Michigan education policy
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.
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.
Charter schools have been in Michigan for almost 30 years. Here are some major events in their history.
Kelley Cusmano teaches student leadership and English language arts at Rochester High School.
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.
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.
Some student teachers at public preschools aren’t eligible for a $9,600 state stipend for unpaid work. This bill would make them eligible.
The bill has raised questions for some about safety and whether districts should have the freedom to make their own policies.
Eight candidates are running for two seats on the at-large board. We asked them for their top priorities.
Do you plan to vote in your local school board race? This is why your vote matters more than you think.
Candidates running for three seats on the Detroit school board include an incumbent, former board members, educators, community leaders, parents, and some newcomers.
The budget would add another $125 million in grants for school districts this year.
The move comes after M-STEP results showed third grade reading proficiency was at an all-time low at the end of last school year.