K-12

When Governor Rick Snyder talks about education in the state, he doesn’t talk in terms of K-12 but rather P-20 education. He describes it as pre-natal…

Vice President Joe Biden says he’ll work to get President Obama’s American Jobs Act through Congress piece by piece if lawmakers won’t take up the entire…

The tally of students who show up at each school district is a major factor in how much money a district gets from the state.There are two count days each…

Democrats in the state House say voters should be allowed to decide how the state spends its education dollars.They’re calling for a constitutional…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/michigan/local-michigan-984067.mp3These are tough times for Michigan’s Public Schools, which by and…

A new report, released by the Citizen's Research Council, says declining enrollment is one reason many Michigan public schools are facing financial…

More than a thousand children and their parents are expected to mark the start of the school year at a park in Grand Rapids Tuesday afternoon. Hundreds of…

The amount of money Michigan has to spend in its general fund for everything from prisons to health care dropped by nearly 25 percent over the past four…

Kids still enjoy the playground at Stocking Elementary School. The school in Grand Rapids was closed last year to save money. State Representative Roy…

A decision on the future of Grand Rapids Public Schools’ superintendent has been delayed again.Despite no comments from the school board, several…