Education

Students who want to become teachers have an opportunity to have their tuition paid for in a new program, starting in Grand Rapids and potentially expanding statewide

The $125M appropriation includes money for literacy coaches and dyslexia services

Billie still has their first purple tool kit, a gift from their dad who helped inspire dreams of becoming a carpenter and designing and building things of lasting beauty. Billie was one of the first to graduate from West Michigan Construction Institute, a learning lab for tomorrow’s workforce, while completing their high school education at CA Frost in Grand Rapids Public Schools

Lauryn shares her whys and the need for this specialty.

Karen Todd, RD, VP Global Brand Marketing with Kyowa Hakko USA joins in.

Superintendent/Co founder of The Potter’s House School John Booy joins the show.

The additional spending is to make up for cuts to per-pupil mental health and school safety grants that had been made in the original version of the budget

We speak with Kate Robinson of Everbloom Montessori, Pastor Banza Mukalay, of Restoration Community Church and in-home childcare business owner, and Allison McCulley of Together West Michigan

We look at the events of this week and into the future.

ED Brian Cohan and WGVU’ Vance Orr give a preview.