Jon Wilcox, the principal at Petoskey Middle School, grows Christmas trees on his property and raises honey bees in his spare time.
Amid a literacy crisis in Michigan, these educators want nearly every public school in the state to have a library and a certified librarian.
The sponsor of the bill says it would create a culture of expectation that formal education must begin early.
The board on Tuesday signaled to lawmakers that they want new laws to reform the state’s charter school system.
Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said complaints aired in public meetings over the years illustrate the need for coaching for district leaders.
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Nikki Snyder, the board member who introduced the measures, stormed out of the meeting in frustration after her colleagues rejected them.
Nearly a third of Michigan students were chronically absent during the 2022-23 school year, one of the highest rates in the country.
One-time federal dollars are set to run out and a state surplus is projected to decline. Michigan public school districts will have to make difficult decisions.
Home-schooling advocates in Michigan say requiring registration would be the first step toward government interference.
The legislation was inspired by the “heartbreaking” stories of Michigan foster youth.
The Detroit school district last week approved extending the superintendent’s term to 2028.
The focus of the spending of the literacy lawsuit settlement money is on hiring academic interventionists, but the district might have a tough time hiring them.
Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said the district needs names to go with the allegations in order to investigate them.
On Wednesday, groups that support students considered to be at-risk asked legislators to continue to increase funding for programs that benefit children with high needs.
Sherry Gay-Dagnogo cast the lone dissenting vote on Superintendent Nikolai Vitti’s contract extension, citing the timing of the vote.
Two years after first introduced, lawmakers began considering bills aimed at preventing violence in Michigan schools.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s accelerated plan to offer free preschool to all 4-year-olds in Michigan requires more teachers. Nonprofits plan to help bring more educators to the profession.
NAF, an education nonprofit, operates 30 career academies in 20 high schools in the Detroit Public Schools Community District
The majority of states in the U.S. don’t require kindergarten attendance.
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Advocates say Davis Aerospace Technical High School – one of few training centers for student pilots in Michigan — is a critical resource for helping to address a national shortage of pilots.
As the state works to solve the ongoing teacher shortage, advocates are asking legislators to fund retention efforts in addition to educator pipelines.
Some requirements in the bills were changed in response to school officials’ concerns that staffing shortages would make compliance impossible.
Advocates say a recent wave of migrants and refugees to southeast Michigan have brought new students to Detroit schools. Here are the steps the district is taking to meet their needs in the short- and long-term.
One of the high points in the graduation rate data released Friday: the Lansing School District, where the rate has increased dramatically since 2021.
Friends of the Children works with kids who have adverse childhood experiences that include experiencing violence, abuse or neglect, having a parent who is addicted to drugs or alcohol or being placed in the foster care system.
The Detroit school board now must decide how it will spend the $94.4 million in literacy lawsuit settlement money.
Marie Feagins is the first outside leader to direct Tennessee’s largest school district since it was created through a merger a decade ago.
State payments on retirement debt freed up $670 million that is helping fund many of Whitmer’s education initiatives.
n Tuesday, the Senate Education Committee began hearing testimony from students, parents, and teachers who want more structured phonic literacy instruction for all public school students.
As debates over how to best teach kids to learn to read continue in Michigan schools, many parents are wondering which programs are considered best practices.
Last year, the Detroit Public Schools Community District was only able to offer limited summer programs for students who needed to catch up.
A big question for school districts is whether closing schools will lead to bigger enrollment losses
The governor also said she plans to include free breakfasts and lunches in her budget proposal, extending what was offered this year.
‘It is hard,’ says one teacher about the challenge of teaching about a complex conflict. ‘But it's also what we want to be doing.’
Supporters say it will help more teens see college as an option. But skeptics say it might create another barrier.