Grand Rapids Public Schools

This week, Governor Rick Snyder made good on his promise to boost preschool spending.Today he got a chance to talk to some parents, teachers and school…

The MEAP test has been used to evaluate kids and schools in Michigan for over four and a half decades.The test is meant to make sure public schools are…

Lawmakers are working out the details of a proposal that would flunk Michigan students who can’t read at “proficient” levels by the end of the third…

The head of Michigan’s fifth-largest school district is launching a “listening tour” this week.Superintendent Teresa Weatherall Neal says the Grand Rapids…

Medicaid is first order of business in Lansing"The Michigan Legislature is back in session today to deal with the final details of a bill to extend…

Author Elmore Leonard diesDetroit writer Elmore Leonard passed away yesterday at age 87. Michigan Radio’s Kate Wells reports that Leonard was the author…

The Grand Rapids Public School District is making strides in turning around some of its lowest performing schools. That’s according to new data released…

There are plenty of adults talking about what should be done concerning education in Michigan. But an event in Grand Rapids gave students an opportunity…

Bernard Taylor Jr. ran what’s now the state’s fifth-largest K-12 district for five years.Eventually, Taylor and some members of the school board did not…

In this week in Michigan politics, Rina Miller and Jack Lessenberry discuss Governor Rick Snyder’s upcoming budget address, the final days of the Kwame…