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      <title>Extremely Contagious Illness Now Spreading In Michigan Schools</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 15:58:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[One highly contagious disease is now affecting school-aged children in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/hand-foot-mouth-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[One highly contagious disease is now affecting school-aged children in Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/hand-foot-mouth-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jess Poxson]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan Ranks Near The Bottom For Education In America</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:43:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A report about education across America has found that Michigan is near the bottom of the class. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/michigan-ranks-near-the-bottom-for-education-in-america/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A report about education across America has found that Michigan is near the bottom of the class. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/michigan-ranks-near-the-bottom-for-education-in-america/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>The Top Ten Best Public High Schools in Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 15:38:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[High school is the last stepping stone towards college. Want to send your kid to the best public high school in Michigan? Here are the top ten. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/the-top-ten-best-public-high-schools-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[High school is the last stepping stone towards college. Want to send your kid to the best public high school in Michigan? Here are the top ten. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/the-top-ten-best-public-high-schools-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Can You Pass A Stopped School Bus If Its Stop Sign Isn't Out?</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 02:04:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Find out when you can pass a stopped school bus both on a road and at a railroad crossing. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/341/p/school-bus-stop-sign/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Find out when you can pass a stopped school bus both on a road and at a railroad crossing. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/341/p/school-bus-stop-sign/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Carroll]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>MI School Bus Driver with Big Personality Goes Viral on TikTok</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:19:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It's no wonder that these Grand Rapids area kids describe her as 'The Best Bus Driver Ever.' They also refer to her as 'Miss Sparkles' because she wears sparkly jewelry. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/west-michigan-school-bus-driver-with-big-personality-goes-viral-on-tiktok/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s no wonder that these Grand Rapids area kids describe her as &apos;The Best Bus Driver Ever.&apos; They also refer to her as &apos;Miss Sparkles&apos; because she wears sparkly jewelry. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/west-michigan-school-bus-driver-with-big-personality-goes-viral-on-tiktok/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Admission Granted at 10 Michigan Universities with a 3.0 GPA</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 23:58:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[ Michigan students with dreams of attending universities across the state will have a better chance than ever coming next fall, thanks to a new program. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/87/p/new-program-guarantees-michigan-univesity-admission-with-3-0-gpa/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Michigan students with dreams of attending universities across the state will have a better chance than ever coming next fall, thanks to a new program. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/87/p/new-program-guarantees-michigan-univesity-admission-with-3-0-gpa/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisa Marie]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Why Sharing Back-to-School Photos on Social Media Might Be Risky</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 13:19:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As much as we all love the cuteness overload of our kid's back-to-school photos, all that sharing may be dangerous. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/87/p/sharing-back-to-school-photos-on-social-media-might-be-risky/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As much as we all love the cuteness overload of our kid&apos;s back-to-school photos, all that sharing may be dangerous. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/87/p/sharing-back-to-school-photos-on-social-media-might-be-risky/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisa Marie]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>All Students In Michigan Should Be Taught These 5 Real Life Skills</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 12:00:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[High School is supposed to prepare young adults for the future but they're leaving out some important lessons.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/things-michigan-schools-should-teach/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[High School is supposed to prepare young adults for the future but they&apos;re leaving out some important lessons.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/things-michigan-schools-should-teach/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Big Joe Pesh]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>This Amazing School Is The Oldest In Michigan Opening Back In 1863</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 10:50:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Some notable alumni have come from Michigan's oldest high school. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/oldest-school-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Some notable alumni have come from Michigan&apos;s oldest high school. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/oldest-school-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Will Michigan Schools No Longer Have Snow Days?</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 19:12:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Winter does not seem as exciting now. <a href="https://wgrd.com/will-michigan-schools-no-longer-have-snow-days/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Winter does not seem as exciting now. <a href="https://wgrd.com/will-michigan-schools-no-longer-have-snow-days/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maggie Meadows]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Bullet Grazed Border Patrol Agent’s Head During School Shooting [PHOTOS]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2022 17:44:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A Border Patrol Agent is being credited for running into Robb Elementary School this week while an 18-year-old, who was armed with AR-15, was shooting kids and teachers. <a href="https://wgrd.com/bullet-border-patrol-agents-head/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A Border Patrol Agent is being credited for running into Robb Elementary School this week while an 18-year-old, who was armed with AR-15, was shooting kids and teachers. <a href="https://wgrd.com/bullet-border-patrol-agents-head/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>What Were You Thinking? Michigan Teacher Compared President Obama To Monkeys</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2022 10:00:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A prestigious private school in Michigan is facing some heat and one teacher is suspended following a high school biology class assignment. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-teacher-compared-obama-to-primates/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A prestigious private school in Michigan is facing some heat and one teacher is suspended following a high school biology class assignment. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-teacher-compared-obama-to-primates/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Michigan Kindergartener Brought Tequila For Snack Time At School</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:45:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A kindergartener at Grand River Academy Livonia brought in something very unusual for snack time and parents are upset. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-kindergartener-brought-tequila-for-snack-time-at-school/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A kindergartener at Grand River Academy Livonia brought in something very unusual for snack time and parents are upset. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-kindergartener-brought-tequila-for-snack-time-at-school/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Michigan Millennials, Do You Remember the MEAP Test?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[While the MEAP test started in 1970, Michigan millennials seem to have very specific collective memories of this test. What are some of yours? <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-meap-test/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[While the MEAP test started in 1970, Michigan millennials seem to have very specific collective memories of this test. What are some of yours? <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-meap-test/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes outstanding public and non-public schools. The program celebrates school excellence and turn around stories. 13 of those schools are in Michigan.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/13-michigan-schools-named-2021-national-blue-ribbon-schools/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[An elementary school in South Carolina broke a world record <a href="https://wgrd.com/this-elementary-school-broke-the-world-record-for-toppling-cereal-box-dominoes/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2021 12:47:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Who knew that saying 'Hunter' as 'Hoon-ter' would make a group of kids laugh so hard?

 
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:01:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Sixth grade science teacher John King is teaching his students from a mobile classroom, which just happens to be an actual bus he purchased so he can do more with his students.
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sixth grade science teacher John King is teaching his students from a mobile classroom, which just happens to be an actual bus he purchased so he can do more with his students.
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      <description><![CDATA[She played a farting sound effect in the middle of her class, and it definitely worked to get her students to laugh.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 12:08:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This teacher would like to remind parents that other students can see and hear them, and that they should be behaving like adults when their kids are in class.
Miami Herald reports that Edith Pride, a teacher from Boca Raton, Florida, made her remarks while speaking at a school board meeting... <a href="https://wgrd.com/an-elementary-school-teacher-has-a-message-for-parents-on-virtual-etiquette/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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Miami Herald&nbsp;reports that Edith Pride, a teacher from Boca Raton, Florida, made her remarks while speaking at a school board meeting... <a href="https://wgrd.com/an-elementary-school-teacher-has-a-message-for-parents-on-virtual-etiquette/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <description><![CDATA[An 11-year-old was told to change his Hooters themed mask into something different, and him and his dad don't understand why it was such a big ordeal.
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      <description><![CDATA[According to a recent study, 94% of public school teachers pay for their own supplies. <a href="https://wgrd.com/meijer-extending-15-teacher-discount-through-end-of-the-school-year/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2020 10:20:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In San Jose a special education teacher was teaching an online class without a shirt, and one of his students reported him saying that some of the kids felt uncomfortable but were afraid to say anything to him.
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In San Jose a special education teacher was teaching an online class without a shirt, and one of his students reported him saying that some of the kids felt uncomfortable but were afraid to say anything to him.
Source: ABC 30
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      <title>School District in Illinois Says ‘No Pajamas’ During Remote Learning</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2020 03:12:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Should a dress code for online students also be implemented in Michigan schools? <a href="https://wgrd.com/school-district-in-illinois-says-no-pajamas-during-remote-learning/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>Here’s Our New Back-To-School COVID-19 Anthem</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2020 10:44:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A principal in Alabama made a coronavirus parody of 'U Can't Touch This' and it's the perfect back-to-school anthem for everyone.
Dr. Quentin Lee is the principal of Childersburg High School in Childersburg, Ala. He told CNN that he did the video to help &quot;share some joy&quot;... <a href="https://wgrd.com/heres-our-new-back-to-school-covid-19-anthem/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A principal in Alabama made a coronavirus parody of &apos;U Can&apos;t Touch This&apos; and it&apos;s the perfect back-to-school anthem for everyone.
Dr. Quentin Lee is the principal of&nbsp;Childersburg High School in Childersburg, Ala. He told CNN that he did the video to help &amp;quot;share some joy&amp;quot;... <a href="https://wgrd.com/heres-our-new-back-to-school-covid-19-anthem/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2020 11:20:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A high school student has pranked her mom over four years and her mom just now figured it out. The reaction is priceless.
@creichardShe’s had this prank in the works for four years. I just noticed end of Senior year. @ellareichard ##LoserMom♬ original sound - creichard
Source: TikTok
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A high school student has pranked her mom over four years and her mom just now figured it out. The reaction is priceless.
@creichardShe’s had this prank in the works for four years. I just noticed end of Senior year. @ellareichard ##LoserMom♬ original sound - creichard
Source: TikTok
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      <title>Meeting On Masks Canceled Due To…Too Many People Showing Up Without Masks</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2020 10:21:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A public meeting in Utah about a mask policy for kids when they go back to school was abruptly rescheduled when too many people without masks packed the room.
&quot;This gathering violates current health recommendations,&quot; Utah County Commissioner Tanner Ainge said... <a href="https://wgrd.com/meeting-on-masks-canceled-due-to-too-many-people-showing-up-without-masks/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A public meeting in Utah about a mask policy for kids when they go back to school was abruptly rescheduled when too many people without masks packed the room.
&amp;quot;This gathering violates current health recommendations,&amp;quot; Utah County Commissioner Tanner Ainge said... <a href="https://wgrd.com/meeting-on-masks-canceled-due-to-too-many-people-showing-up-without-masks/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Michigan Has The Third Most Crowded Classrooms In The Nation</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2020 02:40:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[One thing schools need to consider is if social distancing and mask policies will even work with large class sizes. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-has-the-third-most-crowded-classrooms-in-the-nation/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[One thing schools&#xA0;need to consider is if social distancing and mask policies will even work with large class sizes. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-has-the-third-most-crowded-classrooms-in-the-nation/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Ma’am, You Can’t Drink A Beer During A School Board Meeting</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2020 10:40:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We know these are tough times, but you (still) can't crack open a cold one during a school board meeting.
Source: WGNO
We've ALL wanted to do this. But most of us know better than to actually do it.
The woman in question, identified as WGNO as Linda Farley, admits that she was drinking a beer during the meeting... <a href="https://wgrd.com/maam-you-cant-drink-a-beer-during-a-school-board-meeting/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We know these are tough times, but you (still) can&apos;t crack open a cold one during a school board meeting.
Source: WGNO
We&apos;ve ALL wanted to do this. But most of us know better than to actually do it.
The woman in question, identified as WGNO as Linda Farley, admits that she was drinking a beer during the meeting... <a href="https://wgrd.com/maam-you-cant-drink-a-beer-during-a-school-board-meeting/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kelly Cheese]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>This Guy Is Seriously Mad About A Drive-By Graduation</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 10:43:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[An elementary school in south Oklahoma City held a drive-by graduation, and one of their neighbors wasn't super thrilled about all the noise.
Source: KFOR
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[An elementary school in south Oklahoma City held a drive-by graduation, and one of their neighbors wasn't super thrilled about all the noise.
Source: KFOR
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      <title>Central Michigan University Discontinues Men’s Track &amp; Field Programs</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2020 15:47:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Central Michigan University announced that they will be discontinuing its men’s track and field programs, effective immediately, due to budget shortfalls because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The university says the decision to discontinue the track and field program directly affects 36 students and two full-time assistants
... <a href="https://wgrd.com/central-michigan-university-discontinues-mens-track-field-programs/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Central Michigan University announced that they will be discontinuing its men&CloseCurlyQuote;s track and field programs, effective immediately, due to budget shortfalls because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The university says the decision to discontinue the track and field program directly affects 36 students and two full-time assistants
... <a href="https://wgrd.com/central-michigan-university-discontinues-mens-track-field-programs/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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