Michigan education policy
As Michigan’s state superintendent, Glenn Maleyko will oversee the Michigan Department of Education and report to the elected State Board of Education.
It’s unclear when Glenn Maleyko, who was selected last month as state superintendent, will begin in the role.
Critics say the visit was an attempt to distract from McMahon’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education.
The new state requirements come as the Trump administration is pulling back federal support for such students.
State Superintendent Michael Rice said the Michigan Legislature must provide children with lower class sizes in high poverty K-3 classrooms, more in-person instructional time, and funding for more research-based early literacy materials.
The selection of Glenn Maleyko as the next state superintendent in Michigan is pending contract negotiations. He is expected to begin the job by Oct. 4.
A state budget impasse clouded the first day of school in Michigan as students returned to class but lawmakers have failed to pass a budget to determine how schools will be funded.
Budget uncertainty has school leaders worried about finances.
The State Board of Education will interview the finalists the week of Aug. 25.
The State Board of Education expects to select finalists Tuesday afternoon.
Detroit school board member Sherry Gay-Dagnogo was one of the candidates for the state superintendent position, but she didn’t make it to the interview process.
Michigan lawmakers are more than a month past a deadline to adopt a state budget, creating uncertainty for school officials.
The board of canvassers members were unable to find a middle ground on language detailing in part how the amendment would impact small business owners.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer earlier this year called for restrictions on cellphone use in schools
Michigan’s State Superintendent Michael Rice said the withholding of the federal funding would hurt some of the state’s most vulnerable children.
There are two bills that would address cellphone use in Michigan schools. It’s uncertain which proposal will pass.
More than half of the students who reside in Ypsilanti Community Schools have chosen to enroll in charter schools or nearby districts.
The K-12 budget proposal would raise the per-pupil grant for schools by $417 for each student.
The public will have an opportunity to weigh in on what Michigan needs in its next state superintendent.
Several Republican members of a Michigan legislative committee lambasted state education officials over low literacy rates and flailing math scores