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Missing from Michigan’s back-to-school checklist: A state budget.
Educators say the funding uncertainty is already forcing ‘difficult decisions.’
A case in Pontiac where three children were discovered to be living in squalor after their mother allegedly abandoned them is prompting a Michigan lawmaker to propose changes to student enrollment processes.
More than 30 people applied to be the next Michigan state superintendent. The state Board of Education has narrowed the list to seven semifinalists.
Twelve school districts asked voters Tuesday to approve taxes to pay for school projects. In the end, only seven districts got their proposals passed.
Mary Sheffield and Solomon Kinloch were the top two vote-getters in Detroit’s mayoral primary election Tuesday. They will go on to compete in the general election in November.
New research links screen time to child eyesight problems, adding fuel to a push to encourage more recess — and ban cell phones — in Michigan schools.
No doubt, academic performance can be better. But we have the tools we need to improve after years of disinvestment, mismanagement and constantly changing reforms.
Michigan is on a campaign to increase graduation rates, but ranks near the bottom in high school students who take college classes. Some lawmakers want to increase funding, but the effort could face long odds.
The state paid $500,000 for a report on how to improve Michigan schools. Not all are thrilled with the recommendations.
Michigan’s reading scores have dropped to crisis levels in the past 10 years. Republicans blame Democrats for repealing reforms; Democrats say their new strategies need time to work.
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