Opinion: School social workers make all the difference for Michigan students
The state legislature should fully fund programs that support the mental well-being of Michigan students.
The state legislature should fully fund programs that support the mental well-being of Michigan students.
Cierra Bakovka, director of the Henika District Library in Wayland, worries about how her community—and others across Michigan—will be affected by recent federal cuts to libraries.
The hope is that creating an alliance between the 18 universities in the Big Ten Conference to defend “academic freedom, institutional integrity, and the research enterprise,” as the resolution reads, will make schools stronger together.
Republican state lawmakers are pushing dozens of new bills that aim to make changes at Michigan’s public schools—but many of them are unlikely to make their way into law.
A new executive directive from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer aims to connect thousands of young men across Michigan with tuition-free college and career training—helping them land better jobs and closing a growing gender gap in education.
International students studying at several universities across Michigan have been thrust into legal limbo after the Trump administration abruptly revoked their visas and legal residency status.
The abrupt closure of a regional office for the federal agency overseeing Head Start child care and early education programs in Michigan could lead to disruptions in service.
President Donald Trump’s administration is reeling back tens of millions of dollars in federal education funding that was supposed to go to dozens of Michigan school districts.
Toni Coral, a teacher and president of the Hamtramck Federation of Teachers, worries about how her students will be affected by recent federal education cuts.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the US Department of Education—and it could have profound effects on Michigan's public schools.