Schools & Education

• Carman-Ainsworth alum's $5,000 gift boosts girls flag football

  The Oct. 5 gift through the Carr Cares Foundation will pay for uniforms, equipment and a summer skills camp for a club team still awaiting varsity sanctioning.

• Flint schools push Wednesday attendance on Count Day amid $14M deficit and state relief request

  Wednesday’s count sets about 90% of Flint schools’ per-pupil state funding for the year as the district faces a $14M deficit and seeks state relief.

• Michigan rolls out $726 million for literacy and school buildings, but Flint misses repair grants
• Flint Community Schools Breaks Ground on New High School: What It Means for Students, Families, and the District's Future