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Executive Perspective: New School Year on the Horizon
By Dr. Kimberly Leverette As we enter August, I’m looking forward to our upcoming school year. While parents are back-to-school shopping and families are finishing their summer activities, our team at Flint & Genesee Education & Talent is working hard to prepare for what’s to come. The first thing that comes to mind when thinking […]
Read MoreFACES of Flint & Genesee Business: Annie Anglim, Cause & Affect Gallery
Three years ago, Annie Anglim set out to open a studio space that was accessible for people with varying needs. This mission came after a friend of hers, Brenda, asked Anglim to teach her silversmithing – the only catch was Anglim’s studio at the time was in her basement and her friend was in a […]
Read MoreYouthQuest Highlights: March 2022
In a Pickle At Neithercut Elementary, YouthQuest students worked with the Crim Garden Club to grow and harvest from their own garden. In March, students pickled some of their cucumbers and were amazed by how good the resulting pickles were. Students also started planning what vegetables they were going to grow this summer. Cucumbers made […]
Read MoreOn the Job: Shatoya Holiday
Flint Northern High School graduate Shatoya Holiday is working diligently toward her dream of becoming a judge. With a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a minor in substance abuse from the University of Michigan-Flint, Holiday is currently working as a clerk at the Travis County Court House in Austin, Texas with plans to attend […]
Read MoreStudents Learn Entrepreneurialism through YQ Biz
Elementary students through YouthQuest have begun participating in the YQ Biz My Town program, a curriculum teaching entrepreneurialism and financial literacy. “We are excited to have launched our YQ Biz program,” says Leslie Davis, program director of afterschool education for Flint & Genesee Education & Talent. “Our students are learning about profit and cost, production, […]
Read MoreExecutive Perspective: Why Financial Literacy Matters
By Dr. Kimberly Leverette April marks Financial Literacy Month. Moving into the month, I want to recognize the importance of preparing students for the future through teaching financial literacy. In a survey of 15-year-old students shared on Youth.gov, 18 percent had not yet learned fundamental financial skills including building a simple budget, comparison shopping or […]
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