It seemed like a common-sense accountability law. A decade later, though, almost all teachers are rated effective and students’ test scores have declined.
Oxford High officials are under the microscope for not sending Ethan Crumbley home before a shooting rampage. If we want different decisions in the future, schools need different mandates and guidelines.
In lawsuit response, the group contends that memos about minority representation are protected under attorney-client privilege, and releasing them is a ‘direct threat.’
A bill allowing current school support staff to work as substitute teachers, even if they’ve never been to college, is meant to address a teacher shortage hobbling Michigan schools.
Bridge talks incentives with state Sen. Ken Horn, a key player in Michigan's tax incentive debate. He says it’s his job to ‘rob other states of workers.’
The southwest Michigan city’s water system faces huge problems, from lead pipes and delayed maintenance to a shrinking population. Those issues could be coming to a Michigan city near you.
1978 was an era of school fire drills, not active-shooter training. Former students and a teacher recall how unprepared Everett High School was when a 15-year-old shot and killed one classmate and injured another.