Michigan Legislature
State education officials say the proposed standards maintain parental authority to opt children out of sex education lessons.
Michigan schools could also lose a portion of their state aid if they offer financial incentives to get students to attend school on Count Day.
Michigan lawmakers passed the state budget after missing two deadlines for getting it adopted.
Lawmaker says his proposal would improve transparency and turnout. Clerks say it will add costs and confuse voters.
Michigan can learn from the policies that helped Mississippi surge in performance on a rigorous national exam, the state’s retiring top education leader says.
Michigan public school districts have offered free breakfast and lunch to students for the last two years.
Some free Pre-K programs and school meals are at risk if the Michigan state government shuts down without a budget deal by Oct. 1
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.
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.
Michigan lawmakers are more than a month past a deadline to adopt a state budget, creating uncertainty for school officials.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer earlier this year called for restrictions on cellphone use in schools
There are two bills that would address cellphone use in Michigan schools. It’s uncertain which proposal will pass.
The K-12 budget proposal would raise the per-pupil grant for schools by $417 for each student.
The Western International High School student is 3.5 credits away from graduation, his attorney says. He is now fighting for his release.
Several Republican members of a Michigan legislative committee lambasted state education officials over low literacy rates and flailing math scores
The Trump administration has targeted for investigation states that don't comply with Trump's executive orders curtailing transgender rights.
Republicans have proposed school safety reforms and more public school access for home-schooling students. Democratic proposals include restrictions on school building closures.
This week, Democratic senators introduced a bill that would require districts to limit cellphone use in class.
One of the bills aims to create a ‘comprehensive school-community mental health system’ with community and faith-based mental health services.