SAGINAW, MI – A Saginaw-area couple will appear on ABC’s “Shark Tank” this month as they pitch plans to further expand their rapidly growing before- and after-school program. R1SE Education and ...

Freeland-based R1SE, founded by educator Trevor Szafranski, will appear on ABC’s “Shark Tank” on March 25 after producers reached out, putting the local startup in the national spotlight.

“I have a drive, I guess, to do more. Help more students, help more families. So this enables me, personally, to make a greater impact.” Both kids and parents alike, look up to Trevor Szafranski… He’s ...

SAGINAW, MI — Trevor Szafranski said his new tutoring center in Freeland is unique. He has even heard others say that it will impact education in the same way that Uber changed transportation or Apple ...

Even with an undefeated record, Trevor Szafranski knows he's only keeping the seat warm. Szafranski is 3-0 as the Swan Valley boys basketball interim coach while his dad, head coach Ted Szafranski, ...

When a student enters the R1SE Education and Recreation building, they may be pouty and unhappy that they have to get tutoring after school. Then they turn the corner, and their faces light up.

Twelve-year-old Gabe Burgher was so nervous to talk with two recent contestants on "Shark Tank" that his heart was pounding. "It felt like kind of a surreal feeling, being able to talk to famous ...

MIDLAND — One goal of tutoring aims to restore quality family time to busy lives. That's also the goal of literacy practice. For the average family's schedule, Owner of R1SE Trevor Szafranski asks, ...

Community leaders have reached out to R1SE Education and Recreation to help fund academic opportunities. R1SE has around 10 scholarships to help fund a families looking for educational services. Owner ...

J.T. Cleveland felt outnumbered. Not only did it seem as though Swan Valley had six players on the court, the Vikings also had two head coaches on the bench. "Everything they did was right," said ...

While schools anticipate a return to "normal" for the upcoming academic year, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student learning remains concern. One of the potential problem areas the Director ...