The legislation will require school districts to create behavior threat assessment teams and create more stringent emergency response protocols.
The Senate passed a few of Democrats’ charter school reform bills Thursday night. Bills that would have required more financial transparency died in the House.
In Detroit and nationally, a push to reconnect youth who are not in school, college, or the workforce hits longstanding hurdles.
The legislation will require school districts to create behavior threat assessment teams and create more stringent emergency response protocols.
The Senate passed a few of Democrats’ charter school reform bills Thursday night. Bills that would have required more financial transparency died in the House.
In Detroit and nationally, a push to reconnect youth who are not in school, college, or the workforce hits longstanding hurdles.
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The walkouts mean Democrats may not have enough votes to pass their legislative education priorities before they lose control of state government.
The Detroit school district has worked to increase AP offerings in all high schools and encourage students to take the rigorous courses.
During a lame duck session, Senate Democrats approved bills that could require more financial transparency for charter schools.
The district wants legal clarity on whether it can use operating millage revenue to pay off all of its historic debt.
The district will educate the community about how the public comment changes will affect participants.
The introduction of the bills comes in the final days of Democrats’ control of the state legislature.
Lawmakers pushed the bills forward days after the three-year anniversary of the deadly Oxford school shootings.
The legislation would stop schools from forbidding Indigenous students from wearing traditional regalia to graduation ceremonies.
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Kelley Cusmano teaches student leadership and English language arts at Rochester High School.
The board delayed the decision in order to give the community more time to learn about the proposed changes.
One of the proposals would prohibit for-profit management companies from leasing property to the charter schools they run.
Nine bills on charter schools are awaiting action in the waning days before Republicans take control of the state House.
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All of the top candidates for Michigan’s State Board of Education have concerns over how state education officials have responded to a federal investigation.
The election for the Detroit school board could determine the direction the district heads in the future.
The millage is important for Detroit because revenue from the millage goes toward paying off debt.
Some student teachers at public preschools aren’t eligible for a $9,600 state stipend for unpaid work. This bill would make them eligible.
There are 22 candidates running for three seats on the Detroit school board in what could be a pivotal race for the district.
Many of the other proposed changes to the public participation policy would put in writing current practices of the board.
Most of the nearly $230,000 raised in the race has gone to 4 candidates.
The bill has raised questions for some about safety and whether districts should have the freedom to make their own policies.
The tutoring program comes with some strict rules for students, who must attend every session in order to receive the money.
The Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency will distribute revenue to local districts through the millage.
I’ve needed special medical devices, classroom accommodations, and a sense of humor.
High rates of chronic absenteeism continue to impede efforts to improve academic achievement
Proposal S is a millage that would provide additional revenue to pay off longstanding debt.
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On Michigan’s standardized tests, Detroit charter students show some gains in comparison to previous years. But they’re still struggling to return to pre-pandemic numbers.
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