public education

Students and teachers in the Buena Vista School District are back in the classroom today.After a two-week closure of the Saginaw County district, all…

Bake sales, magazine subscriptions and car washes ... it seems school systems are perennially low on money.But with one Michigan school system closing its…

A public school in Michigan closing before the year ends isn't just a state story.The Washington Post picked up on the troubles of the Buena Vista school…

Students at Saginaw County's Buena Vista school district may be back in the classroom soon. The state has approved the district's plan to bring itself out…

The Buena Vista School District unceremoniously shut down ten days ago, sending staff and students home for the year after the district ran out of…

Michigan Radio does an interesting occasional series called Issues and Ale, in which those who know something about a particular public policy get…

Republican state lawmakers say they are committed to passing an overhaul to public education in the “lame duck” session.Opponents of the bills have been…

The state Senate Education Committee will launch two days of hearings Tuesday focused on school choice and ways to encourage more charter academies. A…

About 500 people in West Michigan spent a couple hours Friday night in Grand Rapids, talking with their state representatives about how to fund public…