Michigan education policy
The national effort will also support young people who want to enter the behavioral health workforce with stipends and experience.
Nearly half attend schools with high concentrations of poverty, while funding disparities undermine recovery from learning loss.
A survey of Michigan residents found wide support for higher salaries for beginning teachers.
Students, parents, educators, and advocates have big asks for the 2024-25 School Aid Budget. They worry the state won’t be able to fund them.
Kelley Cusmano was selected as the state’s top outstanding teacher after a months-long process that began with 700 nominations.
East Kentwood High School students taking AP African American Studies are finding a greater purpose in taking the pilot course: showcasing its meaning through their own experiences.
Amid a literacy crisis in Michigan, these educators want nearly every public school in the state to have a library and a certified librarian.
The sponsor of the bill says it would create a culture of expectation that formal education must begin early.
The board on Tuesday signaled to lawmakers that they want new laws to reform the state’s charter school system.
Nikki Snyder, the board member who introduced the measures, stormed out of the meeting in frustration after her colleagues rejected them.
One-time federal dollars are set to run out and a state surplus is projected to decline. Michigan public school districts will have to make difficult decisions.
Home-schooling advocates in Michigan say requiring registration would be the first step toward government interference.
The legislation was inspired by the “heartbreaking” stories of Michigan foster youth.
On Wednesday, groups that support students considered to be at-risk asked legislators to continue to increase funding for programs that benefit children with high needs.
Two years after first introduced, lawmakers began considering bills aimed at preventing violence in Michigan schools.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s accelerated plan to offer free preschool to all 4-year-olds in Michigan requires more teachers. Nonprofits plan to help bring more educators to the profession.
The majority of states in the U.S. don’t require kindergarten attendance.
The state has allocated $328 million to improve student mental health in 2024, but school mental health workers say it’s not enough.
As the state works to solve the ongoing teacher shortage, advocates are asking legislators to fund retention efforts in addition to educator pipelines.
Some requirements in the bills were changed in response to school officials’ concerns that staffing shortages would make compliance impossible.