Education

A ballot proposal being circulated would raise personal income taxes for high earners to generate an estimated $1 billion a year in extra funding for public education.

The law creates a basic statewide policy for districts to follow when it comes to handling phones in schools. It only applies to instructional time in public and charter K-12 schools, but districts can pass their own stricter bans.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is eyeing a $250 per-student funding increase in the money the state gives public school districts. That’s according to a preview of her upcoming budget proposal.

The group included two Democrats, one Republican, and one Independent. Everyone across the political spectrum generally agreed that teachers need more help in the form of school counselors and other support staff.

The Michigan High School Athletic Association approved new rules that immediately allow student-athletes to profit from social media deals, autograph signings, and modeling.

Undergraduate and transfers students with at least 60 credit hours left before graduation will be eligible to enroll in the Central Career Guarantee program.

The school smartphone ban on the way to the state Senate would create exemptions for medical issues, lessons that involve devices, and for basic phones that can't download apps or use internet browsers.

Michigan's 15 public universities say they have an annual $45 billion impact, which justifies more state investment.

The grant will support the continued development of the Michigan Consortium for Higher Education in Prison, and will help bring humanities-centered education modules to incarcerated individuals across the state.

The University of Michigan Board of Regents held a special meeting Monday in which it elected Kent Syverud, chancellor of Syracuse University, as U of M's new president.