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Standardized testing and the opt-out movement

July 19, 2015
Standardized testing and the opt-out movement

The Mitten Memo. A blog by Nick Krieger. When I was in school, we were required to take the Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) test every two or three years.  The testing usually lasted a few days.  No one liked it, but we all got through it.  In the last 20 years, however, the amount of standardized testing in Michigan…

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WSCC awards scholarships.

July 16, 2015

VICTORY TOWNSHIP – The West Shore Community College Foundation and the college’s Financial Aid Office have announced the names of 146 students who have been selected to receive scholarships for the 2015-2016 academic year. The amount of scholarships awarded totals $180,200. The 146 recipients make up one of the largest cohorts since the college and its foundation began awarding scholarships over 40…

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Recent death, reported July 16, 2015.

July 16, 2015

Rebecca ‘Becky’ J. (Perkins) Clabuesch, 65, of Mears, passed away July 15, 2015.  Arrangements by King Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Hart. List of 2015 deaths on record. 

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Welcome to the world! Recent births, reported July 15, 2015.

July 15, 2015
Welcome to the world! Recent births, reported July 15, 2015.

Welcome to the world! Recent births are brought to you by Linda’s Baby Shop and Shelby Gem Factory. See more information about these fine businesses below.  Births took place at Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital, unless indicated otherwise.  Dominic Lee Anderson, the son of Anna Gilland and Bryan Anderson of Shelby, was born July 2, 2015. Landon James Alvesteffer, the son of Jamie and…

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DNR offers bear hunting clinic.

July 14, 2015

The Department of Natural Resources will offer bear hunting clinics in Cadillac and Escanaba in August. The clinics will be held at DNR Pocket Park in Escanaba Aug. 1 and at the Carl T. Johnson Hunt and Fish Center in Cadillac Aug. 8, 9 and 15. The class will run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Students will learn the ins…

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