A supplemental state school budget that would restore about half of the money that was previously cut from grants for student mental health and school safety is headed for a vote in the Michigan legislature.
After years of failed attempts, bills to require Michigan schools to use the science of reading in early literacy instruction are likely to become law.
It’s almost time for the 2024-25 school year to begin, and that means one thing: Lots of back-to-school activities in Detroit are underway.
The Michigan State Board of Education on Tuesday called for a comprehensive independent review of the Oxford High School mass shooting at the request of the parents of the four teens shot to death by a student in 2021.
Kelley Cusmano, an English language arts teacher at Rochester High School, has been named Michigan Teacher of the Year for the 2024-25 school year.
Michigan’s State Board of Education voted last week to take a stance against book bans and in favor of students’ freedom to read diverse collections of literature. The board’s resolution calls on local school leaders to follow best practices in handling book challenges and affirms that school librarians have the professional skills to select age-appropriate materials.
As Jackson walked into the lunchroom Thursday afternoon, she was met with a roar of applause and cheers from Mann students and staff.
Spend an hour with Cheriese Gipson, and you can’t help but get a sense of what she’s like as a preschool teacher.
Literacy and tutoring are two things that Michigan Republicans and Democrats agree are important. And it’s probably no coincidence that they’re both near the top of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s education agenda.
Michigan teachers unions are backing a Democratic plan that would help labor groups in the state generate more resources for their collective bargaining efforts, even though the plan wouldn’t involve public school educators or other government employees.
