State Board of Education

Voters chose two Democrats, incumbent Pamela Pugh and newcomer Mitchell Robinson, to fill two open seats. Governor Gretchen Whitmer is also poised to make an appointment to the board, which would give Democrats a 6-2 majority.

A state senator from the Upper Peninsula wants to change state law to require more “geographic diversity” on the state Board of Education.Senator Ed…

A federal program awarded $7.7 million to charter schools in Michigan that never opened. That's according to a report from the Network for Public…

This week, the public can start weighing in on the latest draft of revised social studies standards for Michigan's K-12 schools.The standards lay out…

Today on Stateside, two members from the Michigan State Board of Education discuss the ongoing debate over social studies standards for the state's K-12…

Some lawmakers in Lansing are debating whether the State Board of Education is necessary.The resolution discussed at Thursday’s House education committee…

Michigan needs to “invest with urgency” in some “high-yield” education strategies, or risk falling even further behind other states.That’s the gist of a…

A proposal to get rid of Michigan's income tax is quickly moving along in the Legislature. This Week in Review, Weekend Edition host Rebecca Kruth and…

The Michigan Board of Education wants Governor Snyder's School Reform Office to call off closing any schools this fall. It joins a growing chorus of…

One of the most frightening, haunting and horrible stories I heard this year had nothing to do with politics. In September, an eight-year-old autistic…