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GRPS Board looks to the future

GRPS Board looks to the future

Members of the Grand Rapids Public School Board talked publicly about their plans for the future at Monday night's meeting.

Godwin Heights Superintendent remains on suspension

Godwin Heights Superintendent remains on suspension

The Godwin Heights School Board was expected to announce  a decision Monday night about the future Superintendent Valdis Gailitis.

Home school popularity still on the rise

Home school popularity still on the rise

The ranks of America's home-schooled children have continued a steady climb over the past five years, and new research suggests broader reasons for the appeal.

Waivers free high school students to study online, off-campus

Waivers free high school students to study online, off-campus

Eleven Michigan school districts and one charter school can now allow students to take more courses -- and in some cases all of their classes -- online and off-campus, moves that could further cement the state's reputation as a leader in online education.

Calvin College unveils $50 Million Fitness Center

Calvin College unveils $50 Million Fitness Center

New facility rivals any other in the nation.

Calvin College's Spoelhof Fieldhouse Complex unveiled

Calvin College's Spoelhof Fieldhouse Complex unveiled

The new Spoelhof Fieldhouse Complex will be unveiled on Friday. The complex adds 10 percent to the total square footage of the entire campus and is located just east of the current field house.

Oppenheimer bond fund losses hit college 529 savings plans

Oppenheimer bond fund losses hit college 529 savings plans

Thousands of parents of college-age children who thought their college savings were sheltered in low-risk portfolios watched their accounts shrink last year after a bond fund offered by at least four state 529 plans lost more than a third of its value

GVSU student creates web site to save students money

GVSU student creates web site to save students money

A Grand Valley State University student has come up with a way to help Michigan college students save hundreds of dollars each semester.

MSU prof pokes holes in love story

MSU prof pokes holes in love story

Holocaust tale proves to be an exaggeration

Grant is given to a University of Michigan scientist

Grant is given to a University of Michigan scientist

Work to focus on new technologies

Class a plus for math teachers

Class a plus for math teachers

Program for instructors adds up to better grades for students, acclaim

Lake Superior State University's linguists hate green terms

Lake Superior State University's linguists hate green terms

Call them die-hard defenders of the Queen's English or simply seekers of cheap publicity.

With new GI Bill, campuses prep for influx of veterans

With new GI Bill, campuses prep for influx of veterans

It's not clear why the dead returned in the middle of Allen Marr's geology class.

$5K reward offered for info on missing MSU student

$5K reward offered for info on missing MSU student

The family of a missing 34-year-old Lansing woman said today that they are offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to her discovery.

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