Across the country, school and library officials face calls to remove books, many with LGBTQ or racial themes. But last week, a federal judge told a Texas library to reverse its ban. Could it be a road map for free-speech advocates in Michigan?
Shortcomings in one’s formal education need not limit a person’s contributions to society. But some politicians seek to diminish the value of true experts because they don’t share their politics. This sabotages democracy.
It’s part of a national rollout of the Black history course, which drew conservative criticism for topics that included Black Lives Matter, followed by progressive backlash after some of those topics were dropped.
March is reading month and while it’s no secret that Michigan students test below the national average when it comes to reading comprehension and writing, Michigan teachers are doing everything they can to help students improve their reading skills.
Only Massachusetts and Georgia residents spend more on a per capita basis than Michigan. In 2022, $1.25 billion from the lottery went to Michigan schools.
Michigan may soon end its process of giving schools A through F grades on measures like graduation rates and test scores. Critics of the A-F system call it confusing. A bill to end the system passed the House Tuesday and now heads to the Senate.
State Superintendent Michael Rice urges the Michigan Legislature to quickly fund a full-time state preschool program, more tutors, free lunches and improve school buildings.
Democrats move to eliminate a school quality ranking system that they claim is redundant. Supporters say the system offers parents a different lens to see how schools are performing.
Deadly shootings at MSU and Oxford High spurred the tate to divert millions of dollars for school police officers and other security measures. Research is mixed on whether those measures save lives, and they come with a cost to student mental health.
Michigan Democrats finalized legislation Tuesday that would repeal part of a GOP law that required schools to hold back struggling readers who are a year or more behind after third grade. Research shows Black and low-income students were far more likely to be held back.
A Democrat-sponsored bill would encourage the Michigan Department of Education to develop or adopt cursive programs and “strongly encourage” schools to teach cursive.
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Detroit and other districts face some tough decisions about which programs and employees they can afford to keep once federal support is gone, and they’re under pressure to map out their spending quickly.
The board’s resolution came after a litigious group created a form for Michigan parents to exempt their children from exposure to ‘hyper-sexualization’ in school.
Michigan has the highest percentage of charter schools run by for-profit corporations in the nation. Michigan must pass legislation that increases transparency for charter schools says the former president of the State Board of Education.