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The meeting was billed as the committee’s first school-safety hearing of the year. But bi-partisan school safety legislation was not on the agenda—as Democratic committee leadership says it’s still being worked on.
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Michigan public school students could start undergoing dyslexia screenings at least three times a year—through third grade. That’s under bills passed Tuesday in the Michigan Senate.
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This week, Governor Whitmer signed two bills into law that will enhance the educational experience of children in the foster care system.
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Mount Pleasant Public Schools is partnering with a mental health coordination service in an effort to expand mental healthcare options for students, staff and families throughout the district.
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The Michigan Senate Education Committee is set to hear more testimony Tuesday on bills that would mandate screening students for dyslexia.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer visited Grand Rapids Monday to promote one of the goals of her proposed budget for this year: free pre-K for all Michigan Children
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“Brain drain,” the migration of people with a higher education degree, remains an issue in most of the Midwest and Great Plains. Recent U.S. Census data shows many states are losing some of their most educated residents.
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University officials said at a press conference Monday that the program will focus on filling healthcare gaps in rural communities across Michigan.
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The state stopped mandating that public schools offer driver's ed classes in the 1990s and has not provided funding in 20 years.
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The Environmental Protection Agency is beginning to send nearly 5,000 electric buses to school districts around the country after a nearly two-year ramp-up. A few Midwestern districts weigh in on how the new buses are working so far.