education

While teaching has long been considered a “feminine” job, with 76% of teachers being female in 2019, it hasn’t always been open to women of color. Not…

Don’t get us wrong — COVID-19 has generally made being a teacher or a student or a parent in the K-12 system way harder. But when schools first shut their…

State school superintendent Michael Rice is calling on lawmakers to require or incentivize school districts to have a longer school year next year because…

The state of Michigan wants students to have a chance to come back to their classrooms in less than two months. The state's largest teachers union…

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is strongly encouraging all K-12 schools in Michigan to reopen for some in-person instruction by March 1. The move comes as the…

Today on Stateside, we look back at the pandemic year in K-12 education. We check in with the superintendent of Grand Rapids Public Schools about hopes to…

A state senator from the Upper Peninsula wants to change state law to require more “geographic diversity” on the state Board of Education.Senator Ed…

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced this week that teachers and support staff who worked through the pandemic will be eligible for state grants.The…

For one elementary school teacher, it feels like “the wheels are coming off the bus.” It was around the third week of school when her coworker, a fellow…

Many American schools are back in class via distance learning. It's stressful everywhere but especially in rural districts where most students lack high-speed Internet and cell phone service at home.