K-12 education

After months of meeting, the Michigan House School Safety Task Force’s final report is out. The 12-page document breaks up its focus areas to prevention, mitigation and response measures.

The Mackinac Center Legal Foundation will appeal a judge’s ruling that teacher lesson plans, homework assignments and classroom materials are exempt from Freedom of Information Act requests.

The Lansing School District will permanently close two schools next fall semester. Reo and Kendon elementaries will merge with Attwood and North, respectively, in the 2023-2024 school year.

Michigan State University researchers say where students go to school may determine if they will be held back under the state’s Read by Grade Three law.

Holt is participating in the Universal Breakfast Program, a state initiative that allows students at qualifying schools to receive one free breakfast each day.

The Lansing School District Board of Education has voted in favor of selecting the “J-Dubbs” as the new mascot for J.W. Sexton High School. That's after community members criticized the board’s original choice.

Fifty-four school districts in Michigan have at least one under-achieving school. That's according to an update from the state detailing which schools have been designated for additional support through partnership agreements.

The Michigan Department of Education has released a report that says 10 schools in the Lansing Public School District will receive aid from the state due to poor performance. The district held a press conference Wednesday to explain its plans to improve outcomes for students.

The Grand Ledge school board has approved a new contract for superintendent Bill Barnes.

Lansing election officials will hold a mock election Tuesday at Everett High School to help students understand their voting rights.