Michigan education policy
The state doesn’t fund school facilities work directly, so districts often have to win voter approval for bond proposals to get projects done.
The Michigan Senate passed a resolution encouraging schools to uphold DEI principles despite the Trump administration’s attempts to ban diversity initiatives.
Attorneys general representing Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and 16 other states are seeking to halt huge staff cuts at the U.S. Department of Education.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer touted a pre-K enrollment achievement on Wednesday. She wants legislators to secure the funds to expand the program.
The party is moving forward with proposals they say will help improve student achievement and ease a shortage of teachers..
President Donald Trump’s aim to roll back protections for LGBTQ+ students is emboldening some in their hate. It’s also creating a rallying cry among youth.
The governor is expected to make the announcement during her State of the State Address Wednesday night.
As schools in Michigan and across the country try to find solutions to teacher shortages, ‘grow your own’ pipeline programs are popping up.
In the Detroit Public Schools Community District, the graduation rate is 78% while the dropout rate is 16.15%.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Rice said Thursday his department believes in the value of teaching “all of history,” including lessons around racism.
The housing will be income-restricted and all K-12 educators in the region will be eligible to apply.
Youth in the system are calling on the Michigan Department of Education to require schools to immediately release their transcripts.
State Superintendent Michael Rice said he doesn’t expect the effort to abolish the U.S. Department of Education to succeed. But he worries that the Trump administration will attempt to make big cuts to education programs.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget proposal would increase per-pupil funding by nearly $400 per student.
The DPSCD lawsuit against the state Treasury Department remains alive, with the judge likely next taking up the state’s motion to dismiss the case
They are also asking community members to call on school boards and district officials to make the changes.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s education budget will be proposed a week after NAEP scores show Michigan students aren’t significantly improving in reading and math.
Fourth and eighth graders did not make significant improvements to reading and math scores on the “nation’s report card” since historic lows in 2022.
A directive from the Trump administration lifts a longstanding policy of forgoing immigration arrests at or near schools.
Whitmer has also signed legislation that requires charter schools to publicly post teacher salary information and all public schools to allow indigenous students to wear traditional regalia to graduation ceremonies.