Michigan education policy
In the Detroit Public Schools Community District, the graduation rate is 78% while the dropout rate is 16.15%.
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.
Youth in the system are calling on the Michigan Department of Education to require schools to immediately release their transcripts.
State Superintendent Michael Rice said he doesn’t expect the effort to abolish the U.S. Department of Education to succeed. But he worries that the Trump administration will attempt to make big cuts to education programs.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget proposal would increase per-pupil funding by nearly $400 per student.
The DPSCD lawsuit against the state Treasury Department remains alive, with the judge likely next taking up the state’s motion to dismiss the case
They are also asking community members to call on school boards and district officials to make the changes.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s education budget will be proposed a week after NAEP scores show Michigan students aren’t significantly improving in reading and math.
Fourth and eighth graders did not make significant improvements to reading and math scores on the “nation’s report card” since historic lows in 2022.
A directive from the Trump administration lifts a longstanding policy of forgoing immigration arrests at or near schools.
Whitmer has also signed legislation that requires charter schools to publicly post teacher salary information and all public schools to allow indigenous students to wear traditional regalia to graduation ceremonies.
Districts serving the most vulnerable students struggle to retain high-quality educators.
Benchmark assessments from last school year suggest student achievement gaps are still wider than would be expected before COVID.
One issue we’re watching: a lawsuit the Detroit school district filed against the state over a dispute about millage revenue.
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.
The walkouts mean Democrats may not have enough votes to pass their legislative education priorities before they lose control of state government.
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.