Education
University of Michigan medical students walked out of a weekend ceremony to protest a speaker who opposes abortion rights.
A four-part investigation into Michigan's legislative loophole, the indirect initiative.
Parental control over public education has become an increasingly pressing issue. Multiple Republican candidates for governor are campaigning on it – for example, you’ve probably heard lots of debate over critical race theory, or Tudor Dixon’s claim that children are being taught about “sex and gender theory secretly behind their parents’ backs.” Last week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order that will give parents a new opportunity to have a say in their children’s education.
The University of Michigan will name Santa Ono, president and vice chancellor of the University of British Columbia, as its new president.
As part of this Q&A series, we’re talking with Michigan parents, teachers, students and others involved with public schools.
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It was the goal of our founding fathers and of a functioning democracy that citizens should be able to read for themselves, think for themselves, and therefore vote for themselves, and public education is the vehicle where that happens.
"The choices and behaviors of some of my fellow humans during the pandemic have been one of the greatest heartbreaks of my career and my life."