The Michigan Promise has been broken. Due to an enormous budget deficit of $2.8 billion within the state government, lawmakers decided on September 23 to cut the Michigan Promise Scholarship.
In a school year defined by budget cuts, it’s nice to know that the district is putting money into what matters: new, diverse course offerings. Thanks to choir teacher Bruce Snyder, Andover High School now offers an AP Music Theory course.
With eggs to be hatched, rides to be ridden, and cotton candy to be eaten, the Michigan State Fair has been a hallmark for families for the past 160 years. But this past February, Governor Granholm announced that the fair will not be continuing in the year of 2010.