Education
Schools cope with rising teacher turnover
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More teachers are switching their jobs at the end of the school year or leaving the professional entirely, leading impacts for school districts and students.
News
Michigan gave the green light to recreational marijuana, but getting up to speed will take time
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Recreational marijuana, approved by voters in November, has a long way to go before it takes effect in December. A Spartan Newsroom project tells stories about the legal, financial, supply and health dimensions of the issue. This special report includes videos, graphics and stories that explain the the bumps in the road ahead to legal recreational marijuana.
Campus News
Local schools see vaping epidemic, confiscation increases of e-cigarettes and vaping devices
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Okemos and Williamston High School students started noticing a few years ago an increase in vaping in as well as after school, which mirrors what teenagers and adults are seeing across the country.
Article
SAT preparation in local high schools lessens anxiety
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Hoping to ease the pressure surrounding SAT testing, high schools in the Haslett, Okemos and Williamston areas have implemented preparatory programs to increase student confidence levels.
News
Local high schools implement spaces, programs to ease mental health issues
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Counselors, administrators and students in Okemos, Williamston and Haslett report an increase in anxiety issues among high school students across the state and are working hard to educate students about mental illness.
Article
Meridian Township residents criticize the RediRide System
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RX Harrington who lives on 820 Haslett Road spoke at the citizen’s public comment portion of the Meridian Township Meeting to address problems with the RediRide System.
Business & Economy
Lansing Council discusses housing grants, sped of work
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The Lansing City Council discussed the Community Development Block Grant, or CDBG, for the upcoming year April 8.
Article
Harris Nature Center hosts “Gardening with Native Plants” event
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Springtime is here, and Meridian residents are ready to break out their gardening skills. Instead of turning to the nurseries and exotic flower shops, however, they turn to natural, native plants.
Article
Lansing City Council adopts scooter ordinance, sets Red Cedar hearing
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In a meeting on March 11, Lansing’s City Council approved an ordinance to regulate dockless electric scooters and set a date for the public hearing regarding the Red Cedar project.
Article
Township Board votes to keep CATA as transportation provider
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After a heated debate at the March 19 meeting, the Meridian Township Board voted to keep Capital Area Transportation Authority as Meridian Township’s transportation provider.