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Too many snow days may force schools to lengthen academic year
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Too many snow days may force schools to lengthen academic year

Hillsdale Community Schools are feeling the heat after a series of snow day cancellations this year. Throughout the course of the winter, Hillsdale Community Schools were forced to cancel eight school days due to numerous snowfalls and the ‘polar vortex’ that swept through the midwest with frigid temperatures. Now, Hillsdale educators and students may be...

School safety grants give local schools funds for increased security
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School safety grants give local schools funds for increased security

Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey is encouraging schools in Hillsdale, Jackson, and Branch counties to apply for the Competitive School Safety Grant Program. According to a statement from policy analysts provided by Shirkey’s office, the CSSGP is a program within the Michigan State Police that has been around since 2015. The program has awarded funds...

Hillsdale Academy ranks third on CLT10
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Hillsdale Academy ranks third on CLT10

Tenth graders at Hillsdale Academy ranked third nationally in scoring on the CLT10, the official preparatory exam for the Classical Learning Test. The CLT is a standardized test geared toward the curriculum taught in classical schools. David Diener, headmaster of Hillsdale Academy, is also on the board of academic advisors for the CLT. He said...