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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…
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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…
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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…
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Stateside: Raising age limit for tobacco; debating social studies standards; doulas for teen mothersToday 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…
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Some lawmakers in Lansing are debating whether the State Board of Education is necessary.The resolution discussed at Thursday’s House education committee…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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There’s general agreement that education in Michigan is an unholy mess that is getting worse. Test scores confirm it is failing hundreds of thousands of…