Isabel Lohman

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.  

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

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

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

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.

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.

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