Partnering with foreign institutions could become tougher for Michigan schools under legislation that moved out of a state House committee Wednesday.

The LEAD program gave merit-based scholarships to admitted UM students from racial and ethnic minority groups. It started as a way to promote diversity in the student body after Michigan outlawed Affirmative Action policies.

The Michigan House passed parts of a Republican-led education plan that would require school districts to posts links to performance data on their websites.

Fully dismantling the Education Department is most likely impossible without an act of Congress, which created the department in 1979.

The research also found that Detroit schools have higher retention rates of Black teachers compared to others in Southeast Michigan.

A conversation with a young Anishinaabe inventor as she works towards language preservation and equitable access to STEM education.

Education advocates in Michigan say they’re worried and alarmed about the Trump Administration’s moves toward dismantling the U.S. Department of Education.

The U.S. Department of Education announced on Friday that it is investigating the University of Michigan and Grand Valley State University for allegedly violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But the department does not provide specifics.

On this shamrock-filled episode of Stateside, we discuss the NCAA basketball bracketology as we prepare for March Madness. We also revisit a conversation with a Detroit-based poet and visual artist whose book explores the boldness of Black Detroit. Lastly, we engage in a conversation with a professor who seeks to expand our understanding of the individuals who influenced American country music.

A conversation about how campus protests should be handled, a Sudanese drink made in Michigan and an Anishinaabe inventor promoting STEM education.