Education panel OKs teacher prep bill in Michigan
Lansing lawmakers approve an eight bill package to boost teacher preparation and student outcomes. Bills by Reps Daniela Garcia and Jim Lilly focus on continuing education for instructors, a two year warranty program for graduates, classroom management and SEL training, and diverse environment instruction. Other measures set stipends for mentors, practicum hours, and a master teacher corps to aid professional development.
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Lansing
Ommi
Daniela Garcia
R-Holland
Jim Lilly
Park Township
Garcia
Michigan
House advances education bills on teacher training and field experience
HB 5603 targets elementary teaching certificates with 12 early elementary credits and nine reading instruction credits, up from six in the original. HB 5604 by Rep Pamela Hornberg requires student teaching in multiple environments and with English learners, poverty impacts, or disabilities. Both advance to the House for consideration.
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Pamela Hornberg
Chesterfield Township
Zeeland teams shine at West Michigan FIRST robotics event
In Grand Valley State University hosts, Zeeland area schools and nine other regional teams competed in a 40-team event. Team B.O.B. led with top ranking, while Globe trotters and TriSonics formed the winning alliance. CHAOS earned the Gracious Professionalism Award and WOBOT 141 won the Entrepreneurship Award. Matches continue into early April as teams eye the Saginaw state championship.
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Holland-area
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Black River High School
CHAOS
Saugatuck High School
Turbulence
West Ottawa High School
Zeeland High Schools
B.O.B
Hamilton High School
Academy Global
Globetrotters
The
TriSonics
Allendale High School
Team Chaos
East Grand Rapids Robotics
Perry High School
Rambots
Johnson & Johnson
West Ottawa
Wobot
Kleiner Perkins Caufield
Michigan
Saginaw Valley State University
Man injured in one vehicle crash in Tallmadge Township
A 20-year-old Grand Rapids man Keegan Nason was injured Saturday March 24 when his 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix malfunctioned, crossed into oncoming traffic, over-corrected and crashed into a ditch. He was not wearing a seatbelt and was taken to Mercy Health St. Mary's in stable condition.
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Tallmadge
Grand Rapids
Ottawa County
Nason
Mercy Health
St. Mary's Hospital
Pedestrian Struck by Vehicle in Crockery Township
A 48 year old Fruitport man Foster Champaign was hit while crossing Apple Drive in Crockery Township at night. The driver Sam France 18 of Spring Lake did not see him until impact. Champaign is listed in serious condition at Hackley Hospital. The crash remains under investigation.
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Crockery Twp
Apple Drive
144Th Avenue
Crockery Township
Foster Champaign
Fruitport
Champaign
Sam France
Spring Lake
Matt Wildfong
Ottawa County
Medical issue triggers crash in Grand Haven Township
A 20 year old Norton Shores man suffered a medical problem while driving south on 168th Avenue south of ae Street causing his sedan to cross the center line strike a stop sign roll into a ditch and end upright. He was unresponsive but breathing when responders arrived about 10 a.m. Police withheld his name.
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Grand Haven
Norton Shores
168Th Avenue
Ae Street
Grand Haven Township
Brian Buter
Ottawa County
Michigan DNR to host CWD forums across Michigan
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Natural Resources Commission will hold a series of public engagement meetings on chronic wasting disease across the state. The events run April to May in Bay City Cadillac Kalamazoo Detroit Rockford DeWitt Marquette Iron Mountain Gaylord with an online option starting April 10 at michigan.gov/end.
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The
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DNR
Michigan
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Bay City
Delta College
Delta Road
University Center
Cadillac
Wexford Center
North
Mitchell
W. Fair Ave
Iron Mountain
Bay College
North US 2
Gaylord
Ellison Place
Dale Drive
Michigan.gov
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