Republicans have proposed school safety reforms and more public school access for home-schooling students. Democratic proposals include restrictions on school building closures.
Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti is urging the district community to reach out to lawmakers to express their concerns about potential education funding cuts.
At Detroit’s Downtown Boxing Gym, students attending after-school programs are required to show up at least three times a week.
Republicans have proposed school safety reforms and more public school access for home-schooling students. Democratic proposals include restrictions on school building closures.
Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti is urging the district community to reach out to lawmakers to express their concerns about potential education funding cuts.
At Detroit’s Downtown Boxing Gym, students attending after-school programs are required to show up at least three times a week.
This week, Democratic senators introduced a bill that would require districts to limit cellphone use in class.
Michigan’s poison control center got 387 reports of kids under age 6 ingesting or being exposed to cannabis in 2024, a record high for the state.
Their proposal would make the governor responsible for appointing the leader of the state’s public schools.
Matthew Bracey is one of five people across the U.S. that received the inaugural Carhartt Steel Apple award.
One of the bills aims to create a ‘comprehensive school-community mental health system’ with community and faith-based mental health services.
Mario Lemons isn’t just the principal at Detroit Achievement Academy. He’s also an arts supporter and has taught American Sign Language to his students.
The regional office that handled federal complaints in Michigan is gone. Parents, including those whose children have disabilities, worry their cases may never be resolved.
The state superintendent said Michigan is already in compliance with civil rights laws.
The Republican proposal would impact a program that feeds 600,000 students in the state, as well as end summer meal programs for students and their families.
Michael Rice, who leads the Michigan Department of Education, said Friday he will retire in October.
Birdie’s Book Nest is geared toward providing books to children who don’t have access to them.
Some Detroit parents say they end up quitting their jobs because of schedules that make it impossible for them to get their kids to or from school.
Policymakers and leaders of community organizations and coalitions must work for school and district leaders to reduce chronic absenteeism, authors of a new book say.
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The Michigan Senate passed a resolution encouraging schools to uphold DEI principles despite the Trump administration’s attempts to ban diversity initiatives.
Increased compensation, improved working conditions, and grow-your-own programs may be contributing to the district’s high rate of teacher retention.
Attorneys general representing Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and 16 other states are seeking to halt huge staff cuts at the U.S. Department of Education.
Jeffery Robinson is the longtime principal at Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy, an African-centered school in the Detroit school district.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer touted a pre-K enrollment achievement on Wednesday. She wants legislators to secure the funds to expand the program.
The party is moving forward with proposals they say will help improve student achievement and ease a shortage of teachers..
President Donald Trump’s aim to roll back protections for LGBTQ+ students is emboldening some in their hate. It’s also creating a rallying cry among youth.
The Detroit school district sued the Michigan Department of Treasury in December to resolve a larger dispute over using operating millage revenue to pay off capital debt.
The governor is expected to make the announcement during her State of the State Address Wednesday night.
As schools in Michigan and across the country try to find solutions to teacher shortages, ‘grow your own’ pipeline programs are popping up.
In the Detroit Public Schools Community District, the graduation rate is 78% while the dropout rate is 16.15%.
Shannon Houtrouw has been teaching computer science since 1998. This year, he learned he won a top award for educators.
The Detroit school district has seen a small reduction in chronic absenteeism for high school students since introducing a perfect attendance incentive.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Rice said Thursday his department believes in the value of teaching “all of history,” including lessons around racism.
The housing will be income-restricted and all K-12 educators in the region will be eligible to apply.
More than 3,000 students in the Detroit school district have been identified as homeless. The actual number is likely much higher.