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Kris Deanda earned $4,000 in 2018, 18.2 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Kalamazoo County.

Heidi Ellis earns 1.5% more in 2018 working as a public employee in Kalamazoo County

Heidi Ellis earned $75,530 in 2018, 1.5 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Kalamazoo County.

89 health care and social assistance businesses in Livingston County have between five and nine employees in 2016

There were 89 health care and social assistance businesses in Livingston County zip codes that had between five and nine employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Lori Freund earns $1,152 in 2018 at Kalamazoo Public Schools

Lori Freund earned $1,152 working for Kalamazoo Public Schools in 2018, putting the employee in the fourth percentile in pay among Michigan public employees.

Dana Gay earns 3.5% more in 2018 working as a public employee in Kalamazoo County

Dana Gay earned $6,772 in 2018, 3.5 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Kalamazoo County.

Anne Lewis makes $64,928 in 2018 working as a public employee in Kalamazoo County

Anne Lewis made $64,928 in 2018 working as a public employee in Kalamazoo County, placing the worker in the 76th percentile of pay for Michigan public employees.

Alexandra Dunn earns 103.2% more in 2018 working as a public employee in Kent County

Alexandra Dunn earned $34,542 in 2018, 103.2 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Kent County.

32.4 percent of white students in Hanover-Horton School District ready for math in college (2017-2018)

32.4 percent of white students in Hanover-Horton School District were ready for math in college in the 2017-2018 academic year, a worse result than the overall average for all students in the district.

KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Governor Closes All K-12 Schools

Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that in order to slow the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan, she is ordering the closure of all K-12 school buildings, public, private, and boarding, to students starting Monday, March 16 until Sunday, April 5. School buildings are scheduled to reopen on Monday, April 6.

KALAMAZOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS: KPS Sets Up Emergency Food Services

Due to the larger than expected turnout today at our food distribution sites, many sites ran out of food packets.

CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES ACADEMY: Thank you for all your flexibility and willingness to utilize resources for your children during this time

Thank you for all your flexibility and willingness to utilize resources for your children during this time.

CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES ACADEMY: Creative Technologies Academy Names Elementary Principal for 2020-21

Creative Technologies Academy completed its search for an elementary principal to take effect July 1, 2020.

CHANDLER WOODS CHARTER ACADEMY: Community Member Mark Smith Volunteers as Charter School Handyman

Many of you will recognize Mark Smith. He helps out wherever needed almost every day at Chandler Woods.

40 arts, entertainment and recreation businesses in Livingston County have between one and four employees in 2016

There were 40 arts, entertainment and recreation businesses in Livingston County zip codes that had between one and four employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

John Beebe earns $57,808 in 2018 at Kalamazoo Public Schools

John Beebe made $57,808 in 2018 working as a public employee at Kalamazoo Public Schools, ranking the worker in the 71st percentile in terms of pay among Michigan public employees with available salary information.

Keela Hemphill-Wilson earns 1.8% more in 2018 working as a public employee in Kalamazoo County

Keela Hemphill-Wilson earned $36,800 in 2018, 1.8 percent more than the previous year, working as a public employee in Kalamazoo County.

Anna Giller makes $12,257 in 2018 working as a public employee in Kent County

Anna Giller made $12,257 in 2018 working as a public employee in Kent County, placing the worker in the 26th percentile of pay for Michigan public employees.

60 percent of economically disadvantaged students in Schoolcraft Community Schools academically ready for EBRW in college (2017-2018)

60 percent of economically disadvantaged students in Schoolcraft Community Schools were academically ready for evidence-based reading and writing (EBRW) in college in the 2017-2018 academic year, a worse result than the overall average for all students in the district.

75 percent of white students in Portage Public Schools academically ready for EBRW in college (2017-2018)

75 percent of white students in Portage Public Schools were academically ready for evidence-based reading and writing (EBRW) in college in the 2017-2018 academic year, a better result than the overall average for all students in the district.

48.6 percent of female students in Grass Lake Community Schools ready for math in college (2017-2018)