Some of the 23 business minds Lori Ann LaRocco talked to when writing "Thriving in the New Economy: Lessons from Today's Top Business Minds" backed a free-market approach, but others called for more regulation and government intervention to prop up the economy. Full story »

Three Parchment High School seniors will be competing at the International Career and Development Conference in Louisville, Ky., April 23-28 after qualifying at a state-wide competition last weekend in Dearborn. Full story »

Nearly 50 local high school students from the Kalamazoo Area Mathematics & Science Center, as well as the Battle Creek Area Mathematics and Science Center, participated in the sixth annual event hosted by the Western Michigan University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Full story »

Some Western Michigan University students are pushing for a new $8-per-semester fee that would pay for environmental initiatives on campus. Full story »

Most area districts saw an increase in the percentage of students who passed the Michigan Educational Assessment Program tests this school year compared to last year, according to results released last week. Full story »

Find links Kalamazoo-area news stories here including a local board is seeking outside input for FireKeepers Casino gambling revenue distribution, and some parents claim some students were strip searched while KPS officials deny it.  Full story »

Free 30-minute workshops on finding jobs and using the Internet will be featured at the Van Buren Technology Center's Career Expo and Open House set for 5:30 to 8 p.m. March 23. Full story »

A talk by Susan Blum, author of "My Word! Plagiarism and the College Culture," is next up in the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society lecture series. Full story »

KVCC's Volunteer and Community Services Fair and Employment Expo will be held Friday. Both are free and open to KVCC and the general public. No registration is required.  Full story »

It's the season to register 4- and 5-year-olds for kindergarten, and Kalamazoo Public Schools is holding kindergarten registration at its 17 elementary schools on Thursday. Full story »

Kalamazoo Public Schools is changing its middle-school schedule from a seven-period day to a six-period day starting this fall, a shift aimed specifically at boosting student achievement, especially for struggling students. Full story »

Born in 1914 into a Croatian working-class family, Avis L. "Mike" Sebaly eventually rose to become a Western Michigan University administrator and a national figure in the field of training teachers. Full story »

It was the Portage school board's third meeting in two days, and this time it was just the seven school board members in a closed session talking about the performance evaluation of Superintendent Marsha Wells. Full story »

Kalamazoo Public Schools saw a healthy jump in scores on the Michigan Educational Assessment Program tests for grades 3 to 9, the results of which were released Friday by the Michigan Department of Education. Full story »

Western Michigan University now has "applicant school status" with the medical-school accrediting agency that provides standards for schools planning to offer doctor-of-medicine degrees. Full story »