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Lansing, Michigan
Joined July 2023
It's #TransferStudentWeek! We're celebrating Michigan's transfer students + those who champion their success. MiLEAP is streamlining pathways between community colleges and universities to help students stay on track and complete their degrees. #TransferStudentWeek
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PreK for All is making a positive difference for families across Michigan! 📚 Check out the program’s impact in Kent County in this article by Common Ground: fromcommonground.com/michiga…
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Every family deserves access to affordable, high-quality early learning & care that meets their needs. Michigan offers several programs that can help families access & afford care, including PreK for All, the Child Care Scholarship, MI Tri-Share, and more: go.mi.gov/jfi5j3554
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FAFSA complete? Keep going! Scholarships are another way to help pay for college. Use MI Scholarship Search to find opportunities you may qualify for. 🔗 go.mi.gov/3a63v3504
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Michigan is making progress in expanding access to affordable, high-quality child care and early education. • 50,000+ children accessing low/no-cost care • 66,500+ 4-year-olds in PreK for All • 1,200+ workers benefiting from MI Tri-Share Learn more: go.mi.gov/5twyb3620
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Michigan can better coordinate early childhood funding to support children, families and providers. Learn more: go.mi.gov/cg35w3590 Register for the Oct. 26 webinar: go.mi.gov/s1qwk3591 #EarlyLearning #MiLEAP
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Application submitted! 🎉 Keep an eye on your email and applicant portal. Your college may reach out with updates, missing items, or next steps. For more college planning tips: go.mi.gov/f4hrj3503
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Across Michigan, free breakfast and lunch is saving parents money and helping kids learn. This National School Lunch Week, I’m proud of the work we’ve done to ensure that no child goes to class hungry.
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Michigan continues its investment in Literacy Essentials as the research-based framework marks 10 years. Gov. Whitmer joined the 1st meeting of the Every Child Reads Champions Council, focused on advancing Michigan’s literacy goals. go.mi.gov/qxk2g3583 #EveryChildReads
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MiLEAP is helping make high-quality child care more affordable for working families & businesses. Programs like MI Tri-Share help reduce child care costs for eligible families while giving employers another tool to support their workforce. Learn more at Michigan.gov/Tri-Share
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Nearly 300 students joined MiLEAP + @oaklandu for MI Kickoff to explore college and career pathways, financial aid, and planning tools. More events ahead: Oct 30, Nov 6, Nov 17. Read the full press release: go.mi.gov/c0k4v3574
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Big news! MiLEAP received nearly $5M through the federal Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program grant, the largest of just 3 awards! This will advance MI Basic Needs Task Force recommendations and help students overcome barriers. 🔗: go.mi.gov/d2qht3566
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8,000+ Michigan educators have completed LETRS training, strengthening evidence-based Science of Reading practices. This milestone advances Michigan’s Every Child Reads initiative, supported by MiLEAP. Learn more: go.mi.gov/afm7r3561 #EveryChildReads #MichiganLiteracy
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Child care providers have shared questions about updates to the CDC absence‑hour billing. This infographic addresses some common questions and outlines what’s changing, what’s staying the same, and why.
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Please join us for the October Child Care Licensing Bureau (CCLB) Regional Office Hours hosted by the CCLB area managers! This is an opportunity to stay informed, connected, and engaged within your child care licensing region. Get more info and register: go.mi.gov/gn4j23352
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MiLEAP’s Child Care Licensing Bureau recently visited Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula to connect with child care partners across the Upper Peninsula. Thank you for sharing your time, ideas and experiences with us! #MiLEAP #ChildCare #UpperPeninsula
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Register now! The 2026 Early On Michigan Conference is Nov. 10–12 in Acme. Explore conference and preconference sessions on infant development, early literacy, autism, coaching and more. Sessions are filling up fast! eotta.ccresa.org/News.php?id… #MiLEAP #EarlyOn
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Books + creativity + ArtPrize = a great day of reading joy! MiLEAP teamed up with Scholastic and ArtPrize to give more than 1,100 Michigan children two free books at Doodle Street in Grand Rapids last weekend. #EveryChildReads #MiLEAP
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October is Michigan College Month, and several institutions are waiving their application fees for part or all of the month! ✅Check out the list of participating colleges and see where you can apply for free! (Colleges that require a waiver code are shown in the second image).
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🎓 Michigan College Month is here—and the 2027-28 FAFSA is OPEN! Completing the FAFSA is a key step toward understanding your financial aid options—including state financial aid. Don't wait. Complete your FAFSA today: FAFSA.gov.
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