Michigan Legislature
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.
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.
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..
The governor is expected to make the announcement during her State of the State Address Wednesday night.
Youth in the system are calling on the Michigan Department of Education to require schools to immediately release their transcripts.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget proposal would increase per-pupil funding by nearly $400 per student.
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.
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.
One issue we’re watching: a lawsuit the Detroit school district filed against the state over a dispute about millage revenue.
The legislation will require school districts to create behavior threat assessment teams and create more stringent emergency response protocols.
The Senate passed a few of Democrats’ charter school reform bills Thursday night. Bills that would have required more financial transparency died in the House.
The walkouts mean Democrats may not have enough votes to pass their legislative education priorities before they lose control of state government.
During a lame duck session, Senate Democrats approved bills that could require more financial transparency for charter schools.
The district wants legal clarity on whether it can use operating millage revenue to pay off all of its historic debt.
The introduction of the bills comes in the final days of Democrats’ control of the state legislature.
Lawmakers pushed the bills forward days after the three-year anniversary of the deadly Oxford school shootings.