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Students and community members gather Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Benton Harbor High School in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Michigan education leaders lament politicization of teaching

New law helps disadvantaged Michigan students with out-of-pocket expenses

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School vouchers suck money out of public schools, hurt low-income kids, expert says

Student walking down an aisle of bookshelves.

Michigan sees statewide improvements in school attendance and absenteeism

In a file photo from Aug. 22, 2018, students work during the first day of school at Northwest Early Elementary School in Jackson, Michigan.

Michigan reports a drop in child vaccination rates as students return to school

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Debbie Stabenow and electric school bus

Michigan school districts get electric buses through bipartisan infrastructure law grants

Tim Walz

Tim Walz’s record highlights differences between Democrats, Republicans on education

Student walking down an aisle of bookshelves.

Michigan school safety program reports record number of tips

Project 2025 would change public education as we know it, experts say

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer smiles before delivering her State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

Whitmer signs education budget funding universal pre-K, community college

Graduating college students sitting during a ceremony.

Biden administration forgives more student loan debt

Michigan Capitol dome in Autumn with a tree with red leaves in the foreground..

From education to infrastructure: What Michiganders can expect from $82.5B state budget

Donald Trump

Report: Federal debt increased by twice the amount under Trump

Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education recently approved a plan to cut $20.4 million from its budget for the upcoming school year. The plan would reduce 140 staff positions and eliminate school programs.

Ann Arbor Public Schools is moving forward with $20.4 million in budget cuts

A Lion electric school bus is seen on display in Austin, Texas, Feb. 22, 2023. The Transportation Department is awarding almost $1.7 billion in grants for buying zero and low emission buses, with the money going to transit projects in 46 states and territories. The grants will enable transit agencies and state and local governments to buy 1,700 U.S.-built buses, nearly half of which will have zero carbon emissions. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Michigan schools get federal funds for new clean school buses

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at the Detroit NAACP's annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit, Mich., on May 19, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Roth/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

Gov. Whitmer announces new director for Michigan education agency

Graduating college students sitting during a ceremony.

Over 7,000 Michiganders receive degrees through statewide tuition-free college program