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The Michigan State Legislature has taken a significant stride in tackling the teacher shortage impacting schools throughout the state by approving $66.4 million in funding for the...

Plainwell Community Schools is excited to announce that Cooper Elementary 5 th grade student, Levi Corning, recently won the Kalamazoo poetry contest - Poems that Ate our Ears! H...

Walk past Allegan High School math teacher Chris Conrad’s room, and you will see what he describes as “organized chaos.” Students are grouping together to discuss mathematical con...

The purpose of the Outstanding People for Education award is to honor and recognize people in public education who are excelling in their field and/or making an impact in the qual...

The Allegan Area ESA Board of Education held their biennial election on June 5, 2023 for one open seat. Cindy Smith of Plainwell was elected to the position. She replaces William ...

Allegan Tech Center students recently completed the construction of a StoryWalk at Otsego Public Schools’ Alamo Elementary. A StoryWalk is a movement and literacy boosting project...

Otsego Public Schools is thrilled to offer the community free meals and a chance to keep reading throughout the summer! The schedule is now set for our Meet Up & Eat Up free meal ...

Congratulations to the Early College Allegan County students for completing their Associate of Arts degree from Lake Michigan College. The Class of 2023 had the opportunity to be ...

In order to better serve and communicate with community members, the Allegan Area ESA has launched a new website and app. The website has new features including an employee spotli...

Did you know, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, careers in computer science will increase by 21% over the next 5-10 years? This is much faster growth than many...

Music teachers are well-aware of the weeks of preparation required to get their students ready for a performance. In order to overcome those instructional time tradeoffs, Allegan ...

Two Plainwell Middle School Robotics teams competed at the VEX World Championship Robotics Tournament in Dallas, Texas. Teams Trial and Error and Bad Bananas created "unforgettabl...

Four Otsego schools have once again received the distinction of being chosen as National Showcase Schools for Capturing Kids’ Hearts, a national program that puts the focus on rel...

What an amazing season for FIRST TEAM 2054! Fighting their way through the lower bracket in playoffs to finish as finalists in the Calvin competition completed the first week ...

In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Month and the specifically designated Teacher Appreciation Week of May 8-12, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, State Superintendent Dr. Michael Ric...

This week the House and Senate passed their versions of the Fiscal Year 2024 school aid budget. I am pleased to announce that I am excited about these recommended numbers. These r...

Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC) recently selected Ottawa Area ISD as a Regional Child Care Planning Grant awardee. OAISD will receive a $150,000 grant to expand chil...

Help Me Grow Allegan, an initiative of the Allegan County Great Start Collaborative, has been a resounding success since launching in 2019. In 2022 alone the program served 963 fa...

A legislative team from Lansing recently visited the Allegan Area ESA to learn about Career and Technical Education (CTE) as well as special education services. Joining Superinten...

Administrators from the school districts served by the Allegan Area ESA are taking part in a program professional learning series designed to develop leadership capacity at the lo...