Teachers don’t choose this profession for the paycheck. But if we keep treating them like they don’t need one, we’ll keep losing them. Policymakers have an opportunity to change that.
Michigan K-12 schools
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Pet project day in Lansing: Lawmakers seek $3.3B for pools, roads and more
Legislators are jockeying to spend big in their districts, filing 800 requests to spend millions on everything from teachers and museums to youth programs, agriculture and bridges.
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‘It’s devastating’: Michigan loses about $15M in federal AmeriCorps cuts
The cuts to the program will impact literacy tutors, homeless assistance and the Special Olympics as a result of efforts to slash the federal budget.
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Senate Dems want $1B more for Michigan schools, call cuts ‘dangerous’
Michigan’s Democratic Senate wants $21.8 billion for public schools to help reduce class sizes, pay teachers more.
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School offers peek at 'science of reading.' Can it boost scores in Michigan?
The ‘science of reading’ is gaining momentum across the country. But making it happen in Michigan classrooms takes time, funds and staff buy-in.
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Opinion | Improve Michigan public schools by protecting clean-energy incentives
Michiganders deserve energy-efficient public buildings that can save on heating and cooling costs, and students deserve — and need — safe and comfortable school buildings with clean air to breathe.
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Michigan’s new tool to boost college enrollment: $50K prizes. Will it work?
Tuition discounts haven’t worked. Nor has mostly free community college. Now, the state is trying sweepstakes to get more teens to fill out financial aid forms. Similar incentives have had mixed success.
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DOGE cuts hit Michigan youth programs, reading initiative
After the Trump administration cut 90% of its funding, Michigan Humanities suspends activities, including the ‘Great Michigan Read,’ a student history competition, museum exhibits and a veterans project.
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Fact check: Michigan schools are struggling. Can these ideas help fix them?
With Michigan’s government again divided, lawmakers will need bipartisan support to fix schools. Here are some of their ideas.
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Michigan's state Superintendent Michael Rice will retire later this year
Rice’s departure comes at a crucial time for Michigan education, where some state education chiefs are embracing President Trump’s education agenda and others like Rice are fighting it.