This year, the Hillsdale K-12 Education program has expanded the schools in its network to 106. As every year more American K-12 students switch to public charter schools, the program continues to grow, said Kathleen O’Toole, assistant provost for K-12 Education. “We are growing every day due to an overwhelming amount of interest in quality...
A group of Hillsdale students traveled to Lansing for an anti-abortion rally on Wednesday. Courtesy | Katie Reid As legislation to remove many of Michigan’s remaining abortion restrictions moves through the state legislature, Right to Life Michigan and three Republican lawmakers sued Wednesday to block the enforcement of Proposal 3. The bills are the latest...
Amid escalating conflict in Israel, Passages canceled a student trip to Israel late last week. Don Westblade, assistant professor of religion and organizer of the trip, which was scheduled for Dec. 28 to Jan. 7, said he supported the decision. “It is also understandably necessary, with the trip date drawing near so rapidly, that the...
Red silhouettes were displayed on the court house lawn to honor victims of domestic violence in October. Courtesy | Facebook The Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women has awarded Hillsdale County a grant to improve its criminal justice response to domestic violence. The nearly $500,000 grant will include funding for Domestic Harmony’s legal...
The Passages student trip to Israel is still planned for this winter — even as war continues to rage in the region — but organizers warn it won’t happen if intense fighting continues between Hamas and the Israeli Defense Forces. “Safety is paramount,” said Jeffery “Chief” Rogers, associate dean of men and a trip organizer....