The state superintendent outlines 2026 legislative priorities. They include structured literacy training for educators, adequate and equitable school funding, summer learning programs, career and technical education, workforce stability and better learning conditions.
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Five universities collaborate to address Michigan teacher shortage
The goal of the new initiative to improve teacher preparation, retention and quality to strengthen the state’s talent pipeline.
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Hundreds of Michigan districts, schools reject safety and mental health funds
Michigan districts that agreed to conditions said they need the state funding for their safety and mental health initiatives.
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After sex-ed controversy, GOP seeks more control over Michigan classrooms
Should lawmakers be involved in approving state education content standards? Some say yes.
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Opinion | Why I am so passionate about literacy
Michigan is a politically divided state where education policy often shifts with elections. That makes discipline and consistency even more important. Reading improvement does not happen in one budget cycle or one administration. It takes time, evidence and resolve.
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Report: Michigan churns through teachers at unsustainable rate
Michigan schools continue to struggle to find special education, world languages, arts and science teachers.
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Here are facts shaping Michigan as state gears for big election year
With rising costs, an aging population and troubling education scores, the stakes for 2026 elections couldn’t be much higher. Here are the facts shaping the state before the campaign rhetoric intensifies.
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Opinion | Want to increase college graduates in Michigan? Expand dual enrollment
Michigan should incentivize school districts to expand dual enrollment options by changing the funding model, which currently requires districts to pay for dual enrollment out of their per-pupil allotment.
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Opinion | Michigan schools need more than Mississippi
Higher-level skills are not taught through phonics alone. That’s why improving early decoding isn’t enough to prepare kids for real-world reading and writing.
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Michigan teachers weaving lessons on Jan. 6 uprising into history classes
Some history teachers are using the contentious 1800 election and subsequent peaceful transition of power between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson as a segue to the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol.