Education

Three Kalamazoo Public School graduates at Western Michigan University have started a campus group trying to increase the number of minority teachers.…

Too many Kalamazoo-area high school students are missing out on training that could prepare them for well-compensated work. That’s the message from the…

Vicksburg’s Board of Education faced questions about a school’s air quality Monday night. Some teachers at the Sunset Lake Elementary school have alleged…

Encouraging underrepresented groups to consider going into STEM fields, an incubator to help teachers develop ideas for science teaching and studying…

After an internal competition at Western Michigan University, the best ideas were sent on to the National Science Foundation. WMU has three of the 33…

Michelle Miller-Adams says when local communities are struggling economically, leaders look to attract an employer that will bring lots of jobs. But the…

Tim Bartik says employers should go beyond thinking of job training as a one-time program. The Senior Economist for the Upjohn Institute for Employment…

Asked to name what he is most proud of as Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendent, Michael Rice says “I don’t know that I have a most proud, I have a lot…

Kalamazoo Schools Superintendent Michael Rice says despite many “headwinds” the Kalamazoo district has been able to increase graduation rates. Rice says…

Kalamazoo Superintendent Michael Rice will soon be Michigan’s state Superintendent of Public Instruction. Western Michigan University Professor of…