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Schools in northern Michigan struggle between pull of home and promise of college
2+ hour ago (1851+ words) JOHANNESBURG, Mich. " Jaeden Briley lives on a road named for her homesteading family, a narrow dirt track packed with deep snow. After feeding the chickens, horses and cows on her family's Montmorency County farm before dawn, she climbs into her…...
A northern Michigan school goes ‘no screens’ to boost literacy. Is it the right approach?
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1343+ words) MESICK " As the rise of artificial intelligence puts technology front and center in most every industry, one Wexford County school district is going analog, stripping elementary students of Chromebooks and iPads and replacing them with paper books. Last month, Mesick…...
The storm eases, plus a 12-year-old spelling bee champ's 2nd victory
1+ week, 1+ day ago (102+ words) The storm eases, plus a 12-year-old spelling bee champ's 2nd victory'Interlochen Public Radio The storm eases, plus a 12-year-old spelling bee champ's 2nd victory The storm seems to be easing. We'll have more snow today, but not nearly as much as yesterday,…...
Benzonia Academy Lecture Series: "The Frankfort Lakeside Literary Club: 1895 to 1922"
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (334+ words) The Frankfort Lakeside Literary Club: 1895 to 1992.Presented by: Marianne Fleetwood & Pat CampbellThursday, March 12, 2026, 4 pmMills Community House & ZOOMMarch is Women's History Month, the perfect time to celebrate the women of the Lakeside Literary Club and their 97-year history. Come meet the…...
A college student's perspective on using AI in class
2+ week, 5+ day ago (346+ words) I don't see our choice as "AI or no AI" any more than past generations could halt the spread of the printing press " that widely decried threat to scholarship. Children born today will never know a world without AI. The…...
From Interlochen's archives: The first National High School Orchestra
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1083+ words) The idea for a national high school orchestra summer camp first came to Joe Maddy following the first performance of the National High School Orchestra. In 1926, Maddy and T.P. Giddings assembled the first National High School Orchestra (NHSO). This orchestra included…...
Whitmer signs K-12 classroom smart phone ban into law
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (363+ words) Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a ban on smartphones in Michigan classrooms into law Tuesday. State Representative Mark Tisdel (R-Rochester Hills) co-sponsored the legislation. He said phones have gotten in the way of learning and have caused more distractions in schools....
State buries Native American boarding school study, starts investigation of its own
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (111+ words) State buries Native American boarding school study, starts investigation of its own'interlochenpublicradio.org State buries Native American boarding school study, starts investigation of its own Soon after the state attorney general's office decided not to publish a report on Native…...
Michigan spent $1.1M probing tribal boarding schools, then buried the results
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (1155+ words) Michigan spent three years and $1.1 million to study the state's Native American boarding schools, then refused to release the report to the public. Michigan officials blasted the report as too "shoddy" to show to the public, while the Native American…...
Many Michigan families can’t find child care. Will $400K help Up North?
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (929+ words) LAKE LEELANAU " Chelsea Tarvainen's home-based child care business in Petoskey has operated at full capacity since she first became licensed in November 2021. With no employees, Tarvainen can only have up to seven kids at a time. She gets steady calls…...