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Electrical safety is the theme for National Burn Awareness Week 2021

Sponsor-related Fire Lieutenant Michael McLeieer of E.S.C.A.P.E. Fire Safety

Burn injuries continue to be one of the nation’s leading causes of accidental death and injury to children and adults...

Offering some help with School Improvement planning

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The Van Andel Institute for Education’s expert on instructional climate and culture, Terra Tarango, will facilitate a virtual session Wednesday, Feb. 3 for administrators who lead their teams...

Change your clocks, check your alarms

E.S.C.A.P.E. Inc. Fire Lieutenant Michael McLeieer of E.S.C.A.P.E. Fire Safety

Sunday, Nov. 1 is the day to move your clocks back one hour to standard time. It’s also a great opportunity to check your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and make sure they are working properly...

Cooking is leading cause of home fires

E.S.C.A.P.E. Inc. Fire Lieutenant Michael McLeieer of E.S.C.A.P.E. Fire Safety

About half of reported home fires start in the kitchen...

Be safe around fireworks this summer

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E.S.C.A.P.E. Fire Safety urges Michiganders to use common sense, be aware of your surroundings and follow safety rules this Fourth of July during holiday celebrations where you live!

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Why I sub…

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Mya Fullmer is one of the video contest winners in the EduStaff competition, with a very funny entry that anyone who’s ever been in a classroom can enjoy...

Change your clocks, check your alarms

E.S.C.A.P.E. Inc. Fire Lieutenant Michael McLeieer of E.S.C.A.P.E. Fire Safety

When it’s time to move our clocks back, it’s a great time to check smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in your home. In addition to giving each detector new batteries, check to be sure all alarms are working properly...

Practicing your escape plan is key

E.S.C.A.P.E. Inc. Fire Lieutenant Michael McLeieer of E.S.C.A.P.E. Fire Safety

Escape planning and practice can help give everyone enough time to get out. According to a National Fire Protection Association survey, 71% of households have a fire escape plan, but only 47% of those have practiced it...

Substitute teacher tips for a new classroom

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Planning how to handle a variety of classroom situations will help a guest teacher maintain a controlled learning environment...

Play It Safe This Summer!

E.S.C.A.P.E. Inc. School News Network

Summer is finally here and now is the time to prepare you and your family to play it safe during the warm weather months. E.S.C.A.P.E. Fire Safety offers some simple yet important tips to remain safe while having fun this summer...

Kindergarten Karavan connects with incoming students

Featured Briefs Bridie Bereza

Every fall, a new group of kindergartners -- some excited, some teary -- heads to school for their first day of what should be...

It’s Burn Awareness Week – do you know these tips?

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Scald injuries affect all ages and about every 60 seconds, someone in the U.S. gets burned. Children, older adults and people with disabilities are most vulnerable. Since this is Burn Awareness Week, E.S.C.A.P.E. Fire Safety staff provided this information on scald injury prevention...

Making learning ‘as local as we can’

Teacher’s mom makes positive impact in kindergarten classroom

No excuses, even in the face of loss

The story behind the yard sign: a proud first

Labs show how wind, water and ice shape the Earth

Growing the next generation of educators

Drawing her life to embolden others

The impact of a story

Amid youth mental health crisis, districts invest in new programs

Gun safety and mental-health services: it’s not an either-or to stop school shootings

Efficiency needed to get funds to schools, superintendents say

Newly configured preschool focuses on being inclusive

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