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Yesterday at 11:41 AM  7&4's Classroom Salute returned to Cheboygan and Bishop Baraga Catholic School with a visit to Mrs. Mousseau's 3rd grade class.

Yesterday at 11:10 AM  Michigan's attorney general is backing a proposed new program aimed at preventing violence in the state's schools.

Monday, May 20, 2013  The school year is winding down, but contract negotiatons between Traverse City Area Public School Administrators and teachers are heating up.

Monday, May 20, 2013  This Classroom Salute goes out to Mrs. Deitz’s Kindergarten class at Bishop Baraga Catholic School in Cheboygan.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Michigan prison inmates are being offered a new path to higher education while behind bars.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Central Michigan University trustees have approved an additional $350,000 for planning and design for the Saginaw campus of its new medical school.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  Thousands of people made their way to the bay Sunday, for the 58th Annual Northwestern Michigan College Barbeque in Traverse City.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Get ready for a day full of great food and fun activities to help local college students!

Friday, May 17, 2013  The Schooner Inland Seas celebrates 20 years on the water today.

Friday, May 17, 2013  We are happy to salute Miss Scheele for her hard work and devotion to her class each day.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Some students will get new Michigan Education Assessment Program math scores after a problem with some questions on the exam.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Third graders in Mackinaw City took a step back in time Thursday and used horses to plow fields.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Two Michigan students have been banned from showing their baby bumps in the school yearbook.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  7&4 News salutes Ms. Comai and her happy group of 25 1st graders at Lakeland Elementary School in Elk Rapids.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The bills would take $3 million out of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights' budget to cover the costs for schools to change the mascots if a federal complaint succeeds.