Michigan education

Local leaders say the state’s approval of a new Promise Zone for Newaygo County provides educational and economic opportunity. Lori Tubbergan Clark is the…

Education officials say students will be spending less time taking the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress, or M-STEP, this spring.Michigan…

A political fight over who can use which bathrooms in K-12 schools isn't abating.Escanaba Republican Sen. Tom Casperson says he's committed to introducing…

The state of Michigan has approved a $1.3 million deficit elimination plan for a charter school whose founder was convicted of tax evasion.The Bay City…

A Michigan high school in Croswell is offering a taxidermy course for the first time, and it's a big hit.Sixty students enrolled in its first two…

Gov. Rick Snyder signed an executive order to create a new education commission charged with analyzing top performing schools and recommending changes to…

The State Board of Education is considering a new set of policies aimed at ensuring students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or…

Mayor Mike Duggan is supporting state education reform legislation that would divide Detroit's public school system in two and launch a new district with…

Local lawmakers make a push for bills providing CPR training to Michigan middle and high students. State house Representative Tom Hooker and state Senator…

The Detroit school district might be unable to pay teachers after April 8 if lawmakers don't quickly approve $50 million in aid.Steven Rhodes, the new…