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American 1 CU announces 2026 scholarships and grant recipients
10+ hour, 1+ min ago (92+ words) WKZO American 1 CU announces 2026 scholarships and grant recipients - Mia M. | Western High School | Jackson - Mikaela T. | Columbia Central High School | Jackson - Tierstyn M. | Jackson High School | Jackson - Zachary H. | Hanover Horton High School |Jackson - Vincent H. | Northwest High School | Jackson - Payten M. | Homer High School | Calhoun…...
MSU trustee to sue university over discrimination
11+ hour, 53+ min ago (86+ words) EAST LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) " Michigan State University trustee Rema Vassar is planning to sue MSU, alleging discrimination. Vassar has filed a pre-litigation demand document, claiming the university and other trustees violated her rights repeatedly. Those include due process…...
Stalled State Budget Talks Concern Educational Leaders
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (234+ words) WKZO Stalled State Budget Talks Concern Educational Leaders LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jun. 10, 2026) " Could we see a repeat of a dragged-out state budget situation of last year in Lansing? MIRS News is reporting that the state Board of Education, as…...
Kalamazoo Public Schools to hold enrollment assistance event Friday
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (304+ words) WKZO Kalamazoo Public Schools to hold enrollment assistance event Friday KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) " Even though the 2025-2026 school year has just ended, Kalamazoo Public Schools is planning an event for families who need assistance with enrollment for the 2026-27 school…...
US health department says 19 more medical schools pledge nutrition training requirements
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (131+ words) June 8 (Reuters) " The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services said "on Monday that 19 "additional medical schools pledged to require at least 40 hours of nutrition education, or "an "equivalent competency "requirement, for students "starting in fall 2026. Here are more details: " Florida…...
Kalamazoo Public Schools to hold ribbon cutting and open house Thursday for new district kitchen
3+ day, 8+ hour 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
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (127+ words) WKZO 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…...
Permanent free school meals bills moving in state Senate
1+ week, 1+ day ago (100+ words) WKZO Permanent free school meals bills moving in state Senate LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) " Bills that would make free school meals in Michigan permanent are moving in the state Senate. The Senate Education Committee unanimously approved the bills yesterday…...
New partnership agreement designed to assist more students get into WMU aviation program
1+ week, 2+ day ago (191+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) " Western Michigan University's College of Aviation and the West Michigan Aviation Academy (WMAA) are scheduled announce a new pathway partnership Wednesday, which WMU" officials say will help prepare the next generation of aviation professionals…...
California teen wins National Spelling Bee with "bromocriptine
1+ week, 6+ 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…...