Michigan has some of the highest absenteeism rates in the nation — and worst reading scores. It’s not a coincidence, but unlike other states, Michigan has been slow to pursue reforms.
Michigan K-12 crisis: State slow to respond as kids miss school, scores fall
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan food stamp payments to resume Saturday – but be cut in half
Michiganders who missed food stamp payments are expected to get reduced payments Saturday. Halved benefits from the federal government will be ‘a disappointment,’ a health official acknowledged.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Michigan lawmakers: Eliminate economic development agency
MEDC spending soared during Whitmer administration, but critics say its results don’t benefit taxpayers or most businesses.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan program for troubled girls is closing. Officials fear more will follow
Vista Maria’s 50-year-old child treatment program is closing. Some see it as a dire warning for youth rehabilitation services in Michigan.
Posted inTalent & Education
Schools bonds have become a tough sell in Michigan. Not this time
Michigan voters said yes to 65% of school district bond requests. School districts pitched renovations to schools, updated playgrounds and technology and more athletic facilities in the November 2025 election.
Posted inMichigan Government
Mary Sheffield makes history as Detroit’s first woman mayor
The Detroit City Council president crushes minister Solomon Kinloch Jr. to succeed Mike Duggan, who is running for governor.
Posted inMichigan Government
In Michigan’s UP, a Head Start preschool closes. Blame the government shutdown
After its federal funding ran dry, a free preschool program for low-income kids in the Upper Peninsula has closed. Advocates say others are at risk.
Posted inTalent & Education
MSU does U-turn on unisex bathrooms after complaints
Michigan State has partially reversed unisex community bathrooms in honors dorm.
Posted inOutdoors Life
How to catapult — or just compost — your pumpkins in Michigan post-Halloween
Michigan communities are getting creative as they encourage residents to compost pumpkins instead of sending them to landfills.
Posted inTalent & Education
Many Michigan families can’t find child care. Could new business model help?
Nearly 9 in 10 Michigan families live in child care deserts. A state grant aims to help in two Up North counties.