He was almost a dropout himself…now, he is making it his mission to make sure students succeed in school.

Eric Wood didn’t fit in in high school. When he wasn’t hiding behind long hair and heavy metal music, he was–he  admits–regularly getting into trouble with his teachers. When he ended his sophomore year suspended and not sure he was welcome back in the fall, his principal told him to look into Mott Middle College High [...]

This month’s program airs tomorrow

Tune in to News Talk 760 WJR at 8 p.m. Tuesday for Voices of Michigan Education, an MEA-sponsored radio program that offers listeners insight into education issues. This week’s show will feature discussion of MEA’s work to address the state’s dropout crisis, including a tie back to the call for funding early childhood education and [...]