Tougher graduation requirements, more teacher training on literacy and more school choice are among the ideas candidates are pitching to improve Michigan K-12 education.

The Michigan education stories we’re watching in 2025 Changes to the U.S. Department of Education could drastically alter the enforcement of federal civil rights laws in local schools.

LANSING, Mich. — State officials in Michigan announced changes this week to address administrative failures that have made it difficult for some of the state’s most vulnerable foster youths to ...

Michigan vowed to become a Top 10 state for education. Since then, it’s outspent many other states and seen diminishing ...

Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland Township, told reporters Wednesday that the state would be better served by removing decision-making on education issues from the federal level and ...

Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Rice said Thursday Michigan’s curriculum standards won’t change because of Trump’s recent executive order.

With Democrats in control of the Michigan Legislature for the first time in decades, several education policy changes and priorities they have long fought for became a reality in 2023.

A new program is designed to incentivize early educators to stay in the field by helping child care businesses offer benefits to their employees.

Democratic lawmakers in Michigan are criticizing the Trump administration's proposed changes to the U.S. Department of Education, including potential funding cuts. They argue that these changes ...

When Michigan native and Republican megadonor Betsy DeVos was confirmed as Secretary of Education in a narrow Senate vote in 2017, she sparked controversy and widespread criticism, including pushback ...

UM, MSU and Wayne State say they're monitoring a host of issues under the new Trump administration, including research funding and health care policy.

Josh Cowen, professor of education policy at Michigan State University’s College of Education, said he sees Trump’s latest actions as a sign he intends to make good on his campaign promise to ...