety preparations ahead of students returning to in-person learning. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May Facebook Share Steward provided an update on the district’s strategic plan during the Wednesday, May 12 board meeting. In April, the district held seven different planning sessions with community stakeholders, staff and members of the community, Steward said....

Registration is now open for the Louisiana Afterschool Virtual Conference, which will take place Thursday, May 13 to Saturday, May 15. With generous support from the Mott Foundation, the Louisiana Department of Education, 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, and the Science and Technology Center at Louisiana Tech University, this virtual conference offers sessions encompassing three distinct themes: self-care, continuing education and STEM. “The conference is targeting all afterschool professionals,” said Andrew Ganucheau, director for the Louisiana Center for Afterschool Lear...

Heavy fog changes landscape of downtown Flint Updated May 07, 2021; Facebook Share FLINT, MI -- As a heavy fog rolled in this morning, the landscape of downtown Flint seemingly changed on Friday, May 7. Visibility slimmed block by block, and large landmarks such as the Mott Foundation building and the weather ball were clouded. MLive multimedia specialist Jake May took to the streets with his camera to document this weather. Take a look through the gallery above to see how the fog changed the familiar looks around the city’s buildings, streets and sidewalks, as well as the Flint River. Rea...

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. A Textbook Case of Environmental Injustice People of Color are more likely to be exposed to pollution than white people. A proposed Louisiana plastics plant shows how. The controversy offers a textbook case for those looking to understand environmental justice and environmental racism. The environmental justice movement began in the 1980s in majority-Black communities in the South expos...