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Michigan reading scores drop again. State superintendent: 'We need to improve'

Michigan third grade reading scores continued to slide in the state's most recent standardized tests this year, even as schools begin to implement reading reforms. Just 38.2% of third grade students in Michigan are proficient in English Language Arts, down from 38.9% the previous year, according to results released Sept. 4 from the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress, commonly known as the M-STEP. Students took the tests in spring 2026. It's the lowest third graders have scored in the 12-year history of the exam. The news comes after leaders have tried for a decade to improve ...

Create a card at Bay College, share some hope, support a veteran.

ESCANABA & IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. – Bay College welcomes the community to join in the Third Annual Cards of Hope: A Crafting Event to Support Veterans. For the third year, Bay College is partnering with the Oscar G Johnson VA Medical Center (OGJVAMC) to support veterans. Students, faculty, ...

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49ers rout Rams in NFL's first Australia game behind Brock Purdy's 3 TD passes

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers enjoyed every moment of their weeklong Australian adventure. They gradually adjusted their body clocks, enjoyed Melbourne's sights and tastes — and then they dominated a division rival in the NFL's first regular-season game Down ...

Today in Sports Sept. 12

1895 — Defender wins three straight matches from the British challenger Valkyrie II to defend the America’s Cup for the United States. 1936 — Fred Perry becomes the first foreign player to win three U.S. men’s singles titles when he defeats Don Budge, 2-6, 6-2, 8-6, 1-6, 10-8. Alice Marble ends the four-year reign of Helen Jacobs as U.S. women’s singles champion, with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory. 1955 — Tony Trabert wins the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships with a victory over Ken Rosewall. Doris Hart wins the women’s title. 1966 — Australia’s Fred Stolle beats ...

Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a defeat for the Trump administration, a federal court on Friday ruled that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year. Energy Secretary Chris Wright had said the 64-year-old J.H. Campbell Generating Plant was needed to ensure reliable electricity in the region, and he used emergency powers to keep it operating. Environmental groups and three states — Michigan, Illinois and Minnesota — went to court to try to overturn orders keeping the plant online. The ...