Palisades nuclear power plant remains shut down
The Palisades Nuclear Power Plant 55 southwest of Grand Rapids is still shut down.
From the Associated Press:
Operators of the plant said in a statement Wednesday that the plant remains out of service after an electrical breaker fault automatically prompted the shutdown Sunday. Repairs were being made this week. New Orleans-based Entergy Corp. owns Palisades and says no one was hurt in the shutdown... It was shut down Sept. 16 because of a loss of water in a cooling system, then brought back on the grid last week. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspected the plant in August after a water pump component failed.
Michigan Republicans continue education policy debate
The Associated Press reports that Governor Rick Snyder's administration and Republicans in the legislature will continue to push their education overhaul proposals this week. From the AP:
Lt. Gov. Brian Calley is scheduled to discuss the administration's education proposals Wednesday at a Lansing conference hosted by The Center for Charter Schools at Central Michigan University. The Republican leaders of committees dealing with education policy also are scheduled to attend. The conference comes as lawmakers are debating multiple bills related to education policy in the state Legislature. A package of bills in a Senate committee would let students transfer to other schools more easily and have a broader choice of charter schools and online learning options.
Michigan State University to test "Head Start on Science" for preschoolers
MSU will test a new program aimed at teaching preschoolers science. The effort is funded by the National Science Foundation. From an MSU news release:
The five-year effort, called Head Start on Science, is funded by a $2.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation. It’s designed to get educators more comfortable teaching science to 3- to 5-year-olds – a task that’s especially important for low-income and minority children who often start school with less preparation for science learning than affluent students, said lead researcher Laurie Van Egeren.
