Free High-Quality Pre-K Now Available for All Michigan 4-year-olds
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea, director of the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP), reminded families that they can still enroll 4-year-olds in free, high-quality pre-K through their local school district.
LANSING, Mich. – Today, the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) announced that $57 million in grant funds are available to support community-based organizations in providing before-school, after-school or summer programming to children.
LANSING, Mich. – Not seasonally adjusted jobless rates rose in 16 of Michigan’s 17 labor market areas over the month, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget.
AAA provides safety tips for drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists
DEARBORN, Mich., (August 19, 2024) — AAA is issuing a safety alert for all Michigan drivers, as students prepare to return to school.
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential (MiLEAP) is partnering with the Detroit Regional Chamber, Detroit Promise and Detroit Reconnect to hold a series of FAFSA Frenzy fairs throughout Metro Detroit.
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate advanced by three-tenths of a percentage point over the month to 4.4 percent during July, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Employment was reduced by 6,000 over the month, while unemployment increased by 16,000, resulting in a labor force gain of 10,000 during July.
This morning, to celebrate the release of the Preseason Top 25 Rankings and the upcoming start of the football season, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled a first-of-its-kind Michigan Wolverines Football Top 25 Ranking Tracker Bobblehead. The unique bobblehead lets fans change the team’s ranking each week.
LANSING, Mich. – Thursday, the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) and Michigan College Access Network (MCAN) are announcing recipients of $10,000 Reconnect Expansion Outreach Campaign grants. Grants are supporting community-based organizations in providing direct outreach to an estimated 5,000 Michiganders to encourage them to take advantage of the limited-time expansion of Michigan Reconnect for adults ages 21 to 24.
The Detroit Regional Chamber hosted Michigan State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks and State Budget Director Jen Flood to discuss how the state generated its latest budget and what its investment priorities are.
Lansing, Mich.— To help Michiganders take advantage of clean energy jobs coming to the state, the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is launching a Request for Information (RFI) to create a strategy that empowers communities, workers and employers with the resources they need to proactively prepare for, benefit from, and shape Michigan's future economy.
