Educators are warning parents, scheduling meetings and even threatening charges. Many still miss school: ‘It’s like they’re not afraid of the consequences at this point,’ one says.
Michigan K-12 schools
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Michigan absenteeism FAQ: Who’s to blame? What are penalties to schools, kids?
Michigan kids miss far more school than their peers. What to know about the crisis, from how many days are required and why the state’s recently retired superintendent is calling for Lansing to intervene.
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Michigan K-12 crisis: State slow to respond as kids miss school, scores fall
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.
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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.
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Michigan elections: Detroit mayor, 48 school bonds and more. What to know
Tuesday is election day in Michigan, where voters will decide races and issues in 72 of the state’s 83 counties. There’s a big vote for Detroit mayor, dozens of school bond proposals, city charter revisions and more.
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Report: Michigan must overhaul ‘inequitable’ way it funds special education
Without reform, the report says, the state will continue to leave students behind academically and socially and unprepared for the future.
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Bill would force state to inform parents on dangers of weed, tobacco, vaping
Michigan leaders say more can be done to ensure students know of the dangers of tobacco and marijuana products.
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Opinion | Michigan’s literacy reform should include nonpublic school teachers
The exclusion of these nonpublic schoolteachers from state-supported Science of Reading training is shortsighted, and it risks leaving behind thousands of Michigan students who all need effective reading instruction.
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Michigan budget bans financial incentives to boost attendance on Count Day
School budget also requires transparency on reading curricula, eliminates virtual instruction days and includes more money for schools to lower class sizes.
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New Wayne State program aims to remove college barriers for Detroit students
Warriors on the Rise, a new enrollment program announced in September, offers guaranteed enrollment to qualified high school juniors at Detroit Public Schools Community District.