Friday, March 12, 2010

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Fact Finder: TCAPS Half Day Savings?
TCAPS has eliminated half days and trimmed full ones off the calender, but does it really save that much money? Viewers wanted to know.

First Robotics Competition Underway In Traverse City
Robotics students from all across Michigan rocked Traverse City Central High School on Friday.

Fact Finder: Selling Schools
You wanted to know, with more schools facing budget cuts, why do some still pay to advertise

Deputy Finds New Ways To Reach Out To Students
Deputy Ronald Fenlon, Cheboygan County School Resource Officer, is providing his cell number to high school and middle school students and is also maintaining a Facebook page.

Social Networking Company Brings Jobs To MSU
Naples, Fla.-based INGage Networks says it will create about 24 jobs with its research and development center in Michigan State's Communication Arts and Sciences building

Brownfield Redevelopment Disccussions
Brownfield and waterfront development projects are the topic of a gathering at Michigan State University

Group Targets Child Sexual Abuse
The Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Centers is launching a new program aimed at fighting child sexual abuse.

TCAPS Superintendent Search Update
Northern Michigan's largest school district gets some help searching for its new leader

LIVE LINKS: Police crackdown concerns, MI Soldier:The movie on his life, and more!
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LSSU Expansion Plans
Lake Superior State University is moving forward with a 5-million-dollar expansion plan

School District considers private bus option
An area school district prepares a list of budget cuts for the upcoming school year, and turning bussing over to a private company is on the list of options.

Expansion Plans At U of M
The federal government has given a $14.8 million stimulus grant to renovate and expand the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan

2010 Tasters' Guild Auction
The annual Tasters' Guild Auction, which is the major fundraising event benefiting the Great Lakes Culinary Institute at Northwestern Michigan College, is being held Friday February 26, 2010 at the Hagerty Center on NMC's Great Lakes campus.

School makes schedule changes to save money
Just days after the area's largest school district couldn't come to terms with teachers on extending the length of the school day - one of the area's smallest districts will do just that.

TCAPS calendar remains same
Monday night TCAPS board members voted to extend the school day and combine half days, but late Tuesday afternoon school leaders and the Traverse city Education Association announced they could not agree on changing the school calendar.

Kalkaska Millage Results
It was a close call for a millage issue in Kalkaska County, with six people making the difference for the schools bond proposal

Kalkaska School Millage Request
Voters in the Kalkaska Public Schools district will be asked to approve a 1.87-mill bond issue for up to 18 years that would help remodel and refurnish school buildings, as well as upgrade the technology available to students

TCAPS Board To Vote On Extended Day Plan
Students and staff at Traverse City Area Public Schools will find out Monday night if they will spend more time each day in class

LIVE LINKS: Great Lakes Clean-Up Concerns, FBI Zeros In On Kilpatrick and More!
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