What kinds of protections are built in for the City of East Lansing in the the Development Agreement with DRW/Convexity, the would-be developer of the blighted Park District? We explain in advance of next Tuesday's City Council vote on the agreement.

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Edgewood Village Scholars Director Jonathan Rosewood has a simple message for participating students: "If you stay in the program and you finish, you're going to school.” ELi's Ann Kammerer  has the story.

East Lansing's Board of Education and a group of District parents are working to make sure Acting Superintendent Dori Leyko will be offered and will take the job on permanently. ELi's Karessa Wheeler has the details.

Reviewing East Lansing Police policies, outgoing Chief Jeff Murphy assured City Council that the ELPD does not treat immigrants differently than it treats any other people. Chris Root reports.

The Holt/East Lansing (HOTEL) girls’ water polo team has qualified for the East Region Championship Tournament for the first time in the team’s history. Telaina Eriksen reports.

After three years in East Lansing, High School principal Coby Fletcher has been selected to serve as superintendent of the Escanaba Area Public Schools.