"I believe the way that we started is the best way to go at the state and local level,” McMahon said. “Where parents, local superintendents, and governors are really the ones that are making the decisions about how taxpayer money gets spent in your state for your kids."

The course is called "Native Ways of Knowing", which focuses on Indigenous culture in the community.

Colleges and universities are held by a cohort default rate- the percentage of defaulted loans they're allowed to have. With default rates rising nationally, some community colleges could lose their ability to offer federal aid in the future.

Mid-Michigan school administrators are mulling over potential programming cuts, changes to the state's universal lunch program and staffing issues after the state legislature failed to meet its July 1 budget deadline.

Michigan K-12 students are supposed to get a minimum of 180 days of classroom instruction, but Superintendent Michael Rice says in reality, it's nowhere near that.

Bill Murray is a CMU graduate. His daughter Rowan was diagnosed with autism at age 3, and he has developed a supportive app to help children navigate challenges they face

A conservation group continues a decade-long program to clean the river — while also teaching troubled kids to value the pristine waters.

Tim Otteman's gift is a named green space and an endowment fund for the Department of Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services Administration

Voters in Sault Ste. Marie will vote on a new school bond proposal. The Area Public school district says it won't raise taxes.

More from CMU student Calvin Older, studying in Tblisi, on the changing perception of the refugees from fighting in Georgia, Ukraine and Russia.