K-12

A report from the American School Counselor Association says Michigan has the second-highest ratio of students to school counselors.

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A Michigan Education Association spokesman criticized the Republican plan, saying, "Recycling unsuccessful ideas doesn’t move our state and our students forward."

Michigan's school of choice law, an all-city poetry showcase in Detroit, new rules for how schools evaluate teachers passed this year, and the revival of Dutch Girl Donuts.

Whitmer is spending part of this week visiting Michigan K-12 schools as the new school year begins.

Michigan's K-12 schools could add gambling risk education to what it already teaches about risk related to drugs and alcohol.

Under HB 4672, teachers would be required to teach how the Pilgrims “cultivated democratic forms of government and Christian ethics.”

A Education Law Center report suggests Michigan needs to increase state education funding by $4.5 billion a year.

The Education Trust - Midwest's annual State of Michigan Education Report says K-12 education outcomes are in a "rut," have been for decades, and will significantly worsen by the year 2030 if nothing is done.

Some advocacy groups said there’s been an uptick in suspensions and expulsions compared to 2019. They cite behavioral changes as a result of students readjusting to in-person learning.