Meet a TC: Joylan Furtado

Jessie Piippo is a dedicated and passionate future special education teacher with a background in healthcare. She is pursuing her dream of helping students realize their potential and succeed in the workforce. Through Talent Together, Jessie has overcome financial challenges and is now an instructor in the Project SEARCH program, where she works closely with student interns to teach job-specific and soft skills.
Meet a TC: Lisbeth McGregor

Jessie Piippo is a dedicated and passionate future special education teacher with a background in healthcare. She is pursuing her dream of helping students realize their potential and succeed in the workforce. Through Talent Together, Jessie has overcome financial challenges and is now an instructor in the Project SEARCH program, where she works closely with student interns to teach job-specific and soft skills.
Talent Together is a statewide solution to Michigan’s classroom crisis

A Statewide Solution to Michigan’s Classroom Crisis Michigan’s Teacher Shortage A recent Detroit News investigation shed light on Michigan’s growing class sizes, but behind that issue lies an even greater concern: the state’s ongoing teacher shortage. According to MSU’s EPIC research, in 2022-23, district leaders reported having twice as many teacher vacancies and only half […]
Meet a TC: Kenneth Taylor

Jessie Piippo is a dedicated and passionate future special education teacher with a background in healthcare. She is pursuing her dream of helping students realize their potential and succeed in the workforce. Through Talent Together, Jessie has overcome financial challenges and is now an instructor in the Project SEARCH program, where she works closely with student interns to teach job-specific and soft skills.
Meet a TC: John Fitzsimons

Jessie Piippo is a dedicated and passionate future special education teacher with a background in healthcare. She is pursuing her dream of helping students realize their potential and succeed in the workforce. Through Talent Together, Jessie has overcome financial challenges and is now an instructor in the Project SEARCH program, where she works closely with student interns to teach job-specific and soft skills.
Meet a TC: Donille Cabanaw

Jessie Piippo is a dedicated and passionate future special education teacher with a background in healthcare. She is pursuing her dream of helping students realize their potential and succeed in the workforce. Through Talent Together, Jessie has overcome financial challenges and is now an instructor in the Project SEARCH program, where she works closely with student interns to teach job-specific and soft skills.
Opinion: Talent Together is a statewide solution to Michigan’s classroom crisis.

Opinion: Talent Together is a statewide solution to Michigan’s classroom crisis By Daveda Colbert, Eric Hoppstock, and Jason Mellema A recent Detroit News investigation shed light on Michigan’s growing class sizes, but behind that issue lies an even greater concern: the state’s ongoing teacher shortage. According to MSU’s EPIC research, in 2022-23, district leaders reported […]
Wildlife biologist-turned-middle school teacher highlighted for National Apprenticeship Day

Wildlife biologist-turned-middle school teacher highlighted for National Apprenticeship Day By Griffin Weinberg, TV6 ISHPEMING TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WLUC) – From teaching pythons a lesson to teaching lessons to middle schoolers. Mary Peterson is a teaching apprentice at Aspen Ridge Middle School. She teaches 7th-grade science. Before that, Peterson was a stay-at-home mom and a wildlife biologist. […]
Why Talent Together Invests in a Registered Apprenticeship Program

Why Talent Together Invests in a Registered Apprenticeship Program Understanding the Apprenticeship Model An apprenticeship is a structured, hands-on training program where individuals learn a profession by working alongside experienced mentors. They gain real-world experience while completing related academic instruction. The apprenticeship model has been around for centuries, and teachers have participated in internships for […]
The Surprising Way Michigan is Recruiting More Teachers Than Ever

The Suprising Way Michigan Is Recruiting More Teachers Than Ever By Amanda Rahn One thing that Michigan school leaders and lawmakers agree on is the need for more teachers. As teacher wages have failed to rise to meet the cost of living, getting new teachers to take on the demanding job–and keep them in the […]