Jennifer Chambers

County officials are scoring bids and plan to set up interviews. The board has a timeline of December at the latest to award the review contract.

State Education Department officials say the increase came in the first year that Michigan offered universally free breakfast and lunch to Michigan’s 1.4 million students.

Hopkins wrote "counselor #1" on the back of his table nameplate during a youth mental health first-aid training in April 2022.

The elections are at-large and the two candidates with the most votes win eight-year terms.

Liz Cheney, a fierce Republican critic of former President Donald Trump, is spending two days in Metro Detroit campaigning for Kamala Harris.

Ann Arbor and county police said the adoption of a new technology by the local school district will improve their ability to respond to emergencies.

Vandals used red and black spray paint to leave messages "f--- Israel," "intifada" and "free Palestine" on the sidewalk and exterior of the building.

Multiple parents of Michigan students with disabilities directly contacted the state Education Department to report that their children were being denied services.

In children, lead exposure can result in serious effects on IQ, ability to pay attention and academic achievement. About 18,000 school-age children were exposed to lead during Flint's water crisis.

The state has cleared the way for 127,000 teens in Michigan to register ahead of time to vote in the future, a move opposed by most GOP lawmakers.

Policy changes have been made across the board in some Michigan districts, from kindergarteners and their smartwatches to high schoolers and iPhones.

The statistic means that nearly 30% of Michigan's K-12 students — or 413,081 — are chronically absent

Charges stem from three separate social media posts made on Sunday. The post read: "[G]uys imma shoot up the school tomorrow."

Michigan State University had awarded more than $30 million in federal financial aid to about 800 students for about 14 new academic program.

The contract calls for a 3% wage increase in the first year, another 3% in the second year and then $2,000 for every level in the third year.

Both International Academy schools — one in Oakland County and one in Macomb County — retained their high rankings this year.

Results of the 2024 exam known as M-STEP show only 39.6% of third graders statewide passed the state's English language arts (ELA) test.

On Monday, many of Michigan's 1.37 million K-12 students went back to school buildings for the new school year. Michigan public schools employ about 367,000 people and staffing is up by nearly 19,000 employees compared with last year.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said a review is needed to ensure "we do everything to protect against something like that ever happening again."

Last school year, the Michigan School Meals program provided more 76.3 million breakfasts and 135.6 million lunches, state education officials said.