The state is pumping millions of dollars into the education budget to help school districts fill bus driver vacancies. Even so, pay remains a hurdle, so some districts offer gas cards, rideshares and public transport options.
A 136-turbine wind project in Isabella County is generating millions of dollars in revenue for the district, giving it access to the kinds of resources and amenities small rural school districts typically can’t afford.
A lengthy report faults administrators for failing to adhere to threat assessment policies and training before the 2021 Oxford High School shooting. Michigan superintendents say they’ve already learned from the tragedy.
A decade ago, Michigan made student performance on tests a component of teacher evals. But students continued to struggle, and teachers kept getting good evaluations. Will new bills improve student performance?
More than 3-in-10 Michigan students are chronically absent, missing 18 or more days of school during the year. See high absentee rates in your school district.
As Michigan school districts struggle to fill open positions, school district leaders want the option to hire recently retired workers. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into a law a new measure to help with that.
Michigan is pulling out the stops to get more people in college. But a shortage of high school counselors and advisors trained to explain the application, financial aid and college-going process poses a challenge.
Michigan public school students can get free school breakfast and lunch at their schools during the 2023-2024 school year. Some lawmakers want to make the program permanent.
Michigan public universities hope guaranteed admission with a 3.0 high school grade point average will encourage more students to consider attending college after high school.
Ever since ChatGPT launched in November, schools have fretted about whether generative AI would lead to cheating and intellectual shortcuts. It may. But educators are coming around to its benefits as a classroom tool.
Jeanice Kerr Swift reached a deal with the board to leave Oct. 31 after a decade leading the district. The agreement followed months of tension with some board members and parents, including over special education
Schools are starting to ramp down federally funded catch-up efforts, even though students have not yet fully recovered academically from pandemic-era disruptions.