Talent & Education

Want to be a teacher? Michigan wants you. Here’s what to know about state programs to grow the education workforce.

The president-elect’s choice for education secretary is a big choice advocate. In Michigan, one quarter of the state’s 1.37 million public students attend a charter or school outside their district.

Staring at screens when they most needed the refining fire of in-person interactions, these now late teens to early-20-somethings missed crucial steppingstones to adulthood.

Five of the bills — which pertain to charter schools publicly posting information about salaries and displaying the names of their authorizers and management companies — already passed in the House.

Trump says he’ll close the Department of Education and crack down on ‘Marxist maniacs infecting’ colleges. Will he follow through?

The plan would require sex ed instruction to include consent, contraceptives and ‘all legally available pregnancy outcomes,’ including abortion.

Voters approved 62% of local tax requests for school bonds. Conservative regions were much more likely to reject them.

Michigan voters mostly selected Republicans to fill open seats on the State Board of Education and the boards of three universities.

Biden changed Title IX rules to protect LGBTQ kids in schools. Now, conservatives are running to change it back.

A bill introduced last month would create a statewide ban on using devices in class for all Michigan students.

Did you know you have a say in who leads Michigan’s public universities?

More than 140,000 more students ate free lunch last year. It cost $190 million, but experts say it’s good for learning.

As financial aid delays racked up this spring, officials worried enrollment would suffer. Now, state numbers show some schools saw steeper declines than others.

Bridge Michigan and Gongwer News Service analyzed several years of school bond data and the current ballot proposals. Here are five things to know about school funding efforts this fall.

Some 10% of Michigan districts are going to voters with tax requests in November. Taxes for roads and public safety still overwhelmingly pass, but the success rate of school bonds has plummeted in recent years.

Central Michigan University has picked its new leader at a critical time. The 16th president will start November 1.

Facing pressure from school groups 'appalled' by what they viewed as a steep cut, Democrats on Wednesday approved additional spending on school safety and student mental health.

“When I was a teacher, I felt like I connected so much with the kids who were struggling, I felt like I took that home with me,” said Becky Halamka, a Negaunee Public Schools counselor and founder of Superior Educator Wellness Services.

School groups are applauding the $615 million in yearly savings. Republicans warn of long-term consequences for educator pensions.

Michigan students are already suffering from pandemic learning losses. High rates of absenteeism make it worse. Rates improved slightly from last year but are still well above 2019.