LANSING, Mich. — State officials in Michigan announced changes this week to address administrative failures that have made it difficult for some of the state’s most vulnerable foster youths to ...

To reform Michigan's public education system, a new report finds the state should first better structure its governance over policy.

A new program is designed to incentivize early educators to stay in the field by helping child care businesses offer benefits to their employees.

A recent report commissioned by the Michigan Department of Education has state education officials raising their eyebrows ...

LANSING, Mich. — Major changes could be on the way for higher education in Michigan, shifting millions away from public universities. It comes from a new budget plan approved in the House Higher ...

Hannah Dellinger covers K-12 education and state education policy for Chalkbeat Detroit. You can reach her at [email protected]. The Michigan education stories we’re watching in 2025 ...

The 2023 Michigan legislative session included many changes to public K-12 education policy, including a historic school aid budget that increased funding for students considered to be at risk.

Michigan fourth-graders' reading scores will remain in the bottom 10 states nationally at the end of this decade unless the state makes changes such as implementing a new weighted school funding ...

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Democratic lawmakers are hoping to update the state's sexual education curriculum for the first time in decades. House Bill 6068, introduced by Rep. Rachel Hood (D ...

Michigan's top education official said the results showed the continued toll on student learning from the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020, which closed schools in some districts for more than ...

K-12 education outcomes are foundational to that. We believe that Michigan can and must change what we’re doing so that every student has an opportunity to achieve at high levels.