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Muskegon schools, city will revive youth recreation programs

November 29, 2010 All The Rest, Muskegon

A cooperative agreement between the city of Muskegon and Muskegon Public Schools will reinstate a popular youth basketball league and open swimming at Muskegon High School.

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Muskegon schools, city to revive youth recreation programs

November 29, 2010 All The Rest, Muskegon

The community recreation activities were curtailed due to the city’s elimination of its traditional recreational programs in several recent rounds of budget cuts.

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Muskegon Public Schools to get $400,000 rebate

November 29, 2010 All The Rest

The money is in the form of a federal rebate that covers 90 percent of the $450,000 cost for infrastructure improvements that were included in a bond proposal approved by voters in 2009.

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Financial consderations prompt changes to Muskegon County school board elections

November 28, 2010 All The Rest

Five years ago, a new state law gave school districts several optional times for having regular school board elections, though the traditional June election date was not one of them.

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Public invited to help plan for Reeths-Puffer schools

November 28, 2010 All The Rest

The plan will cover four areas: student achievement, finance/operations, communications and extra- and co-curricular activities.

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Muskegon Community College professor Truax’s campaign to update planetarium receives alumni boost

November 15, 2010 All The Rest

The effort got a boost this month when Richard Kraft, a former MCC student, gave the college $50,000 to help meet the goal.

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New Muskegon Area Career Tech Center principal has experience

November 14, 2010 All The Rest, Muskegon

The CTC is operated by the Muskegon Area Intermediate School District and provides hands-on half-day instruction to high school juniors and seniors in 20 career and vocational areas.

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Three Oaks charter school given ‘probationary charter’

November 13, 2010 All The Rest

The school will continue to be under review for the next two years, said Patrick Shannon, director of charter schools for Bay Mills Community College.

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Muskegon superintendent’s leave of absence due to ‘other medical issues’ could be sustantial

November 13, 2010 All The Rest, Muskegon

Armstrong said he is taking his leave of absence “month by month.” Under his contract, Armstrong can be on a paid leave of absence for up to a year.

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Muskegon Community College, Western Michigan University form pact

November 13, 2010 All The Rest

Earning a bachelor’s degree in engineering or recreation will become easier with a new partnership between Muskegon Community College and Western Michigan University.