michigan schools

Michigan will have two accountability systems in place for K-12 schools this fall. The state system, passed during a lame duck session, puts in place a…

Michigan students are a signature away from getting four snow days forgiven after a brutal winter left some schools closed for weeks. The state Senate…

Read at grade level or you could get held back. Those are the options for Michigan third graders starting next year.That's thanks to a 2016 law aimed at…

Tuesday, state lawmakers plan to consider legislation to help school districts that have to make up snow days.Severe weather and bitter cold forced many…

In the frantic bill passing of lame duck, the state Legislature pushed through an A-F grading system for Michigan schools. It requires the state to grade…

A bill introduced by Representative Tim Kelly (R-Saginaw) passed yesterday with some amendments in the state House. If the education bill is passed in the…

Nikolai Vitti, superintendent of Detroit Public Schools Community District, is strongly opposed to an education bill making its way through the state's…

A 2006 state law says Michigan public schools must start after Labor Day. But this year, a record number of school districts received waivers to start…

Michigan schools scored poorly in the latest National Assessment of Educational progress, which tracks math and reading skills in 4th and 8th graders.…

State school superintendent Brian Whiston recently announced he's going on medical leave after being diagnosed with liver cancer.Whiston believes he has…