Episodios

  • School Talks ~ June 22, 2025

    School Talks ~ June 22, 2025
    Jun 22 2025
    June 22, 2025 ~ Host Robert Livernois talks about local unions offering trade apprenticeships for heavy equipment operators, technicians, welding, and stationary engineers, along with the shortage in construction workers.
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    38 m
  • School Talks ~ June 15, 2025

    School Talks ~ June 15, 2025
    Jun 15 2025
    June 15, 2025 ~ Host Robert Livernois talks about Michigan schools facing a $23 billion infrastructure funding gap, primarily affecting HVAC systems, roofing, electrical, and plumbing, impacting student health and safety.
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    38 m
  • School Talks ~ June 8, 2025

    School Talks ~ June 8, 2025
    Jun 8 2025
    June 8, 2025 ~ Host Robert Livernois discusses the turnaround of Detroit Public Schools in recent years by focusing on talent, achievement, responsible funding, and culture.
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    38 m
  • School Talks ~ June 1, 2025

    School Talks ~ June 1, 2025
    Jun 1 2025
    June 1, 2025 ~ Host ORbert Livernois talks about how schools should address student mental health needs and how to make students feel safer at school.
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  • School Talks ~ May 25, 2025

    School Talks ~ May 25, 2025
    May 25 2025
    May 25, 2025 ~ Host Robert Livernois talks about the possibility of Michigan schools adopting electric school buses, including an $80 million program that schools can tap into for 70-90% incentives on electric school bus adoption, covering bus, infrastructure, and installation costs.
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    38 m
  • School Talks ~ May 18, 2025

    School Talks ~ May 18, 2025
    May 18 2025
    May 18, 2025 ~ Host Robert Livernois talks about how Cass City Schools offers a CDL addresses local agricultural workforce needs, how the DeTour Area School District, located in the eastern Upper Peninsula, faces unique logistical challenges due to its remote location, and how Ann Arbor Pioneer High School’s Jeff Kass balances teaching with creative writing.
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    38 m
  • School Talks ~ May 11, 2025

    School Talks ~ May 11, 2025
    May 11 2025
    May 11, 2025 ~ Host Robert Livernois talks about how MUST Construction Careers acts as an intermediary, linking individuals to 22 union apprenticeship trades across several Michigan counties. Prudence Rose explains that MUST started as a safety program and evolved to include career guidance.
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    38 m
  • School Talks ~ May 4, 2025

    School Talks ~ May 4, 2025
    May 4 2025
    May 4, 2025 ~ Host Robert Livernois talks about Wakely Associates Architects, which specializes in K-12 educational facilities, offering services from initial assessments to full design and construction documents, with a strong emphasis on renovation and reuse projects. The firm balances functionality and aesthetics in design, adapting to modern needs like safety and integrating client input through early and continuous collaboration.
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    38 m