More than 80% high school seniors graduate on time in Michigan, but graduation rates vary widely by school and district. Michigan publishes graduation rates each year for the 1,200-plus public high schools in the state. There were dozens of schools with a 100% graduation rate in 2021 – but the majority were schools with less than 10 graduates, like small charter schools and virtual academies. There were only three high schools with a 100% graduation rate that had at least 100 graduates. We have a look at the schools with the highest and lowest rates, as well as a database to search rates for any school in the state: TAKE A LOOK
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill Monday to boost jobless aid funding and provide money to address unemployment fraud. The legislation appropriates $139.8 million to the Michigan Unemployment Compensation Fund. This includes $106.8 million in federal funds, $24 million from the state general fund and $8.9 million of state restricted funds. “This fiscally-responsible, bipartisan bill will lower costs for small businesses and fight waste, fraud, and abuse in our unemployment system,” said Whitmer in a statement. READ MORE
Megan Cardwell had struggled with alcohol for a long time when COVID-19 lockdowns began in Michigan. She had always wrestled with anxiety and often found herself turning to alcohol to numb it out. After lockdowns began, Cardwell found herself furloughed from her job as a medical assistant. Then, her unemployment was delayed. As her anxiety increased, so did her drinking. “If I wasn’t having anxiety, I was drunk and passed out,” Cardwell said. She is one of many women who struggled with alcohol use during the pandemic. READ MORE
Naz Hillmon is headed to Atlanta. The Michigan star was taken by the Atlanta Dream with the 15th overall pick in Monday night’s WNBA draft, becoming the program’s highest draft pick ever. Hillmon became the first Wolverine drafted into the league since 2005 (Tabitha Pool) and seventh all time. She was one of 12 prospects who attended the draft, held at Spring Studios in New York, and took the stage to pose with commissioner Cathy Engelbert after getting selected. She was the third pick of the second round. READ MORE
If you want to finally see the Northern Lights, your chances are going to be increasing over the next several years. We are now heading into the peak of a solar cycle, which has more sunspots than in the early part of the cycle. Sunspots are the flare-ups on the sun’s surface. They shoot magnetic energy at Earth and can produce northern lights. The sunspot peak is currently forecast to occur in July 2025, with 115 sunspots expected that month. To put this in perspective, this month is forecast to have 37 sunspots. MLive Chief Meteorologist Mark Torregrossa has more info: READ MORE
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