Kids and Education

Feature Story Battle Creek Central H.S. Band
Feature Story Ethel's Baking
Feature Story Project RED List

Annual elementary student field trip focuses on agriculture


Longform Of the Land
Partner Content Detroit Prep is a Pingree Neighborhood school, just outside of the Gratiot Woods neighborhood, made possible by IFF funding.
Feature Story Mini City co-owners Priscilla Fift (left) and Kayla Boyd (right).

Mini City celebrates one year of play, learning, and inclusion


Partner Content Parents indicated that needed services like speech therapy, occupational therapy, and paraprofessional support were inadequate.
Longform Joe Volpe, program manager at Ferndale's Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center.

Mental health takes heavy toll on Michigan's LGBTQ youth


Feature Story Andrea Huizar (middle in blue) coaching a volleyball team.
Feature Story Goodells County Park

Snap into nature with a smartphone photography workshop


In The News MPPS Summer Food Distribution
Development News Chromebook stickers.
Longform WISD Bridge Team mental health clinical supervisor DarNesha Green.
Feature Story Voices of Youth Freedom School organizers, guest speakers, and students. Aaron Foley, the author of this story, is pictured at far left.
Feature Story Students and mentors from the 2024 Voices of Youth Freedom School program.

Voices of Youth: How do Ypsi kids perceive their community?


Longform The first day of school at the new YCMS location.

Ypsi middle school relocates, expanding facilities and programming


Longform FAME program student Darrius Johnson.
Feature Story Student writer Aya Ibarisha interviews social worker Justin Harper for this story.
Innovation News A child plays at We Rock the Spectrum-Ann Arbor.
Feature Story ACES Southwest Michigan Journalism Collab youth mental health