By Susan Vela and Nicole Geary The state's Education YES! Report Cards are supposed to be a friendly overture that informs parents about a school's quality and performance.
In the video game "Life Preservers," players have two objectives: Save the planet from invading alien hordes and learn national science standards on evolution and adaptation.
The Gardner Middle School teacher recently was honored with a $10,000 award from Wal-Mart as its teacher of the year for Michigan. Spence told the LSJ last week that she would spend the money on things the school district needs.