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Kalamazoo Public Schools to hold ribbon cutting and open house Thursday for new district kitchen
9+ hour, 11+ min ago (229+ words) KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) " Kalamazoo Public Schools will mark the opening of their new district kitchen with a ribbon-cutting and an open house this Thursday. School officials says the 17, 172-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility, located at the site of the former…...
WMU, West Michigan Aviation Academy announce new partnership
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (128+ words) WNWN-FM WMU, West Michigan Aviation Academy announce new partnership GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) " Western Michigan University and the West Michigan Aviation Academy are teaming up to help aviation students. The two are partnering for a new pathway program…...
UN labour agency starts final talks on employment standards for gig workers
1+ week, 1+ day ago (356+ words) GENEVA, June 1 (Reuters) " The International Labour Organization begins its final round of talks on Monday on the first binding employment standards for'platforms offering services such as ride-hailing, "food delivery and e-commerce. A central sticking point is whether protections "such as…...
California teen wins National Spelling Bee with "bromocriptine" | WIN 98. 5 Your Country | WNWN-FM | Battle Creek, MI
1+ week, 3+ day ago (329+ words) May 28 (Reuters) " Shrey Parikh, a 14-year-old eighth-grader from Rancho Cucamonga, California, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in a spell-off on Thursday, correctly spelling 32 "words rapid-fire over 90 seconds to claim the $50, 000 "cash prize. He defeated Ishaan Gupta, a 12-year-old seventh-grader…...
Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center students honored at international competition
2+ week, 2+ day ago (369+ words) Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center honored at international competition WNWN-FM Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center students honored at international competition KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) " Five high school students from the Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center (KAMSC)…...
MSU doubles pay for president Kevin Guskiewicz
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (199+ words) WNWN-FM MSU doubles pay for president Kevin Guskiewicz EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) " The pay for Michigan State University president Kevin Guskiewicz is now over one-million-dollars a year. The MSU Board of Trustees held a special meeting Sunday night…...
Open house Monday at the site of the replacement for the current El Sol School in Kalamazoo
3+ week, 2+ day ago (232+ words) KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) " After construction was approved in a 2022 bond issue, the Kalamazoo Public Schools is about to work on building the new El Sol School. A community open house will be held Monday from 5: 00-6: 30 p. m. at the future…...
US DOJ says Yale medical school admissions favor Black and Hispanic students
3+ week, 4+ day ago (390+ words) WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) " The U. S. Justice Department said on Thursday that admissions practices at Yale University's medical school were biased in favor of Black and Hispanic applicants, citing findings of "a probe as the Trump administration continues its crackdown on diversity…...
Excellent evaluation for Kalamazoo Public Schools superintendent
1+ mon, 22+ hour ago (146+ words) KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) " It may not exactly be a report card, but Kalamazoo Public Schools superintendent Darrin Slade has received his annual evaluation and managed to earn the highest score possible. Trustees went into closed session, before coming…...
Education tool Canvas hacked, multiple US college newspapers report | WIN 98. 5 Your Country | WNWN-FM | Battle Creek, MI
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (35+ words) By Christian Martinez LOS ANGELES, May 7 (Reuters) - Education tool Canvas, used by schools, colleges and universities for grades and other class materials, was hacked, blocking students "from accessing the application, multiple college student newspap. .....