The Flint Journal had this piece on Sunday, which was picked up by the print edition of The Monroe Evening News on Monday, called Economy impacting foreign exchange student placements.
A snippet:
Rodney Kelsey — an area representative for 35 years with the STS Foundation, an organization that places area exchange students — said the dour economy [...]

Today’s print and e-editions of The Monroe Evening News has a huge list of college scholarship announcements for the Monroe High School class of 2009.
While parents across the city are clipping out those articles for scrapbooks, I want those of you who are seeking out scholarship funds – no matter where you live – to [...]

This post is for my readers in Monroe County, Mich.:
If you have a student in high school in Monroe County, applications and announcements have been sent to the local schools about the summer sister city student exchange opportunity to Hofu, Japan.
My family belongs to the Monroe International Friendship Association, which sponsors this program. (Click here [...]

Today, my husband and I will attend a sister city delegation reception at Monroe City Hall, and welcome a Japanese high school student into our home for 10 days.
Does this sound like a unusual activity for a family on a budget? Look at it this way: it’s an example of figuring out how to do [...]

Monroe County Community College is seeking host families to house international students for one month or up to two semesters at a time. The college has posted a notice on its web site, and has been running notices in The Monroe Evening News, about the host family request.
There actually are several programs available in Monroe [...]

Does your high-schooler have a competition-related or educational trip on the calendar?
Join the crowd.
My co-worker Doug Donnelly has this story for monroenews.com, and page 1A of today’s print and e-editions of The Monroe Evening News about some of the trips that Monroe Public Schools students are taking this spring: Monroe students on the move.
A snippet:

There is a story on page 2E of Sunday’s print and e-editions of The Monroe Evening News with the headline “Teens skipping summer camp for world travel.”
If you have a high-school student at home who’s been looking at the youth travel brochures or a service and educational program overseas, this article has a lot of [...]

It’s becoming increasingly popular for college students and high school students to take an overseas trip or participate in a study abroad program. While these opportunities have been around for many years, such experiences among teen-agers and young adults are getting more attention as a way to get first-hand knowledge of a world where employers [...]