public education

Retiring teacher union head on the state of education in Michigan, the Detroit Tigers’ first Spanish broadcasts, and the best biking around Detroit.

Paula Herbart is retiring after six years as Michigan Education Association president. She shares her thoughts on the current state of public education in Michigan.

There are ten candidates vying for three open seats on the Grosse Pointe school board. It’s officially non-partisan, like all Michigan school board contests, but partisan politics have very much become part of the picture.

But researchers say the change does not overcome the shortfalls tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tuesday afternoon in the library at East Kentwood High School, Governor Gretchen Whitmer sat at a table surrounded by students and signed a statewide…

Officials with Ann Arbor Public Schools say it's not safe to return to in-person teaching in the fall. Local public health experts say the COVID-19 case…

In just six to eight weeks, Michigan’s K - 12 students will be returning to school for the fall semester. Most districts appear to be planning for at…

Any growth in state education spending over the past five years is being eaten up by greater teacher retiree system costs, according to a new report from…

The Michigan Department of Education on Wednesday released the results of its latest M-STEP assessment exams.The big takeaways? Only 44-percent of…

The business leaders who unsuccessfully pitched Detroit to Amazon are now being asked to make a similar commitment to public education.Billionaire Dan…