Wayne RESA

Leaders of Wayne RESA, the county’s intermediate school district, hope the bonus pay will make the profession more financially viable for interested people. New teachers and staff in the Great Start Readiness Program—the county-run, state-funded preschool program for four-year-olds -- have started getting incentive pay.

Wayne County’s intermediate school district, Wayne RESA, helped develop the course. It allows school bus drivers-in-training to take a theory portion of entry-level driver’s training fully online. That’s required for all new school bus drivers by federal law as of this week.

Catherine Ferguson Academy, a Detroit school for pregnant teens and their children, will open under a new charter this fall.CFA was run by Detroit Public…