Michigan school opinions

State leaders of both parties have shifted more than $6 billion from Michigan’s School Aid Fund in recent years. Now that the state is flush with cash, that diversion needs to stop.

We know one sure way to improve learning, and that’s free, high-quality preschool. We need to expand it so every eligible child has access.

Educators have a chance to learn from the disruption caused by COVID-19. We can’t miss the opportunity to improve our schools.

A GOP bill in the Michigan Senate tells transgender youth that, in order to live authentically, they may have to give up sports. That’s wrong, says a transgender teacher.

The Mackinac Center argues schools are much better funded than typically is reported in the media.

Michigan ranks 47th in the ratio of students to librarians, while studies show school library media specialists impact academic achievement.

States that spend less on schools spend more on prisons. Coincidence?

Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on much. But a bipartisan group of former officials are promoting investments to help Michigan children.

Legislators need to put politics aside and pass a school budget, for the sake of Michigan’s children.

Fewer high school grads enrolled in college last year, and Michigan is on pace for another decline, if more students don’t complete the FAFSA by May 1.

We’ve prioritized the most vulnerable for COVID vaccinations, as we should. We should now prioritize those who are most prone to spread the virus.

Despite the superhuman efforts of teachers, many students are falling through the cracks faster than they can be pulled up and out.

Michigan school leaders are arguing against giving the M-STEP to students this year because of the pandemic. But COVID makes it even more important to know what schools and which students are suffering.

Taxpayers should insist public universities be judged by how well, and how efficiently, they serve the public.

The first big test in college is figuring out what to do when you’re accepted, says a long-time college advisor.

Republicans in Lansing have decided to use the $2.1 billion meant for students as a bargaining chip to use against the Whitmer administration. That’s not helping me, my wife, or our kindergarten daughter.

Michigan’s state school superintendent and president of the state school board argue that students shouldn’t take the typical standardized test, the M-STEP, and instead use benchmark tests that give teachers faster results.

Federal COVID relief funds offer Michigan a chance to add child care support that will pay dividends for decades.

Tests are fine. But making kids worry they may be held back in third grade for poor reading skills in the middle of a pandemic is nuts.

A Macomb County teacher has seen from the inside how state policies and underfunding of schools has shriveled the state’s teacher pool. Now, we’re paying the price.