House Bill 4421, signed by Whitmer on Wednesday, appropriates more than $4.4 billion in federal COVID relief to Michigan schools.
Republican state representatives have proposed dropping the scores from transcripts.
See how college aid applications changed for Detroit area high schools.
Cornerstone Schools, one of Detroit's largest charter school networks, will consolidate three schools into one new K-12 program.
Transparency advocates say charter schools’ open records practices are problematic, though they are legal.
The Michigan House OK'd a substantial state spending plan on Thursday. Here's what that means.
The woman selected to lead one of the most prominent philanthropic foundations in metro Detroit is a passionate advocate for racial equity.
How do you capture the pandemic school year in a word or phrase? Ask the students that survived it.
The nation's largest nonprofit charter school network has dropped plans to purchase a 10-acre parcel of city-owned land for a K-12 school.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants to use federal COVID relief funds to overhaul Michigan's child care subsidy and pay bonuses to early educators.
Five colleges will receive Sixty by 30 Student Success Grants of up to $150,000 each.
The letters containing the bad news are being delivered by certified mail to the parents of 3,324 students.
Leon Bray spent his pandemic Saturdays with a hammer and table saw, piecing together a better learning environment for elementary school.
State officials said the plan ensures that 22,000 more children can enroll in preschool.
A formal announcement from the university is expected on Tuesday.
If enacted, districts that teach critical race theory or material from The 1619 Project would lose 5% of their funding.
Detroit religious leaders came together with school and union leaders Thursday to call for a safe return to in-person learning.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for the state to close the funding gap between schools in poor and wealthy communities.
Legislators from both parties generally agree on eliminating the state’s retention mandate for third graders.
The Detroit school district would open a separate online school next year for some students who want to continue learning remotely.
Michigan's education system is approaching a turning point as COVID-19 case numbers drop and more students return to school.
A new Republican-backed bill would sharply limit Michigan classroom discussions of how race and racism have shaped American history.
The district is aiming to fill its remaining teacher vacancies and reach a fully staffed status.
More nurses, social workers and psychologists should be hired across Michigan schools, according to the report.
The Detroit school board voted Tuesday night to resume face-to-face instruction in district schools on Monday.
Changes to state and federal guidance on mask-wearing sent a new dose of uncertainty through Michigan school communities in recent days.
Detroit parents are pushing for in-person learning.
The Detroit school district invested in recent months to renovate its ventilation systems in hopes of reducing the spread of COVID-19.
Before this year's seniors head on to that next step in their lives, we want to take a moment to let their stars shine here on Patch.
A group of Detroit high school students who say they want to do their part to encourage more students to get the COVID-19 shot.
The Detroit school board has rescheduled its Tuesday meeting when members will decide whether to suspend in-person learning.
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In a challenging year of pandemic learning, excursions like this are becoming increasingly common.
Michigan lawmakers have yet to further delay Michigan's tough third-grade reading retention law, despite legislative efforts.
Activists protested Detroit's proposal to sell 10 acres of vacant land to KIPP, a national charter school operator.
Michigan's child care sector is gearing up for perhaps its highest stakes policy debate ever.
The Detroit Public Schools Community District is offering a one-time $500 incentive to encourage educators to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
The annual ranking released by U.S. News and World Report ranks schools based on factors such as graduation rates and academic performance.
After the Chauvin verdict, educators across the country prepared to help students make sense of this pivotal moment in U.S. history.