DeVos opponents urge the public not to sign petition that would cost public schools millions
Don’t sign. That’s the message from a coalition of Michigan education advocacy groups formed to stop a petition drive they...
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Michigan enrollment ticks up, but pandemic losses continue for city districts
Enrollment in Michigan schools grew slightly this year, but city districts continue to lose students. The addition of nearly 6,000...
Michigan schools are getting billions in COVID aid. Where is it going?
Proof that $6 billion in federal education aid can transform schools is already on display across Michigan, from expanded summer...
This Detroit teacher’s classroom might be the hottest music studio in the city
You hear Joe Vercellino’s music classroom before you see it. Vercellino, a Michigan Regional Teacher of the Year 2021-2022, wants...
Do you think Michigan students should wear masks this fall? Let us know.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say masks should be required only for unvaccinated students. The American Academy of...
Cornerstone gets OK to merge three schools in a turnaround bid
Cornerstone Schools, one of Detroit’s largest charter school networks, will consolidate three schools into one new K-12 program in what...
Learning from home without a place to study? These Detroit students built 62 solutions.
Leon Bray spent his pandemic Saturdays with a hammer and table saw, piecing together a better learning environment for elementary...
As Michigan lawmakers move to pause third grade read-or-flunk law, GOP splits over retaining fourth graders next year
On the day Michigan sent letters to thousands of families saying that their third graders might be held back because...
