Upper Peninsula

21 Things 4 Students program transforms tech-based curriculum

Chloe Seymour Thursday, January 21, 2016

A simple question holds big answers in education these days: why are teachers working to incorporate technology into lesson plans?

From cradle to career: The scope of special education today

Jackie McLane Thursday, November 19, 2015

It takes an army. Intermediate school district administrators, educators and parents all play a role in order to provide students with disabilities the education they deserve and a chance to lead self-determined, independent lives.

Students take M-STEP online testing in the DeTour Area Schools.

Island and remote schools provide unique mix of culture, challenges

Kayla Putz Thursday, July 16, 2015

Some small schools in the Upper Peninsula and northern lower Michigan face unique challenges of geography--island schools, and their close cousins, remote school districts.

Q&A: Safe Routes to School encourages walking and biking

Jackie McLane Thursday, April 16, 2015

These days, biking and walking to school may seem to be a tradition of past generations. InspirED recently chatted with Katie Johnson, the Safe Routes to School program coordinator at the Michigan Fitness Foundation, to find out what's being done to encourage healthy -- and green -- ways to get to school.

Forward thinking helps U.P. schools push ahead with technology

Jeff Barr Thursday, April 16, 2015

No matter how remote their locations, some U.P. districts are taking technology by the horns to keep their students learning at full speed.