Department of Education

Several Democratic state representatives are planning to introduce legislation Tuesday that would require Michigan schools to be more energy efficient,…

The state says 38 schools with persistently low test scores might not have to close by the end of the year. At least, not yet. These schools now have 60...

A U.S. Senate committee votes tomorrow on the nomination of west Michigan billionaire Betsy DeVos as the next U.S. Secretary of Education.Michigan groups…

Michigan billionaire Betsy DeVos faces questions this week on her work to advance school choice and charters. She is to appear at a Senate confirmation…

The state Department of Education wants public feedback on how to reshape Michigan's education plan in response to a change in federal law.The Every…

Today marks the first "Count Day" of the school year in Michigan. The second count day will happen on February 8. Count days are designated days when…

There’s general agreement that education in Michigan is an unholy mess that is getting worse. Test scores confirm it is failing hundreds of thousands of…

Mike Flanagan retired voluntarily a year ago, after ten years as state superintendent of public instruction, a job often referred to as state…

The governor and the legislature are currently fighting over how to rescue the Detroit public schools from financial collapse. There’s a general…

Biology, chemistry, physics, these traditional science classes may soon be getting a new bedfellow, engineering.On Tuesday, Michigan’s State Board of…