Reconfiguring Lansing schools
Lansing public schools may soon undergo a big shake up. The plan on the table would affect most children in the school district. The Lansing public school district has about half the student...
View ArticleFor Detroit's schools, it's just one guy in charge now
Updated at 4:16 pm:Roy Roberts has been waiting for this day for months. Michigan’s new emergency manager law takes effect today. And that means Roberts just got a lot more powerful.He's the emergency...
View ArticleState school board allows students to say no to animal dissections
There's good news for Michigan students who don't want to dissect animals in the science lab.The State Board of Education has adopted a policy that schools give students a chance to opt out of animal...
View ArticleUPDATE: In political throwdown, Snyder signals lack of confidence in state...
Update, March 17th, 2015 1:15 PM:In response to Governor Snyder's Executive Order moving the state School Reform Office (see original story below) out from control of the state Department of Education...
View ArticleMichigan kids may soon be required to learn engineering
Biology, chemistry, physics, these traditional science classes may soon be getting a new bedfellow, engineering.On Tuesday, Michigan’s State Board of Education is voting on new science standards that...
View ArticleDebate delays new social studies standards
There's a civil rights debate brewing in Michigan. It's about whether schools have too much civil rights education or too little.This controversy has prompted the State Board of Education to delay...
View ArticleReconfiguring Lansing schools
Lansing public schools may soon undergo a big shake up. The plan on the table would affect most children in the school district. The Lansing public school district has about half the student...
View ArticleFor Detroit's schools, it's just one guy in charge now
Updated at 4:16 pm: Roy Roberts has been waiting for this day for months. Michigan’s new emergency manager law takes effect today. And that means Roberts just got a lot more powerful. He's the...
View ArticleState school board allows students to say no to animal dissections
There's good news for Michigan students who don't want to dissect animals in the science lab. The State Board of Education has adopted a policy that schools give students a chance to opt out of animal...
View ArticleUPDATE: In political throwdown, Snyder signals lack of confidence in state...
Update, March 17th, 2015 1:15 PM: In response to Governor Snyder's Executive Order moving the state School Reform Office (see original story below) out from control of the state Department of Education...
View ArticleMichigan kids may soon be required to learn engineering
Biology, chemistry, physics, these traditional science classes may soon be getting a new bedfellow, engineering. On Tuesday, Michigan’s State Board of Education is voting on new science standards that...
View ArticleDebate delays new social studies standards
There's a civil rights debate brewing in Michigan. It's about whether schools have too much civil rights education or too little. This controversy has prompted the State Board of Education to delay...
View ArticleStraight ticket ballot issue could have major impact on education boards
When you go to vote this fall, you'll have a chance to weigh in on education. Amidst mounting calls for the state to do a better job educating its students, state Board of Education candidates are up...
View ArticleClash over public education in Michigan
There are those who think that Governor Rick Snyder has been made to bear too much of the blame for the mess in Flint. There may be some truth in that. The governor certainly didn’t set out to poison...
View ArticleNew charter school in Whitmore Lake draws homeschoolers & conservative families
When you think Hillsdale College, maybe you think private, well-respected school that makes a lot of Top 10 lists for “Most Conservative Schools.” Now, Hillsdale is using its brand to help launch a...
View ArticleWeek in Review: Colbeck loses committee spots and Snyder's Legionnaires'...
A Republican candidate for governor was booted off his Senate committees this week. Sen. Patrick Colbeck (R- Canton) says Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof (R-Grand Haven) ousted him because he...
View ArticleReconfiguring Lansing schools
Lansing public schools may soon undergo a big shake up. The plan on the table would affect most children in the school district. The Lansing public school district has about half the student population...
View ArticleFor Detroit's schools, it's just one guy in charge now
Updated at 4:16 pm: Roy Roberts has been waiting for this day for months. Michigan’s new emergency manager law takes effect today. And that means Roberts just got a lot more powerful. He's the...
View ArticleState school board allows students to say no to animal dissections
There's good news for Michigan students who don't want to dissect animals in the science lab. The State Board of Education has adopted a policy that schools give students a chance to opt out of animal...
View ArticleUPDATE: In political throwdown, Snyder signals lack of confidence in state...
Update, March 17th , 2015 1:15 PM: In response to Governor Snyder's Executive Order moving the state School Reform Office (see original story below) out from control of the state Department of...
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