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Hello! I’m Lori Higgins for Chalkbeat Detroit, here with your morning roundup of education news.

An early childhood education program is opening in a transit hub in Grand Rapids, while some educators in preschool programs in Battle Creek are getting free housing. Low pay and transportation challenges fueled the creation of these programs, reports Martin Slagter, a freelance reporter for Chalkbeat Detroit. He has more on these programs, both of which were unveiled this week.

Meanwhile, I wrote this week about several literacy-related bills that cleared a Michigan House committee. One of those bills would require specialized literacy training for all K-5 teachers.

And Micah Walker from our partner BridgeDetroit talked to several Cooley High School alums who attended a DPSCD engagement meeting about the upcoming demolition of the historic building.

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Community voices concern, support for Cooley demolition in public meeting

The Detroit Public Schools Community District held two meetings this week to hear from residents about the planned demolition of the historic Cooley High School Building.

Free housing for educators and an early childhood program in a transit center mark new Michigan innovations

In Battle Creek, a new program providing free housing to early childhood educators launched on the same day Grand Rapids unveiled a new early childhood center located in a transit hub.

Michigan bills aimed at improving student literacy clear House committee

The Michigan House Education and Workforce Committee approved several bills that advocates say will improve the state’s dismal performance in literacy.