Education


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The Next Budget Gives Kids Free School Lunches for a Year. This Bill Could Make it Permanent.

In a move that could save parents hundreds of dollars a year, a Michigan Senate bill currently under consideration has the potential to make free school breakfasts and lunches a permanent investment in public schools.

The Central Michigan University campus is shown Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, in Mount Pleasant. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)
3.0 GPA? Consider Yourself Accepted at These 10 Michigan Universities.

A new partnership between 10 public universities in Michigan will make it much easier for Michigan students to get accepted to college—just as long as they can earn straight-Bs in high school.

A new report outlines rural policy recommendations focused on four major tenets: protecting people’s freedom to live and work safely; investing in infrastructure; reining in corporate greed and protecting workers, small businesses, and family farmers; and creating opportunities for a better future. (Photo via Shutterstock)
Here’s What Rural Leaders Say Their Communities Need

A new report outlines rural policy recommendations focused on four major tenets: protecting people’s freedom to live and work safely; investing in infrastructure; reining in corporate greed and protecting workers, small businesses, and family farmers; and creating opportunities for a better future.

Some students say right-wing attacks on school curriculum have had a chilling effect on the classroom environment. (Susan J. Demas/Michigan Advance)
Meet the Parents Who Say Their Rights are Ignored by the ‘Parental Rights’ Movement

While right-wing groups like Moms for Liberty have emerged as a potent political force in the latest chapter of the decades-old “parental rights” movement, parents of LGBTQ+ children and children of color say their rights are being marginalized even further and hope to spark a wake-up call that the nation’s public education system is being harmed in the process.

Nearly half of all borrowers say they aren't financially prepared to begin repaying their debt. Despite this, interest began accruing again on Sept. 1, and payments will be due again in October. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Here Are Your Options As Student Loan Payments Resume

Nearly half of all borrowers say they aren't financially prepared to begin repaying their debt. Despite this, interest began accruing again on Sept. 1, and payments will be due again in October.

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Michigan Doubles Down on Free Community College

Building on the success of a $140 million investment, Michigan is making community college free to hundreds of thousands more students by expanding the Michigan Reconnect program.

FILE - Michigan State and Air Force play an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, in Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State University plans to sell alcohol at select home football games in the 2023 season following a recent change to state law that permits liquor licenses to be issued to sporting venues at public universities. (AP Photo/Al Goldis, File)
Michigan State University Plans to Sell Alcohol at 4 Home Football Games

Michigan State University plans to sell alcohol at select home football games this season following a recent change to state law that permits liquor licenses to be issued to sporting venues at public universities.