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“The power of the pandemic is that it really helped to shine a light on the needs of our young people,” said Michael Rice, superintendent of public instruction.

The U.S. Department of Education has denied Michigan's request to waive the federal requirement of year-end statewide assessments, known as state…

Many Michigan students will take some type of standardized test this school year, despite the pandemic. But there’s a lot that’s still unclear.Michigan's…

Flint Community Schools has scored a victory in a fight to get more money for special education.A state Education Department official is recommending…

For many people in Michigan, one of the most pressing issues during the coronavirus pandemic is how to handle K-12 education. Parents and kids are still…

Michigan school districts will soon be allowed to apply for millions of dollars of federal aid tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.The $13.2 billion Elementary…

Today on Stateside, debate was heated as Republican state lawmakers passed bills banning an abortion procedure known as "dilation and evacuation." Plus,…

Michigan has a new state superintendent: Michael Rice. Rice began his teaching career as a high school French teacher in the Washington D.C. public school…

The Michigan Board of Education is expected to pick a new state schools superintendent Tuesday.Since former superintendent Brian Whiston’s death a year…

The Kalamazoo Promise reaches a milestone this June.This is first class of graduating seniors that have gone from kindergarten through high school with…