Local results for the 2012 Michigan Merit Exam are a mixed bag, but area school district officials note the scores are only one part of a much larger picture.
The Republican-led Michigan House approved legislation today that would affect new teachers by ending state-provided health care coverage in retirement, but not forcing them into a 401(k)-style retirement plan.
Dr. Tabatha Barber sees many promising futures as she brings thousands of tiny miracles into this world.
But as a pregnant teenager who dropped out of high school after her junior year, Barber's future once seemed less than promising.