Student Advocacy Center of Michigan

Suspensions in our public school system continue to be an issue. The students who are disciplined because of their behavioral issues often find it difficult to get out of the cycle and back on track. That’s where the Student Advocacy Center of Michigan makes a difference. WEMU's David Fair talked with the center's executive director, Peri Stone-Palmquist, about the work to secure an education for students in need and to light the path to a brighter future.

There are students out there who face constant struggles in their schoolwork, including here in the Ypsilanti area. Fortunately, the Student Advocacy…

Get a personalized look at the work of the Student Advocacy Center of Michigan. It’s been around since 1975 and now has offices in Ypsilanti, Jackson, and…

A program that helps teens in foster care and other students make up high school credit will be able to proceed this summer thanks to a grant of $2,500…

Members of the Youth Voice chapter at Ypsilanti Community High School are marching in a protest of unjust suspensions and expulsions.A three-day march…

The Ypsilanti-based Student Advocacy Center of Michigan wants the Ypsilanti Community Schools Board of Education to adopt a pledge to use student…