WATCH: Michigan educator blasts budget breakdown in Lansing
Concrete over kids? That’s how this year’s state budget fight is playing out—and so far, students are losing.
Concrete over kids? That’s how this year’s state budget fight is playing out—and so far, students are losing.
Michigan principals—like JoLynn Clark in Frankenmuth—say that state budget delays are forcing public schools to consider cutting staff, canceling courses, and increasing class sizes.
‘We are, over time, doing a better job of putting teachers—the people who are closest to the work—in positions where they have actual authority over decision making.’
Up in the rural community of Wolverine, superintendent Matt Baughman is worried about how to keep his schools afloat if the Trump administration decides not to release federal funding for public education.
A surprise move by the Trump administration to freeze $7 billion in congressionally-approved federal education funding has triggered layoffs and class cancellations across the country.
As school programs are being reviewed to ensure they align with President Donald Trump’s priorities, Michiganders and education advocates from across the state are speaking out.
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, who is running for governor as a Democrat, is previewing her plan to bring Michigan’s education system from being one of the bottom 10 in the country to one of the top 10.
Maykol Bogoya-Duarte, an 18-year-old undocumented immigrant, had planned to return to Colombia after he graduated high school. But his plans and his education were upended last month when he was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
Students at Western International High School in Detroit say they are fearful and angry after immigration agents detained one of their classmates last month.
A new ballot initiative could turn the tide for students across the Great Lakes State by holding Michigan’s ultra-wealthy accountable for their fair share of taxes.