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Jake May/AP/The Flint JournalIn the wake of Tuesday's fatal shooting at Oxford High School, many distraught Michiganders are desperate for answers. A former school superintendent talks about managing community mental health response, and an expert weighs in on why these shootings happen. -
The state House voted Thursday to dramatically boost funding for police officers in schools. It was in response to Tuesday’s shootings at Oxford High School that left four students dead and seven other people wounded.
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AAPS Superintendent Jeanice Swift wrote in a letter to students, parents and staff that COVID cases have grown steadily over the past three weeks. -
School board members voted 6-0 Tuesday to give $1,000 bonuses to staff who have had at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine by December 1.
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In a letter posted on the district’s website, Nikolai Vitti said all DPSCD schools will be virtual every Friday in December due to rising COVID cases.
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A Michigan Court of Claims judge heard arguments Monday on whether it’s ever legal for the state to allow public funds to go to non-public schools.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer vetoed legislation Friday that would have allowed tax breaks for donations to funds to provide financial support to private schools.
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A petition effort is getting underway to create so-called “Student Opportunity Scholarships” that could pay for costs like private school tuition.
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Amid the turmoil, the university recently made what it calls “sweeping changes” to its procedures this summer.
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Even though Critical Race Theory is not taught in any Michigan schools, high school social studies teacher Keith Kindred is not a fan of the law.
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Josh Gottlieb, who teaches physics at the school, is protesting likely cuts to President Joe Biden’s plan for curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Taylor School District has the largest school bond proposal in the state at $130 million. Two dozen other communities also have school bonds on the ballot including Dewitt, Coldwater, Battle Creek and nearby Marshall.
