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File Photo/Holt Public SchoolsHolt Public Schools is hiring a new mental health therapist to work with students as young as five. -
Courtesy/Hillsdale Community LibraryThese past few weeks, the public library in Hillsdale, south of Jackson, has been embroiled in a controversy over potential book bans. A library board member had wanted certain books related to political or LGBTQ themes taken out of the children’s section.
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Legislation aimed at helping Michigan students who show signs of dyslexia made it out of the state Senate Wednesday. -
School officials hope some of the changes will boost attendance.
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Lansing, East Lansing, Mason, Okemos and Charlotte are among 150 districts in Michigan receiving grant funding.
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The Michigan Department of Education is making a new effort to ensure educators have the training to teach students about social movements and the history of marginalized groups.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and lawmakers spoke with parents Monday morning in Pontiac in an effort to garner support for her budget proposal.
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A third-party investigation into an incident between Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Beal and a Board of Education trustee has found Beal did not act inappropriately.
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A Michigan State University study indicates K-12 students who spent more time learning in person during the pandemic scored higher on standardized tests.
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Lansing Schools could get more staff to help students graduate on time as plan heads to City CouncilMayor Andy Schor wants to use federal relief funding to hire specialists focused on increased graduation rates in the Lansing Public School District.
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A recent audit found students of color in the Lansing School District are more than twice as likely to be suspended than their white peers.
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The state Senate has adopted a bill that would encourage recently retired teachers and other school personnel to return the classroom as substitutes.
